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Jan
29
Posted on 29-01-2011
Filed Under (Shared Hosting) by Paul Lopez

Dedicated hosting is a type of website hosting where everybody or business would like to have finally because you own the whole server. However, the cost is very high and that is why we select shared web hosting simply because it is more affordable. Although it is the most sought after web hosting, it does not mean that is the ultimate best in every aspect. Same as shared web hosting, dedicated hosting too have some setbacks. The point is, even though a shared hosting is cheaper, it will also work for you.
Not every shared hosting has problems, you just have to be smart and select the correct hosting provider for your website. If you get the proper hosting provider, your website will perform as if it was hosted by a dedicated hosting.
For a shared web hosting, the most asked issue is the reliability. There is more than one website hosted in the server. There is the possibility of bug infected scripts which may affect the server and also the issue of overloading visitors which may be more than what your website could support. Therefore, careful planning is more essential.
The another problem, user have to concentrate in a shared web hosting is the billing process. There are many changes included in shared hosting and user could sometimes be giving away money for nothing. Therefore, user must search a host which is honest and transparent in their billing system so that we know what we are paying for.
The next thing to look out in a shared hosting is the ability of the hosting provider. Many providers  are not able to offer with the hosting features that they stated. Therefore, try to stay aware from providers that permit one up to five add-ons for your domain name. Respectable  providers are more appropriate  so that you will be sure to get the kind of feature that they promised.
Another very important thing to look out for in a shared hosting provider is their technical support. Because the server is shared, your website could face some errors or problems. Therefore, you require a good technical support to assist you to solve the issue so that your website could be up and running again in the shortest time possible.

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Jan
28
Posted on 28-01-2011
Filed Under (Shared Hosting) by Paul Lopez

There are many web hosting provider on the internet presenting a broad range of services for all types of small and big websites. With the development of virtualization technology and decrease of hardware prices, companies are now providing dedicated and VPS hosting. Dedicated hosting offers more power and security but it is not always the best option to select for hosting of your business website.

What Is Web Hosting?
There is usually a confusion between ISP and web hosting. There are, however, not many ISPs that offer web hosting services and even less web hosting provider providing ISP service. ISP provider provide the Internet access itself, for example, connect your home computer to the Internet. Web hosting provider, on the other hand, keep and maintain websites that you visit using your ISP Internet access.
Shared Hosting
Shared hosting is very general and low cost type of content hosting. It is known as “shared” because many websites and many database and email users share one server hardware. Hosting technology is very well developed and permit single servers to be shared with many customers without breach of security of individual websites. Generally user utilize a “control panel” that permit them to add domains, create websites and access their files from a browser.

Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting is very costly than shared, completely due to the fact that in place of hundreds of users sharing the common server, the server is dedicated to one users. This users has total administrator access to the server and is generally liable for server security maintenance, updates and server backups.

Shared is Better than dedicated.
Unless there a particular requirement for a dedicated server hosting, shared hosting is much more better option for many websites. With shared hosting user get more support, free server maintenance, server backups and server monitoring. Let me explain this a little further. With shared server, web hosting companies are liable for the uptime of all websites hosted that every machine. And to maintain that, they normally perform the following maintenance tasks on shared servers:

Hardware observation – for example observing out for RAM downfall, hard drives, etc.
Software observation – make sure that web server, database, email services keep to run.
Service observation – if web server becomes not responding, unsuccessful services are unintentionally restarted and service logs investigated in order to fix the issue and prevent it from happening in the future.
Powerful account management tools, adding data backup and restoration features.

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Jan
19

If you are not all that well-versed with the various faces of web hosting, shared hosting is the very common form you will find. Many hosting provider provide shared web hosting services. Shared hosting is the first preference for many individuals and small business owners.  In fact, most of the sites you run across benefit the most this type of platform. While there are many advantages to such a solution, there are disadvantages you require to be alert of as well.
Advantages of Shared Web Hosting :

Low cost :
The cost effectiveness is the biggest profit of shared hosting. Because you are sharing server space with another users, the provider is capable to make profits and provide a cheaper service. And in a very competitive hosting market, you can easily find yourself a shared hosting plan for less than $0.08 per day. When considering all the features you can get nowadays, these affordable web hosting packages offer great value.

Simplicity :

Shared web hosting basically draw the basic concept of managed hosting, which is normally refers to dedicated servers. In case of shared hosting the host maintains the server and associated hardware in their data center. They offer you with connectivity and manage all the complex server administrative work. This is a proper solution for anybody that doesn’t have the know-how or manpower to run a server or simply require to focus on the vital aspects of their business. In addition to that, comprehensive tools such as control panel software and website builders also create the shared hosting environment more easier to grasp. Even the most technically challenged can succeed thanks to the rapid evolution of web hosting technology.

Disadvantages of Shared Web Hosting :
System Crashes - System or Server crashes with shared hosting still remains a problem. If the load of so many websites is there on the server, it can crash.
Performance Problem – Performance can also be a problem. User share their server components with another user. So server component cant provide great performance.
Security –  One of the other important part that is not under warranty in a shared hosting environment. Web hosting companies offer customers with a lot of power these days – way too much if you ask me. All it takes is one not professional webmaster to improper usage. htaccess or other sensitive component and stir up all kinds of chaos on the server. If you are not as proficient as once thought with development languages, your PHP-based web applications can be left insecure, providing intruders with a gateway to your data. Then there is always the threat of sharing server space with a hacker looking to compromising unknowing users like yourself. The worst part of all, you might not have a clue what’s going on until its too late.
This is not a criticism on shared hosting, just a warning. The mere structure of this environment renders it unprotected against several threats or issues.  But even then, with a little search, you can see yourself a reliable company with the knowledge and technology to assure as such problem as possible.

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