Hosting Types Explained

It is a shame that many web site owners who are already using the services of a web host business, do not understand the different types of web hosting available. A vast majority of them are only aware of shared hosting which is what they use.

What is shared hosting?

As the name suggests, this is where your web sites is hosted on the same server with many other web sites. This is the cheapest service available but it comes with certain disadvantages. The speed at which other people can access sites that use shared hosting is quite often unpredictable as it depends on how busy the other sites on the same server happened to be. Most web hosts oversell this service, meaning that they have more web sites than the server can handle if all the sites were using up their maximum capacity. One abusive site on the server can easily slow down everybody else. The other problem is security. Some shared servers are sitting ducks for hackers who can access your files and cause all sorts of mischief. To be fair many serious web hosts address most of this problem and take care of the overselling problems by carefully monitoring the usage of the various sites on the server. So if you did your research, this is not a bad place to start for an online entrepreneur who is fully aware of the possible risks and takes precautions.

Reseller hosting is a slightly different type of hosting service. Re-seller hosting takes place on a shared server and the big difference is that you can resell your extra capacity on the server. The dangers of overselling can still affect a re-seller account and this is why it is important to carefully check out all companies before you make your decision who to go with.

A dedicated server means that you have a server all to yourself. However it also comes with responsibility and this is where technical knowledge comes in very handy because the responsibility to ensure that the server is secure usually falls on the shoulders of the web master himself. Unless it is a manages server. This is why it is important to establish, before you sign up for the service, the amount of management your provider company usually offers to clients. You also have to option of outsourcing the management of the server and there are various companies that do this. Although a dedicated server will give you the most control and would ordinarily be the most secure, there is a lot of responsibility that goes with it.

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