Shared hosting is the simplest type of hosting, where many sites are located on a single web server.
Virtual hosting is hosted on a single physical server, and all of its resources are used by a large number of clients. Data of each individual client is stored in “his folder”, which has access only to the client. That is, a user has his own directory tree of files, and other users do not have access to the root folder, or to other people’s data. All accounts on a shared server share the resources of the web server.
What to look for when choosing shared-hosting?
- The quality of service of technical support.
It is useful to assess the degree of informativeness of the answers, the competence of specialists, and the speed of response to your request.
- limited hosting resources.
Sometimes there are hosts that put limits on the use of hosting. For example, you may lose access to an infinite number of sites and databases in use. Also, the amount of traffic and disk space may be limited. Ask for all the information on the website of the hoster.
- The practicality of the control panel.
Be sure to test the control panel hosting, or at least read about the existing panels and a number of their benefits. Assess the ease of creating sites, linking domains and folder structure.
For more people, the advantages of shared hosting still outweigh the disadvantages. As we described above, the most important pluses of this type of hosting are easy availability and cheap price, which remains a decisive factor in the choice of potential customers.
Thus, we can summarize that Shared-hosting is perfect for beginners who are just beginning their journey in the site building, or for small businesses. If you need to create a small, narrowly thematic site, which will not go to tens of thousands of people a day, a virtual hosting, it’s just easier and often cheaper.