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Advantages and Disadvantages of Shared Webhosting
By admin | October 31, 2007
Advantages of shared web hosting
Shared or virtual web hosting has several things going for it. The main being price - this is the cheapest and most affordable solution for an online presence. Since the company hosts tens and sometimes hundreds of websites on one server, they are able to pass the savings to the consumer. Performance could be a downside, but with hardware getting cheaper and software getting better, this aspect might not be relevant for everyone. With respect to software, better management tools have allowed shared web hosting clients to have much of the functionality of their more expensive counterparts.
Disadvantages of shared web hosting
Even though a lot of websites run on shared servers, this type of web hosting is not necessarily the best solution for all types of websites. A shared hosting environment may not be suitable for you if your website’s web application(s) require an excessive amount of CPU, RAM or other resources, or if it needs special software plug-ins and drivers. The hosting company will has to consider all the clients hosted on a computer and would not appreciate someone hogging the resources nor will they install foreign software as it could have a detrimental impact on their other clients. A shared environment is also not suitable if your website requires the highest amount of uptime.
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