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A Shared Web Hosting service is a Web Hosting service where many websites share a single web server. Each site has its own section/place on the server to keep it separate from other sites. In Shared Hosting, the hosting company will manage servers, install server software, do security updates & technical support etc... This is most cost effective hosting method and for majority of users a Shared Hosting service is more than sufficient.

In a Shared Hosting the websites are placed in the same hard drives sharing the same processing power, hard disk, RAM and often could share the same IP address. Hundreds of thousands of websites could be shared on a hosting range. Users can only have limited rights to use their hosting accounts. They are not permitted to access the root level folders. Websites that are used for commercial purposes often use Dedicated Hosting or the Virtual Private Server Hosting

Since a single server is used to host different websites and all the available resources are utilized equally between these websites who have accounts with Shared Web Hosting, your website is in competition with other websites which are better performing and hosted on the server. In addition, Shared Web Hosting is also vulnerable to the threat of hacking activity, virus attacks, malware intrusion and other troublesome activities impacting every account present in the server. As end users do not have control of the resources, users completely have to rely to the support provided by the host provider. If the support and protection provided by the host does not match to the minimum requirements, users will have to face unforeseen consequences which are sure to make them frustrated with the quality.

Although there are many diverse types in Shared Web Hosting; UNIX or Linux and Windows database rule the platform. The technology which your website will use will help you to select the required platform of hosting you should go with. Websites which are programmed using PHP and MySQL database should opt for a UNIX or Linux based domain. Websites which are programmed with the help of technologies like IIS, ColdFusion, Windows Media, VBSCript, .ASP or .NET should make the MSSQL as their database.

There are many different types of hosting done and one should choose the hosting according to the requirements. Shared Web Hosting is cheapest among several Web Hosting options and it is good for small scale businesses.

Advantages of Shared Web Hosting

Many people choose the Shared Web Hosting, because it’s cheap. There are other advantages, besides its low price as we have outlined below:

Maintenance free server

Hosting providers manage the shared server, instead of the website owners. You can save a lot of time and reinvest that time into other important matters; like web content and web marketing.

Less technical knowledge

Shared Web Hosting requirements are low, so even those who have minimal computer knowledge can rely on this type of hosting.  You don’t have to think about the server specifications, or Linux operations and the firewall. To create a website all you need is to acquire a Shared Hosting account, install the Web application, upload your files and you can relax!

Disadvantages of Shared Web Hosting

As you expect, there are also some disadvantages. Unfortunately, there are some hosting providers who just want to earn maximum profit with the Shared Hosting. They try to sell as much as possible without taking into account the shared server capability, ignoring the websites stability and response speed.

Shared Servers often share the same IP address with other websites. Shared Hosting users can’t control the other users. They could be hosted with other spam sites and in this way could appear on the IP blacklist.

Since web servers are shared, if one site in that Shared Web Server is consuming a lot of memory or other resources, performance of other sites also can also be affected.

You may have limited disk space and bandwidth.

While you can install many common and popular web applications easily (e.g: WordPress, Joomla etc...), you cannot install just any software as you wish.  Also, you don’t have admin access to the server, as in the case of a Dedicated Server.