Are you confused on which type of web hosting to choose from the types that are available and most suitable for your site? This dilemma is faced by many as various types of web hosting have their own share of pros and cons. However, a speculation and weighing the factors that are of best interest to you would help you to choose the most appropriate one. Here we deal with shared web hosting and focus on the points that could affect your site.

In shared web hosting you will be sharing the same server with several other websites. Shared web hosting is a good and easy way to save your money. Why? Because, since you are sharing the same server the cost is equally distributed among all the websites.

The shared web servers run on the UNIX operating system or other multi-user one where each website is given a separate account in the operating system. All the websites that are hosted on one server are provided with uniquely shared IP addresses and also provided with fixed amount of resources.

Advantages of Shared web hosting

Cost

The most important aspect of shared web hosting is that it is low priced and you save on your money. Since the single web server is shared thus it proves economical for each and every website. Nowadays due to severe competition companies are offering better services for reduced prices such as high bandwidth and more storage space.

Save on time and increase efficiency

The shared web servers are always maintained and monitored by the experts round the clock. Hence you are saved from the additional burden of checking the efficient running of your website all the time. In fact this gives you time to concentrate on other things for improving your site.

Utility choices

Though the web resources on shared web hosting are limited and shared there are innumerable utility options provided by the web hosts such as control panel and other tools. You have an option to upload your files, make modifications and remove them, add databases and also check the statistics. You can also create email accounts that are domain specific.

Disadvantages

Slow response time

Since the web server is shared by so many sites at the same time the response time is apparently much slower.

Unreliable

Sometimes due to one or two shared websites there may be over-utilization of resources or running of some inappropriate programs which could cause the server to be affected tremendously and may also result in inaccessibility or banning of all the sites

Inadequate Security

It is very easy to hack into the database of the various sites since all have the same server which can cause huge damages.

Rodrigo Rehn is a Relationships Expert, Linux Systems Administrator, Web Programmer, PHP Developer and CEO of Host brazilian web internet solutions.

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