Shared Web Hosting is yet another option for businesses considering their computing needs - and it offers some unique options for companies. In the case of shared web hosting many websites reside on one server. Each site is separate from the other on its own partition. In fact, some companies love this option as the overall cost of server maintenance is shared between everyone involved.
Generally, in the case of shared web hosting, the hosting server includes system administration. For those who don't want to deal with any administration issues, it's a great benefit but it's quite annoying for power uses who want to control much more. And any applications intended for use on a standard server work best; however, those users who require more software development beyond what the host offers will find shared web hosting to be highly inappropriate for their own use as there are storage limits and other limits.
In fact shared web hosting much like the other forms of web hosting uses a web-based control panel - usually popular control panels such as cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk and a few others. Some shared web hosting companies have created their own control panels for users; however not without some level of controversy. Many providers have been known to sell the right to use their control panels to others. What other companies also enjoy is the fact that the shared web hosting provider takes care of the maintenance, managing servers, installing software, taking care of technical support and any other issues which may arise. And companies have been known to lower costs by using open source operating systems such as Linux and other software bundles instead of using Windows programs.
Because of shared web hosting's relative inexpensiveness there are thousands of these providers across the United States, ranging in size from the very large with hundreds of employees and thousands of clients to small, mom and pop operations. And all sizes of shared web hosting operations tend to be driven through Pay-Per-Click (PPC), Affiliate and other programs. In any case, there are two forms of shared web hosting - named-based virtual hosting and IP-based virtual hosting. Both have their advantages and disadvantages but even with those in mind, shared web hosting offers a cheap solution for companies needing some form of web hosting.
A step-by-step guide to help you configure an add-on domain (a great feature that allows your to host more than one website) on your shared hosting plan.
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Reseller Web Hosting
The main idea behind reseller web hosting is that the account holder can use their own allotted hard drive disk space and bandwidth to host websites on the behalf of a third party. How this works is that the reseller purchases services wholesale from the original host, and then the reseller sells services to their customers - for a decent profit.
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Virtual Private Hosting (VPS or VDS)
If you're considering running a web-based business or a website you will probably be looking at several different options based on cost, the number of features you'll be allowed, your own personal or business needs including virtual private hosting (also known as VPS or virtual dedicated server hosting, VDS). Virtual Private Hosting is a most frequently considered a method of portioning a server computer into multiple servers that each have the appearance and capability of running on its own dedicated machine.
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Dedicated Server Hosting
Dedicated Server Hosting is another sort of hosting service that your business can consider for its hosting needs. Many businesses and institutions find this option to be extremely flexible and advantageous as it allows them the ability to have complete control over the server, from the choice of hardware and the operating system it'll run to a host of other options. And although your company may rent a server, server administration or management is provided by the hosting company as an additional service.
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