Shared Web hosting vs.
Virtual Private Servers
Shared web hosting
Shared web hosting is by far the most common web hosting available within Australia and
around the world.
The concept is a simple one in that a web hosting company provides the
use of one...
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Shared Web hosting vs.
Virtual Private Servers
Shared web hosting
Shared web hosting is by far the most common web hosting available within Australia and
around the world.
The concept is a simple one in that a web hosting company provides the
use of one or more servers for their customers to use to host their web site.
There is minimal
technical expertise assumed on the part of the customer, and there is no configuration
required by the customer to get up and running.
This means that websites can be deployed
quickly, and at low cost.
The negatives with a shared web hosting platform revolve around the fact that the web
hosting provider must provision the server(s) in such a way that they benefit the widest
range of customers, therefore, they will be configured in a generic way.
This in turn means
that should a web application require some specialty component to be registered on the
server, it will likely not be permitted.
Also, as the server is shared by a number of customers,
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