| Web hosting can be categorized into four basic | | | | reason people generally go for shared hosting. |
| sections these days, Shared hosting, dedicated | | | | Now to take advantages of dedicated servers at the |
| hosting, semi-dedicated hosting and Virtual Private | | | | cost saving price middle path is being followed by |
| servers hosting or better known as VPS Hosting. A | | | | most of the smart users these days. This path or |
| Virtual Private Server was originally accomplished | | | | solution is VPS i.e. virtual private servers. Virtual |
| through partitioning space on a mainframe computer. | | | | Private Servers are intended for advanced users who |
| Now, however, because of the massive increase in | | | | need to manage their own private server but are not |
| hard drive capacities, you can have a VPS setup on a | | | | yet ready to resort to a dedicated hosting solution |
| simple web host. Now, before moving on to | | | | due to the high maintenance costs. With a VPS |
| advantages of VPS hosting, let's find out what other | | | | hosting plan at hand users gain root-level access to |
| categories have. Now first category which is most | | | | the server, which is empowering them to set up and |
| popular is shared hosting, in this category systems | | | | fully manage their own private hosting environment. |
| are shared by number of web users hence resulting | | | | VPS servers are based on an innovative virtualization |
| in cheap web hosting, this is the reason most of | | | | technology, allowing for each VPS user to be |
| people specially the new users opt shared hosting. | | | | completely independent from the others on the same |
| Problem with shared hosting is poor performance | | | | machine in terms of software and server resources |
| specially with the heavy traffic and second problem is | | | | usage. This unique technology empowers us to |
| users are generally restricted with number of files | | | | allocate generous amounts of RAM memory, CPU |
| and type of files in some cases. | | | | and network resources to your VPS account and |
| Dedicated servers overcome most the problems | | | | stand behind the guarantee that you will be receiving |
| faced by shared hosting like restricted files, better | | | | them at any given moment. |
| handling of traffic. Users are having full control over | | | | The advantages, though, may far outweigh the risks. |
| the space and other resources of their server, hence | | | | You will have all the benefits of dedicated hosting at |
| they are free to keep any type of file in any number | | | | a fraction of the cost. You will be able to install the |
| or volume provided their server hard disk is having | | | | operating software of your choice. You will be |
| the required space. | | | | protected from shared IP problems which occur on |
| Semi-dedicated servers are something between | | | | shared servers, as well as viruses that could leach |
| shared and dedicated servers with functionality of | | | | over. You will enjoy greater speed than a shared |
| dedicated servers but some restrictions over some | | | | server and you will have more control. Usually a VPS |
| specific area's. Only problem or negative point about | | | | is quick and easy to set up. |
| dedicated and semi-dedicated servers is cost, if let's | | | | Looking for guidance on how to pick the right |
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| may cost you $60's/Month. Difference in cost is the | | | | providers at the most reasonable rates. |