 What Is Shared Hosting ? |
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 Apr 17 2006, 08:31 PM
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Super Member  Group: Members Posts: 258 Joined: 13-November 05 Member No.: 14,234  |
Could anyone tell that what is difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting? I know what they mean by dedicated servers but some hosting companies says that theywill give reserve ip address what is that ?
in ๓ther words , when we see whois of our domain , they tell QUOTE Reverse IP: 187 other sites hosted on this server and on other hostings they doesnt say that.and can some one tell that how to get Reserve Ip ? |
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Apr 17 2006, 09:34 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 629 Joined: 26-February 05 Member No.: 3,995 |
"What Is...?" is for explaining things, not for asking questions. That topic with the word "rules" in all caps is there for a reason.
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Apr 17 2006, 09:59 PM
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Ancient Enigma  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,787 Joined: 11-July 04 From: under the stars Member No.: 76 |
moving to appropriate section.
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Apr 21 2006, 12:49 AM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 661 Joined: 18-April 05 Member No.: 5,852 |
There is a huge difference between shared and dedicated hosting. Shared hosting is when the server resources are divided to many users depending on the plan they buy. The user does not decide things like the OS and programs like PHP. Dedicated servers are the opposite. All the server resources are yours for the taking. Most of the time the hosting company allows you to pick the os and programs like PHP. Dedicated hosting is better for huge sites and hosting companies and shared hosting is better for smaller sites.
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Apr 21 2006, 03:25 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 913 Joined: 23-December 05 Member No.: 16,099 |
Shared hosting is when the server is configured to be divided to many users on the one server. But unfortunately the user has little say in deciding the space, operating system and the code used (ie PHP). While this may be good for a small personal site, it definitely doesnt suit the larger sites due to limited bandwith constraints.
On the other hand dedicated servers does let you have a say in what resources you need to host. As the earlier posters said, it is suited for larger sites, hosting companies and popular communities (ie forums). |
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Apr 21 2006, 04:18 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 2,325 Joined: 8-March 05 From: Mawson, Antarctica Member No.: 4,254 |
Shared hosting: cheaper and usually free. Quality depends on the server, how many sites are on the server, and how much resources is each site taking up on the server.
Dedicated: More expensive (expect anywhere $99 for a low-end dedicated server). |
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Apr 21 2006, 10:46 AM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member Group: Members Posts: 1,203 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 4,883 |
In short, Trap17.com is a shared hosting as all our webhosting accounts are hosted together in a server. However, multiple servers are added to share the workload does not mean it's no longer a shared hosting.
If Microsoft owns her own server and host all microsoft related sites on that particular server without hosting any other non-microsoft services, then that is a dedicated hosting. In short, the entire server is built just for Microsoft sites. Correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Apr 21 2006, 02:08 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 25-March 06 Member No.: 20,702 |
I see that the difference between shared hosting and dedicated server has been thoroughly explained to you so far in this topic.
However no one mention what's in between them, and that is the VPS hosting. VPS stands for virtual private server. With a VPS you get more control over the hosting, because you get to actually admin the account yourself but the resources are still shared amongst users. Think of it as hosting where you have the same access as you would if it were a dedicated server, but the system resources are close to a shared hosting account. |
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Apr 21 2006, 05:27 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 19-April 06 Member No.: 22,128 |
I have no idea, i think it means that you share the site and you both host it.
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