| There are a lot of various types of web site hosting. | | | | a low monthly cost. |
| They can be classified by different indexes. | | | | Shared hosting is in first-time webmasters' great |
| There is Paid and Free web hosting; Linux/Unix-based | | | | demand, 'cause it can provide reliable web presence |
| and Windows-based (and other but they are no that | | | | without having special technical skills. |
| popular); shared, dedicated and VPS. Every hosting | | | | So now we can pick out pros and cons of shared |
| type has its own advantages and disadvantages. | | | | hosting: |
| The key aim of this article is to acquaint you with | | | | Pros |
| main merits and drawbacks of shared hosting. | | | | - Low cost |
| First of all we must give a definition of the term | | | | - Good server administration |
| "shared hosting". So, what is shared hosting? | | | | - Multiply e-mail, MySQL, PHP support |
| Shared hosting is such kind of providing space for | | | | - You don't need some unique knowledge in web site |
| web sites on the hoster's server when you share this | | | | and server administration |
| server with other customers' web sites. All web sites | | | | Cons |
| use the same software and operating system. But | | | | - Low security level |
| unlike free web hosting which has the same | | | | - Resource limitation -everybody uses the same |
| conditions, with shared web hosting you have much | | | | memory, CPU and HardDrive. |
| more benefits. | | | | - You can use only the software which is provided |
| Shared web hosting can be divided into two | | | | with your hosting company, and correspondingly you |
| subtypes: | | | | can't install your own. |
| Free Shared Hosting is the best choice for trying | | | | - Some available ports and connections can be limited |
| some new ideas and not paying for hosting. This | | | | because of security policy. |
| type of web site hosting provides you with | | | | The main feature of shared hosting is that you don't |
| everything necessary for floating your site. Of course | | | | need to worry about about possible server problems. |
| you should not expect the best conditions for your | | | | Your hosting company's support service is to fix all |
| site. Bandwidth and Disk Space is limited. This type of | | | | troubles. So, when choosing shared hosting you must |
| shared hosting may not ensure you with MySQL, PHP | | | | carefully look at company support's quality, the |
| support. Web statistics is also poorly provided | | | | better quality of support - the better conditions for |
| Paid Shared Hosting provides such necessary | | | | your site. |
| features, as multiply e-mail, MySQl, PHP are | | | | With shared hosting you can also place several sites |
| supported. You may use it if you want to host small | | | | in the neighbour parts of the server. |
| business web site, intermediate or large professional | | | | Now when you are acquainted with all special |
| site but don't need the whole server's space.Using | | | | features of shared hosting you can decide whether |
| shared hosting you get a good possibility to host | | | | this type of hosting is appropriate to your needs and |
| your site on a powerful, well administrated server at | | | | requirements. |