Shared hosting vs
VPS hosting
SHARED HOSTING is like living in an apartment building
and sharing your neighbours' problems. You hear their music through
the wall. If one of them leaves the main door open, your security is
at risk.
On a shared server, all the sites share the operating system and resources.
Problems with your neighbours' sites can slow down the server performance
or require it to be shut down while the problem is being fixed. The
slowdowns may also resulted from having too many sites on a server.
Your site's security depends in part on decisions made by your web host
and, perhaps, your neighbours too.
Depending on your neighbours and, to a larger extent, your web host,
you may have few or no problems with a shared hosting account. By sharing
the resources, the cost is more economical than a VPS. Furthermore,
for a basic website, you require little or no technical knowledge to
maintain your site.
The majority of websites are on shared servers.
VPS HOSTING is more like
living in a townhouse with your own private yard, and without
ever hearing your neighbours. The only common area you share is
the parking area and entrance; all traffic goes through one network
port. In contrast to apartments or shared hosting accounts, you
pay more for a VPS, but you can do what you want with the space,
and your neighbors' problems aren't your problems. |
VPS gives you the features and functionality of a dedicated server without
the cost of building and maintaining one. If you need to host unlimited
domains, have complete control of your environment and run your own
applications, then you will benefit from having a VPS. In addition,
a VPS provides the ability to manage your dedicated environment directly
through SSH or Remote Desktop Connection. In addition, you can add a
control panel like Plesk to our Linux VPS Plus plan. The control panel
enables the administrative user to perform actions to their VPS immediately,
without having to contact support to have a technician to complete any
necessary requests.