Developing a website is not such a tough task but yes, maintenance requires lot of potential and hard work. It is costly as well as time-consuming for individuals and small and large scale companies. Just having a website is meaningless until someone visits it. So to let your website accessible to all thru internet, all you need is server where you can store all the information found in your website.
Running a server with continues internet is the far most tedious and complicated job. You need to hunt for a reliable web hosting company that can help you in the right direction. Virtual hosting is one of the options in web hosting among starters. It costs very less.
Virtual hosting:
It is the process of running multiple "virtual" web servers on a single physical host computer. Virtual hosting allows you to host multiple domains on one server. In such a hosting technique, just pay off the rent for space on server and get all the benefits of it. This technique is often used by the web hosting provider as it allows better scalability, efficiency and manageability. Hosting providers recommend packages with special combinations of domain names allowed with each hosting account, disk space, and bandwidth allocations.
Virtual hosting is also known as “shared hosting” as it permits you to share features of server with other domains. Basically there are two types of virtual web hosting i.e. IP-based and name-based. In name-based hosting, single IP-address is used to host each website whereas in IP-based technique, each website is given its own IP-address. Name-based virtual hosting is possible for the websites that do not have any specific security requirements.
In virtual hosting, the loading time of webpage depends on other websites sharing that server. That is why it is mostly preferred for the small website. Each web site has its personal OS on the "virtual" hosting server with a remote segment of disk space.
Advantages:
• Low price.
• Client doesn't have to manage the server.
Disadvantages:
• Overcrowded servers: Common problems faced by most of the web hosting company.
• Security issues: Hosting more sites is not as secure as dedicated server.
• Neighborhood related problems.
The cost of virtual hosting is very less as compared to the dedicated server. Such hosting is ideal for the low and small sized websites. Conclusion is that virtual hosting is more preferred as its advantages overweigh its disadvantages.
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