Shared hosting is a type of web hosting services. When you are for a cheap and reliable service the best choice for you is shared type. A single server shared by more than one site is called as shared type of service. Each site shares the common resources such as disk space, data transfer, and CPU available through that server. In shared type there must be a need for system administration. Reason behind this situation is more than one web site sharing common resources. So there have so many chances to collision and data loss arrives. And also there may be a chance for some security problems.
Shared type of service is more useful for people who have small to moderate sized websites that do not requires large amount server resources. Compare to all other services shared type is less expensive only. So this service will be better for the peoples who starting their business in minimum level.
Different types of services
There are different types are available based on the features and services offered by hosting provider, such as programming languages and data base access. The two major types are,
UNIX/Linux
Windows
Advantages
The key advantage of this service is cost. Compare to all services available in the market this type is the less expensive one. Reason is a common server shared by more than one web site. So the cost for maintaining the server also shared by websites. A good service generally offers 150 GB of disk space and similar data transfer rate. This will be charged nearly 10 dollar per month. Another important advantage with the shared services is the provider is the responsible for maintaining the server.
Disadvantages
The major problem with shared type is a common resource shared by number of web sites. Due to this problem there will be a traffic and data loss. Over traffic reduces your web site visitors. This will be a major problem for your business. The data transferring speed also will be low. This leads your web site for poor performance. And more over the security of your web site will not be an effective one. Security is an essential concept for web sites.
