What is shared or virtual hosting
| Shared (or "virtual") hosting means that your website resides on a server that is simultaneously hosting other sites. Your site will be allocated a set amount of disk space and data transfer and, in most instances, you will be able to use your own domain name (eg. www.yourname.com). Note that although the server is being shared by other sites, your site's files are protected and secure, unable to be accessed by the server's other users. Shared web hosting is almost exactly like it sounds – sharing web space on a server. When a company owns a server, the total space of the computer (measured in Gigabytes) is divided into much smaller amounts, so that we can offer you and many others just what you need. When the space is divided like this, the speed remains. Don’t feel that since you are sharing web space with others that you are going to lose the speed you would have had on an empty server. We have many servers, and divide our users appropriately, so no loss of speed occurs. | |
| What is shared or virtual hosting can be found in the following categories: Getting Started with web hosting Paid web hosting Shared Hosting |