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  Post #1 (permalink)   06-25-2009, 06:52 AM
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I am confused about hosting process. Can anyone help me understand the difference better?
 
 
 


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  Post #2 (permalink)   06-25-2009, 07:19 AM
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Shared hosting means that multiple customers (accounts) will share the servers resources amongst themselves. Dedicated hosting is when you share a server with no other accounts and get to use 100% of the resources yourself.

Dedicated hosting is mostly for more advanced users with site's that need alot of resources, as opposed to shared hosting which is 100% managed and users don't have to deal with the servers at all. Hope that helps a bit.
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it is better for you to use shared hosting
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  Post #4 (permalink)   06-25-2009, 11:19 AM
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it is better for you to use shared hosting
Why? Nobody knows what the specs are, if there are any.
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  Post #5 (permalink)   06-25-2009, 11:29 AM
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Dedicated Servers

A dedicated server is a physical web server leased and controlled by the end client, without sharing physical CPU and RAM resources with other sites. Its very much like owning your own server, without the huge capital asset investment.

Most hosts offer a mix of unmanaged versus managed services for dedicated servers. Unmanaged plans typically offer the basics - the hardware, operating system, control panel and Internet connection.

With a dedicated server, you have flexibility and control. Dedicated servers have historically been the server of choice for complex business or high end eCommerce sites, but have recently become very popular substitutes for VPS servers and less complex solutions.

Dedicated servers housed in data centers offer redundant power sources, HVAC sytems, state of the art security and advanced performance services.
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Dedicated Servers

A dedicated server is a physical web server leased and controlled by the end client, without sharing physical CPU and RAM resources with other sites. Its very much like owning your own server, without the huge capital asset investment.

Most hosts offer a mix of unmanaged versus managed services for dedicated servers. Unmanaged plans typically offer the basics - the hardware, operating system, control panel and Internet connection.

With a dedicated server, you have flexibility and control. Dedicated servers have historically been the server of choice for complex business or high end eCommerce sites, but have recently become very popular substitutes for VPS servers and less complex solutions.

Dedicated servers housed in data centers offer redundant power sources, HVAC sytems, state of the art security and advanced performance services.
Well said Steve.
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  Post #7 (permalink)   06-25-2009, 07:39 PM
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With dedicated hosting, you are not affected by other sites on the same server. In shared hosting environments, other site processes, scripts or activities can cause problems on the server that could affect anyone else on the same machine. With a dedicated server YOU would be the only web site on the server and not be affected by other users on the system.
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  Post #8 (permalink)   06-26-2009, 02:13 AM
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that's all right answer..so now, you can decide what hosting that suitable with your website..i suggest you to take shared hosting first,because you're not advance with hosting..
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  Post #9 (permalink)   06-26-2009, 05:49 PM
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Everyone is right on this one. Dedicated is one of those "if you have to ask you don't need it" things. You have a whole server to yourself but that means you also have the operation of the server such as security software updates & patches, etc. Stats show an unsecured new server coming "on-line" will be hacked in less than 15 minutes if that gives you an idea.

Start with a good shared provider and learn that part of running your site. When you outgrow that you can go to a VPS which is like having your own server but it's just a piece of a big server you are sharing "virtually". With a good VPS provider you will get support to help you through the learning curve then you will know about operating a server about 80% so if/when you outgrow that you will have an idea of how to choose a good dedicated provider that will have what you need...and you will have to have grown to having a HUGE site to need your own server.
Best of luck...but start at the bottom and work your way up. You can have some really big/active sites running on a good shared account.
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shared hosting provider give you more comfort to step up in the internet business with plenty of tool for starters.
such as website builder, easy to install scripts, with minimum investment if you compared with dedicated server.
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  Post #11 (permalink)   06-29-2009, 04:21 AM
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Liza. Just have a piece of paper and pen. D\Write down what you need to host and then try to calculate what you need (I assume you can do that on this forum as well).
You need to understand what you are looking for and why. Without this your search will be useless
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  Post #12 (permalink)   06-30-2009, 12:29 PM
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Hi,
I don't know the difference between these two. But i heard that shared hosting is more useful. For further information you can take from this site-
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  Post #13 (permalink)   06-30-2009, 03:59 PM
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Hi,
I don't know the difference between these two. But i heard that shared hosting is more useful. For further information you can take from this site-
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If you don't know the difference, how could you possibly recommend one versus the other without knowing more specifics? It sounds like you're selling packages and NOT solutions.
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In shared hosting, you are sharing the web space with multiple other domains on the same server. The resource usage would be limited, and no domain would be allowed to monopolize the server resources.

In dedicated hosting, the server is just for you. The entire memory and space can be used for your own domains.
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i prefer dedicated hosting, only that it is more expensive
 
 
 
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