Business hosting serviceA
Business hosting service or virtual hosting
service or derive host refers to a
web hosting service where many websites reside on one
web server connected to the Internet. Each site "sits" on its own
partition, or section/place on the
server to keep it separate from other sites. This is generally the
most economical option for hosting, as many people share the overall
cost of server maintenance
Description
The hosting service must include
system administration since it is shared by many users; this is a
benefit for users who do not want to deal with it, but a hindrance to
power users who want more control. In general shared hosting will be
inappropriate for users who require extensive software development
outside what the hosting provider supports. Almost all applications
intended to be on a standard web server work fine with a shared web
hosting service. But on the other hand, shared hosting is cheaper than
other types of hosting such as dedicated server hosting. Shared
hosting usually has usage limits and most hosting providers have
extensive reliability features in place.
Shared hosting typically uses a web-based control panel system, such
as cPanel,
Ensim,
DirectAdmin,
Plesk,
InterWorx,
H-Sphere or one of many other control panel products. Most of the
large hosting companies use their own custom developed control panel.
Control panels and web interfaces can cause controversy however, since
web hosting companies sometimes sell the right to use their control
panel system to others. Attempting to recreate the functionality of a
specific control panel is common, which leads to many lawsuits over
patent infringement
In shared hosting, the provider is generally responsible for managing
servers, installing server software, security updates, technical
support, and other aspects of the service. Most servers are based on
the Linux
operating system and
LAMP (software bundle), which is driven by the low cost of
open source software. But some providers offer
Microsoft Windows-based or
FreeBSD-based
solutions. For example, the
Plesk
and Ensim
control panels are both available for two operating systems, Linux and
Windows. Versions for either OS have very similar interfaces and
functionality, with the exception of OS-specific differences (for
example:
ASP.NET,
SQL Server and
Access support under Windows;
MySQL
under Linux).
There are thousands of shared hosting providers in the
United States alone. They range from mom-and-pop shops and small
design firms to multi-million-dollar providers with hundreds of
thousands of customers. A large portion of the shared web hosting
market is driven through
pay per click (PPC) advertising or
Affiliate programs.
Shared web hosting can also be done privately by sharing the cost
of running a server in a
collocation centre; this is called cooperative hosting |