Shared hosting involves hosting multiple websites on a single server. This is a tempting option because it is available in low cost, since the resources – hardware and software are common for multiple websites.
Over a period of time, there can be issues such as in download speeds, or frequent downtime. This is the time you plan for another web hosting option rather than focusing on your business.
The best option is using a dedicated server but it is expensive. The next best option is using a virtual server.
A virtual server addresses most of the issues that you face in shared hosting, and it is cost-effective as well.
A few reasons of how virtual server is a better option than shared hosting are listed below:
- In virtual server hosting, a single server is partitioned into multiple virtual servers and your site is hosted on one of those virtual servers. Your server is independently allocated only for your site.
- A virtual server gives you the control of technical requirements such as disk space, connection speed and so on.
- Even though multiple sites are hosted on the single server, these are independent and isolated from each other. Other domains and servers do not interfere in working of your site and you can install or upgrade additional software on your server. This option is not available in shared hosting.
- You can easily maintain and update your site since you are not interfering with other websites.