Shared Web Hosting

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What is Shared Web Hosting?

Shared web hosting service involves various clients sharing the virtual web space in the web server. Virtual or shared web hosting is the business of storing web contents of its clients. Outsourcing the job to the web server satisfies the Internet requirements of the clients. To explain the concept of shared web hosting service, consider a real life example of a multi storied commercial building.

The owner of the building is responsible for building the infrastructure and maintenance of the building as a whole. Many small business groups who cannot afford to build such office complexes will take it up for rent. However, these groups are wholly responsible for decorating their office interiors and stocking goods they intend to sell. Shared web hosting service works in a similar manner. Clients get their web pages designed by professionals so that surfers are attracted to their website and lured to purchase commodities offered online. The content is then given to the web server, which in this case is the office space, ready to serve the customers on requisition.

Characteristics of Web Hosting

Shared or virtual web hosting has a characteristic feature of bundled service. Clients can obtain a high-end technical resource for a nominal rent. Convenience is another inherent feature of shared web hosting, facilitating a fast setup time. It takes only minutes for the web sites to be activated after purchasing the service. The service bundle includes the memory storage capacity, bandwidth and mail forwarding system along with physical e-mail boxes.

Memory refers to the hard disk storage space for the web pages; Bandwidth capability means minimum amount of data that could be transferred to the surfer's remote computer; Mail forwarding system permits the clients to create e-mail aliases at their domain name so as to forward to an external e-mail address.

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