Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is where a lot of websites share the same resources in one server. Resources here simply mean the total web space, the memory, the processor speed, as well as the bandwidth.

Shared hosting is just like you rent a room with a few other roommates, the reason behind sharing is the PRICE. Same goes with shared hosting; shared hosting is cheaper and more affordable compared to dedicate hosting. Nowadays, you can find shared hosting with the price of USD10 to USD90 per month. Therefore, if you think that price is an issue then you can surely select the shared hosting consequently, you have to bear the drawbacks of shared hosting those are:


Sharing Same IP :
Having the same IP address in shared hosting is the main concern when other sites in the server is actually being blacklisted for unethical activities such as spamming or generating illegal script. Since, you share the same server; it's obvious you will share the same IP address. So, when other sites are blacklisted, those sharing the same IP with them will also unfortunately share the same fate - being banned altogether by search engine. You will be the victim of crime which you don't commit.


Slow server Response Time:
If one of your neighbors has heavy daily traffic, it will consume most of the bandwidth and when things get tighten up, you will feel the slow response time such as difficulty accessing your website. This is because server will respond to the requested file in order of the queue. If one of the visitors happens to request it later and is on a long queue, that visitor will experience slow response time and might eventually end up leaving your website.


No Change is accepted:
You have to use what the shared hosting company provides, you cannot upgrade OS or install any software, and they provide their own environment, so you have to use what they offer.