What is virtual hosting?

[ajay4seo]

Virtual hosting is often used as a synonym for shared hosting, e.g. you host your web site on a web server with hundreds of other web sites and you share the IP address with these web sites.

The term virtual hosting should imply, however, that while you share the web server it looks from the outside world that you are the only web site on that server. That means that with virtual hosting you should not only have your own IP address, but also a dedicated bandwidth to the Internet and a dedicated slice of the computers processing power. So, if a web hosting provider uses the term virtual hosting, have a close look if these features are offered before you decide on paying a premium price above standard shared hosting.

[vibesh]

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this will helpful for many people and for newbies.

[ultimatehostings]

Virtual hosting is a method for hosting multiple domain names (with separate handling of each name) on a single server (or pool of servers). This allows one server to share its resources, such as memory and processor cycles, without requiring all services provided to use the same host name. The term virtual hosting is usually used in reference to web servers but the principles carry over to other internet services.

[cambinhill]

That means that with virtual hosting you should not only have your own IP address, but also a dedicated bandwidth to the Internet and a dedicated slice of the computers processing power.

[John23]

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The virtual hosting method is the one of best method in hosting forums, Virtual hosting is a method for hosting multiple domain names on a server using a single IP address. This allows one server to share its resources, such as memory and processor cycles, in order to use its resources more efficiently.

[Nile Hadwards]

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According to me Virtual Hosting means that you have dedicated server virtually created on a single machine.

[swizzle]

this is really useful thread

[DustinHoffman10]

A virtual host will provide its customers with domain name registration, file storage and directory services for the files that Web page is built from, e-mail services and even Web site design and creation services if the customers want someone else to build their Web sites.

Also known as shared hosting, this form of web hosting should suffice for most everyone.

Virtual hosting simple refers to the fact that your site is on one server, and that this server hosts mulitple sites. You are virtually shared - your site will not be the only one on this specific server.

Very few sites would actually need the power of a dedicated server, so this option provides to be a reliable and cheap solution.

[michaelowen124]

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[shaneanthony]

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[aguswgs]

Hello Friends........

Virtual hosting is often used as a synonym for shared hosting, e.g. you host your web site on a web server with hundreds of other web sites and you share the IP address with these web sites.

Thanks

[adamt]

VPS is an acronym for Virtual Private Server.

A VPS Web hosting plan means you share the physical server hardware with other websites, but you are allocated a dedicated slice of the system resources.

A VPS is a good bridge between low cost shared hosting and getting a dedicated server

[Kingbob]

Virtual hosting is a method for hosting multiple domain names on a single server.The term virtual hosting is usually used in reference to web servers but the principles carry over to other internet services.

[chikkiarora]

Virtual hosting is just another name for shared hosting.

Shared hosting provides you all the normal services of a hosting company, but is much cheaper since you share the resources and IP address with other users.

This type of hosting is perfect for personal sites and small businesses. Once you start to get heavy traffic, you may need a more powerful hosting solution, such as a high level VPS or a Dedicated Server.

[michaelowen124]

well, nice point.