Shared hosting means your website is hosted on a shared server. You basically rent some space on a server that’s shared with other users; much in the same way you rent an apartment in a block. You will typically share a huge server with a great number of websites (ranging from a few hundreds to thousands).

Pros :

• Low hosting cost : below 10$/month
• Simplicity : server is entirely controlled and managed by the host
• PHP, MySQL, Perl, email, etc. support
• Technical support : web hosts know shared plans are often chosen by beginner webmasters so they usually provide fairly comprehensive support to users

Cons :

• Reliability : your site’s performance is likely to be affected by the behavior of your ‘neighbors’
• Limited resources : you are not guaranteed any particular amount of RAM or CPU power
• Limited flexibility : access to the core applications of the server is usually limited
• Security : you rely entirely on your web host to take care of it

The main point to remember here if you go with a shared hosting plan is how important it is to find a host with good support. Since you can’t control all the functions of the servers, you are extremely dependent on this.

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