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Web hosting or virtual server (VPS)?
David Janik
David Janik
Updated on 23/07/2024 – 9 min. reading
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A common question we receive from our customers is what is the difference between web hosting and a virtual server (VPS) . So, as an answer, we thought of writing
a whole article. We will talk about the basic differences that di specific database by industry stinguish the services and at what point it is already worthwhile to reach for one of the solutions.
How to choose web hosting?
One of our best-selling services is web hosting (also known as shared hosting). And why? Because of its simplicity and low price . We know from experience that customers most require intuitive and simple management, and web hosting perfectly fulfills them.
How does web hosting work?
After ordering, you will receive an installation protocol on which you have basic information about the tariff and access:
On FTP (for webmasters) where after logging in to the directory starting with “www” you can upload the files for the web presentation. If you do not know how to do this, we recommend asking someone experienced or take a look at the article ” How to upload a website to hosting “.
To the Customer Center , where you have your client account and from where you can manage your services.
Subsequently, you just need to direct the domain to the server using DNS records and you don’t have to worry about anything anymore.
VPS Center
Try our server and domain management application for free. You will feel like an experienced administrator.
And why is the price of web hosting low? Due to the hundreds or thousands of customers who share the performance of one server together , the costs of operating the server are many times lower.
Fuck the overly cheap solutions
Sharing space also has its negatives. With multiple customers using a single server, performance plummets. Here it already depends on how the hosting company has set rules, what powerful and configured servers they have and how many customers they can “fit” on one server.
In practice, you can often tell by the price of hosting packages . The lower the price, the greater the number of customers on one server.
Another limitation is related to the number of customers on one server. In order to guarantee that the web presentation will work, hosting companies must implement a number of restrictions, such as memory and time limits for running PHP scripts, disallowed directives in the .htaccess file, and limits on the number of emails sent per hour.
Are you interested in how we go about it? Take a look at our web hosting parameters .
Hosting tariffs at Váš Hosting
The speed of the pages is excellent
When choosing hosting For editorial systems (such as WordPress), many factors affect page speed. It always depends on how many plugins you have, how the template is programmed, how much data must be exchanged between the web server and the client, etc.
Website traffic also plays its role, but a CMS on hosting usually “accommodates” much fewer visitors than, for example, a simple page in PHP or HTML.
In our WordPress hosting, you have WordPress installed automatically and we take care of all WordPress core updates.
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Join, invite your team and clients, divide the work and watch the tasks go into motion.
Before you buy web hosting, check first
We will look at the important parameters that should be taken into account before choosing a web host. It offers many variants and services. Your task i usa cfo s to find the option that best suits your needs.
Web hosting speed : Of course, the most important thing is the web hosting speed . Several factors influence this: Server configuration, the number of customers on one physical server and whether it runs on an SSD (websites load faster thanks to this). In the article how to speed up the website , we covered the topic of speed in detail and you will also find a few tips on how to speed up WordPress, for example.
Available space for the website, databases and e-mails : Another key factor is the disk space for your website, databases and e-mails. Verify that the leased space applies to all services. Most often, space is divided separately for the web and for e-mails. We recommend finding out if it is possible to purchase additional space and how much such an increase costs.
How to choose a Virtual Server (VPS)
If your project is expanding, traffic is increasing, or you are taking care of several projects at the same time, then it is worth looking at your own server at this moment .
Advantages of VPS
One of the advantages of a VPS is that you can host what is content marketing multiple websites on it for the same price . You don’t have to buy one of the expensive multi-hosting packages, or perhaps order hostings one by one.
If you want to add another website, just enter the domain name in our VPS Center and choose what services you want to create for it. In no time, you have hosting ready and you can happily work on a new project or hand over access to the person who will take care of your website.
At the same time, you can use the server only as a mail se rver , for example for company e-mailing.
