Shared hosting

Shared hosting is the type of server set up where several websites are placed on the same server sharing the server resources and the same IP address. To provide adequate service to all websites on a server, your web host will limit each site to a certain amount of disk space and bandwidth used per month.

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1&1 Internet shared web hosting packages.

Being one of the largest web hosts in the world, 1&1 Internet provides great value for the money.

You can rely on their advanced network to host your personal or business website.

All plans come with one or more free domains, huge storage and bandwidth, and many email accounts.

You also get a variety of software and tools to build and promote your website.

Shared hosting is the most affordable type of hosting because the cost of operating the server is split between many different customers. Shared hosting is available for as little as $2 - 3 a month.

There are also more expensive shared hosting plans that can easily accomodate a medium size business website with ecommerce processing.

There are certain risks associated with shared hosting. If one of the websites runs a badly programmed script the entire server could be affected. This could cause your website to be inaccessible for some time.

Another risk is that if one of your neighbours is banned from search engines (for spamming tactics, for example) it could affect everyone sharing that IP address.

The above risks, however, are practically non-existent on the larger hosting companies' servers due to very strict set of policies. Usually websites practicing spamming techniques os similar activities get removed from their servers very quickly.