Blog Hosting is done using four options:

• Own Server
• Shared Server
• VPS Server from Hosting company
• Dedicated Server

There are many companies which provide a combination of Shared, VPS and Dedicated Servers.  For having one’s own server is a very involved technical process, which we will leave alone for the purpose of this site.

What is the difference between the three – Shared, VPS and Dedicated Servers?

Let us use the analogy of living in a house and ownership.

Shared Server is akin to leasing an apartment in a large apartment complex.  You don’t own anything and not even responsible directly for anything, yet you have to live within the limits.  Within those limits, your world is “unlimited”!  🙂  So there is a promise of Unlimited Databases, Accounts, EMails, Bandwidth for all the accounts, while each accounts shares CPU time, memory, and disk space.

Despite the promise of unlimited “everything”, the limits are caused by CPU usage which is impacted by the processes run by the blog installed.  This causes overload on the server and your “unlimited” account may be suspended.

This account is however, a boon for starter blogs.  If you are starting out a blog and want to test out the efficacy of your idea and writing skills, then please