When it comes to choosing a plan or upgrading, there are usually four options in the web hosting world to choose from: Shared hosting, Reseller Hosting, Virtual Private server, and dedicated server. If your wondering "which one should I choose", then this article may help you decide. First off, lets get the definitions of these 4 straight.
Shared Hosting -- This usually refers to buying a bit of space on a server. You are sharing the server with tens, maybe even hundreds of other people.
Reseller -- This is really for people who have multiple domains or who want to host other people. Depending on the size of you reseller package, you may be sharing the server with lots of other people.
Virtual Private server -- This is for people who need root access to the server to install their own software. Basically a chunk of the server is blocked off for each VPS user. There are usually not that many people sharing a server with VPS plans.
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