| Before starting to search for a web host its | | | | this most dedicated server plans offers good |
| important to decide whether to opt for dedicated | | | | technical support. There are some companies |
| web hosting or shared web hosting. | | | | which don't have an IT staff or a server |
| A shared web hosting account is an account on a | | | | administrator to provide support, for them many |
| web server that hosts other shared accounts. | | | | dedicated hosting companies offer "per issue" |
| The number of accounts on one shared server | | | | support, which means that user is required to pay |
| can vary widely from few hundred to several | | | | a certain amount, which is usually an hourly fee, |
| thousands. For many small businesses hosting | | | | for technical support issues. Not only that some |
| website on a shared server is a workable solution | | | | dedicated server plans have optional "support |
| due to the fact that they are quite cheap in | | | | tickets" that one can purchase in advance. |
| comparison to dedicated servers. These accounts | | | | Apart from above discussed two there is another |
| have limited access to the core administrative | | | | option called a "managed dedicated" hosting plan. |
| functions of the server. In shared hosting plans, | | | | With this one can get a dedicated server and the |
| there are several companies offering | | | | required comprehensive support, which usually |
| comprehensive technical support for users along | | | | comes with shared hosting. Thus it evades the |
| with the complete technical support, which is | | | | drawback of insufficiency of IT staff or a server |
| usually included in the price of account plan they | | | | administrator and provides all the technical aspects |
| offer. | | | | required for running a server. For this extra facility |
| As against shared hosting, a dedicated server is | | | | they charge extra price thus managed dedicated |
| usually dedicated to one, or just a few websites, | | | | hosting plan is expensive in comparison to |
| usually for the solitary use by individual company | | | | unmanaged one. |
| only. Dedicated servers are quite expensive as | | | | Thus all above can be summarized as whatever |
| compared to shared hosting. Among various good | | | | type of web hosting plan one choose, one must |
| features offered by dedicated server, one | | | | make sure that the plan is having all the required |
| feature is to have access to the core | | | | features. |
| administrative functions of the server not only | | | | |