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Virtual Dedicated Web Hosting

Shared web hosting accounts are ones that rent space on a server. Space that is shared among a lot of users. Although this kind of web hosting accounts are cheap, they are also lacking in a lot of field:

 

Email delivery problems

Spam complaints against other accounts sharing the server may cause delivery problems.

Speed

Navigation in a web site may slow when another shared account works with heavy data base.

Downtime

There may be downtime on a site because one of the other 'roommate' was not playing nice.


Virtual Dedicated Server - cheap and functional

Upgrading to a virtual dedicated server is more expensive but may ensure that kind of service.
A virtual dedicated server is almost as good a s a dedicated server. It is cheaper though because the user of such account uses just a part of a server that was partitioned to the account.
Virtuozzo is one of the commercial software that web hosts virtual hosting services.

Virtual dedicated server accounts get more bandwidth compared to shared hosting, and none of the problems that go with a shared host. Multiple IP addresses that are exclusive to your sites is an optional feature in these accounts.

The disadvantage of upgrading to virtual dedicated hosting are spending more money and needing to be more technically knowledgeable to administrate the server.
Linux skills are a must to make sure your server runs smoothly. If one does not have the skills, a few more dollars a month will purchase a package that ensures Linux service.