Application Hosting (Quick Start)

Shared Hosting Introduction

Shared hosting is unmanaged, which means the operation of the user's web application is the sole responsibility of the client. These products are meant for enthusistes, beginners, small business owners, or industry professionals. These users would like to leverage the FullSail Systems high-performance infrastructure but need very little account management.

What is Shared Hosting?

FullSail Systems Shared Hosting Product refers to a hosting service where many users (or websites) reside on one server. This is our most economical option for hosting, as the overall cost of server maintenance is are spread over many users.

Pros and Cons of Shared Hosting?

Shared hosting packages are simple setups with limited configuration applies. These packages still utilize the high-performance infrastructure of FullSail Systems but only at its base level. Because our shared hosting package allows multiple users to utilize a single server the cost is economical.

Clients do not know who or what other users they are sharing resources with. Each client has preset limitations on the total amount of server resources they can be used.

Below you will find some key components of the pros and cons of shared hosting:

Pros

  • Pricing
  • Multi-level
  • Access to Server Panel
  • Server Maintaince Included

Cons

  • Performance Factor
  • Not built for high-volumn
  • Lack of Customization
  • No Virtualserver Optimization


Shared Hosting Limitations

The limitations of shared hosting are as follows:

  • Not suitable for high-volume web applications
  • Not suitable for large scale databases
  • Limited server resources (memory, storage, CPU allocation)
  • Limited server control panel access
  • Limited optimization features
  • Product support is limited to ticket & email support
  • Limited server monitoring
  • Server migration (or On-boarding) is not available
  • Server-side analytics not available

Shared Hosting Benefits

The benefits of the shared hosting product line up are as follows:

  • Small websites
    • New companies with low web application traffic
    • Small companies or users with local informational websites
    • Personal Blogs
    • Hobbiest, ethusites, or industry professionals
  • The most economical solution available
  • Very basic setup and flexible
  • Limited multi-domain setup
  • Server technology is professionally managed
  • Can support most major CMSs (Wordpress & Joomla!)