Recently, Amazon sellers and Shopify website builders in the group asked me about virtual hosting. Today we will have a general knowledge of virtual hosting. Let’s take a look at what virtual hosting is.
What is the use of virtual hosting?
Virtual hosts are completely independent from each other and can be managed by users themselves. Virtual does not mean non-existence, but that the space is extended from the physical server. The hardware system can be based on a server cluster or a single server.
Virtual host technology is a technology used by Internet servers to save server hardware costs. Virtual host technology is mainly used in HTTP, FTP, EMAIL and other services. It logically divides one or all service contents of a server into multiple service units, which appear as multiple servers to the outside world, thereby making full use of server hardware resources. If the division is at the system level, it is called a virtual server.
What are the advantages of virtual hosting?
1. Low cost
Compared with purchasing an independent server, the cost of website construction is greatly reduced, which provides great convenience for the popularization of small and medium-sized websites.
The virtual hosts are completely independent of each other. To the outside world, each virtual host is exactly the same as an independent host. Since multiple virtual hosts share the resources of a real host, the hardware costs, network maintenance costs, and communication line costs borne by each virtual host user are greatly reduced.
2. Improve efficiency
In the early stages of website construction, it takes a long time to purchase a server and install the operating system and application software, but renting a virtual host usually only takes a few minutes to activate, because the major domain name registration and query service providers have already realized the e-commerce of the entire business process. You can choose a virtual host that suits your needs and activate it immediately after paying online.
The above is the relevant information about virtual hosting in this issue. If you want to get more knowledge about virtual hosting, please continue to pay attention!
