Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is a style of hosting where you share one server with other customers. Administration of the server you are on is done by the hosting company and you are only given access to your own account. The advantages of this kind of hosting is that it is significantly cheaper than renting or owning your own server and is very efficient for small or low activity sites. The disadvantage is that disruptive activities, whether they are intentional or not, by other accounts on the same server will also be disruptive towards your own account as well. While the hosting company will do their best to prevent any disruptions of service, they generally happen more often in a shared environment. The general rule of thumb is to consider the other accounts on the server when you're doing anything that may be disruptive the services of the server.

A Small Orange's Shared Plans∞

Tiny

• 75MB of disk space
• 3GB of bandwidth
• $25 per year
• $15 for 6 months

Small

• 400MB of disk space
• 10GB of bandwidth
• $5 per month
• $50 per year (2 month discount)

Medium

• 1000MB of disk space
• 25GB of bandwidth
• $10 per month
• $100 per year (2 month discount)

Large

• 2500MB of disk space
• 60GB of bandwidth
• $20 per month
• $200 per year (2 month discount)

Super

• 4500MB of disk space
• 100GB of bandwidth
• $30 per month
• $300 per year (2 month discount)