Shared or Static IP Web Hosting Comparisons
Of the many terms associated with web hosting, the IP address is one of the most important.There are basically two types of IP addresses, the shared and static IP type addresses.You have a better understanding of these terms only after you have appreciated the actual meaning of IP addresses.
Basically, IP address is used to address all the sites of the internet.This means that instead of typing the website URL, typing the IP address will lead you to the site as well.Four discreet block of numbers which are separated by periods constitute an IP address.A few examples of IP addresses are 64.191.62.74 and 192.168.0.1.
However not all websites have specific IP addresses allotted to it.If all sites used individual IP addresses, there is a chance of there being no IP addresses to use anymore in the future.There are thus many sites using a single IP address in individual servers.
When two websites share the same IP addresses, we have a shared IP address.In such cases, when one person looks for the first website, and arrives at the server of the websites, the server realizes which website the person is looking for, and sends the required page to the person.
A static IP address is the IP address allocated to sites that have its own IP address, which is not shared with anyone else in the web hosting world.It is possible to reach a website with a static IP address with only its IP address.
It is however not possible to reach sites with a shared IP address only by typing its IP address.It is possible for the server to direct you to such websites only if you mention the domain name of the website you are looking for.It is however better to use web hosts offering static IP addresses if you require more security for your website.
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