{"id":6,"date":"2006-10-30T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T18:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serverpronto.com\/spu\/2006\/10\/30\/share-your-candy-not-your-web-server\/"},"modified":"2018-11-05T21:12:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T02:12:45","slug":"share-your-candy-not-your-web-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/2006\/10\/share-your-candy-not-your-web-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Not Your Web Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been said that less is more \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but not when less refers to reliability, security, flexibility, and other critical server characteristics. Find out why you may not want to share your server with strangers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As a child, you were probably taught that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good to share \u00e2\u20ac\u201c share your crayons, share your Halloween candy, share your toys. (You may not have agreed, but you at least learned this attitude of generosity was expected.)<\/p>\n

Now that you are an adult, you understand the value of sharing. But sharing is not always a good thing, especially when it comes to Web servers. In fact, sharing can be downright dangerous to your data.<\/p>\n

Shared Server<\/h1>\n

While we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re busting Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s myths, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also address the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153less is more?? clich\u00c3\u00a9. The fact is sometimes less is, well, less. Sure, a shared server can cost less money, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also less in just about every area that counts:<\/p>\n

Less Reliable<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Do you know who your server neighbors are? Do you have any idea what they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing, what applications they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re running or what their bandwidth volumes are? Are you prepared to have your server crash because of what your neighbors do?<\/p>\n

Less Secure<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Shared servers are kind of like having complete strangers for roommates. Yes, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re probably trustworthy, but would you leave your wallet on the kitchen table? How about your customers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 credit card numbers?<\/p>\n

Less Performance<\/strong><\/h6>\n

You know how it is when you try to do two, or more, things at once \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll all get done, but at a much slower pace than if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d just concentrated on one thing at a time. Imagine your home computer is used by you and five of your closest friends \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all at the same time: Even the beefiest rig is bound to bog down. Now imagine your server being used by you and 20 strangers: Slowdowns ahead? Count on it.<\/p>\n

Less Flexibility<\/strong><\/h6>\n

If you had a choice, would you buy a home pre-furnished? Sure, that black and white, striped sofa goes just fine with that Queen Anne chair \u00e2\u20ac\u201c but it just doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t suit your needs (or your tastes). Now translate that experience to the server world. Would you rent a server populated with applications you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t choose? On a shared server, you might have FrontPage extensions you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never use, but, when it comes to installing that specialized shopping cart or blogging software, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re out of luck.<\/p>\n

Less Peace of Mind<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s say you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve come up with a way to turn garbage into gasoline \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d probably feel pretty good about leaving the formula in a lockbox with all the latest security features and to which only you have the key. How would you feel if several other people you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never met also had a key? Even if they were trustworthy by the highest standards, could you be certain that they would care for their keys the way you care for yours? Your slice of a shared server\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard disk may be safe \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you chose a strong password and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enable the applications that might allow a security breach. But did everyone else do the same? Once a hacker has access to one account, he or she has access to all of them.<\/p>\n

Why settle for less? All apologies to Mom, but, for many websites, more is better. Analyze your site\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s needs with the above points in mind \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you may decide that sharing is not all it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cracked up to be. (However, sharing your Halloween candy is still a nice thing to do.<\/p>\n

ServerPronto offers affordable and secure dedicated servers<\/a> and cloud<\/a> hosting service packages.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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