Shared hosting is a type of web hosting where multiple sites are hosted on a single physical server. This means that multiple users share the resources of a single server.

This entry level hosting is designed to keep the cost down, thereby affording users the ability to get into the online game. Each user is granted a section of the shared server. They share a mail server, MySQL server, disk space, bandwidth, RAM, and CPU.

Shared hosting offers the most economical means to launch a website primarily because the costs of maintaining the server are divided between many users.

This form of web hosting is ideal for starter blogs, small websites and sites that do not require advanced server configurations or that experience high bandwidth usage.

Shared hosting is not adequate for eCommerce sites, high traffic or high bandwidth sites, or sites that are resource intensive. Such sites are better suited for VPS Servers, Semi Dedicate Servers, Dedicated Servers, or Cloud Hosting.