Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A shared web
hosting service or virtual hosting service or derive host refers to a
web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server
connected to the Internet. Each site "sits" on its own partition, or
section/place on the server, to keep it separate from other sites. This
is generally the most economical option for hosting, as many people
share the overall cost of server maintenance. The hosting service must
inclu*e system administration since it is shared by many users; this is
a benefit for users who do not want to deal with it, but a hindrance to
power users who want more control. In general shared hosting will be
inappropriate for users who require extensive software development
outside what the hosting provider supports. Almost all applications
intended to be on a standard web server work fine with a shared web
hosting service.