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The Hosting Guide -> Web Hosting FAQ -> What is Virtual Hosting?

What is Virtual Hosting?

Answer

Virtual Web Hosting refers to process that allow multiple domains hosted on one computer. Virtual hosting also called Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Virtual Dedicated Sever (VDS). Virtual hosting allows you to host multiple domain names on one server with low monthly rental.

There are two methods of accomplishing virtual hosting: named based virtual hosting and IP based virtual hosting

Name based Virtual Hosting

Name based web hosting technique used for virtual web hosting service. Name based virtual hosting support different domain names. For name based virtual hosting you need to configure DNS server. In DNS server you must need to designate the IP address and then configure Apache server to recognize the different hostnames. When clients requesting for domain name the request sent to HTTP using your web server.

IP based Virtual Hosting

IP based web hosting technique used for virtual web hosting service. IP based virtual hosting require IP address to recognize the correct virtual host to server. For IP based hosting you need to have separate IP address for each site hosted on a single computer.
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