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*What is the difference between a Virtual Hosting and Virtual Servers?* Are you stuck with just Web hosting? Take 30 seconds to learn what you're missing. It could be the smartest 30 seconds you spend today! There are essentially two types of hosting solutions available: Virtual Hosting and Virtual Servers. Though the terms seem similar, the underlying functionality of the two solutions is very different. Your Internet site is very likely an integral part of your business, therefore understanding the differences between Virtual Hosting and Virtual Servers can have a significant impact on your hosting decision. A decision that can be as important as choosing what content you place on your site. Web Hosting solutions consist of two components, namely: The hardware (such as the CPU, memory, disk drives, etc); The software (i.e. the web, ftp, and pop servers, the e-mail gateway, and any third-party applications such as CGI scripts). In a "Virtual Hosting" environment both the hardware and the software are configured and customised by the site administrators. Therefore, the client is left with little to no control over how his or her Internet Services behave. This kind of inflexible solution simply shares the single set of software applications on the physical server. The client in effect, has only "sub-letted" software resources controlled and maintained by someone else! In a true "Virtual Server" environment only the hardware is controlled and maintained by the site administrators. The software (i.e. the web, ftp, and pop services, as well as the SMTP gateway) is completely autonomous and affords the client complete flexibility, control, and power over how his or her Internet services behave. How is this accomplished? The root physical server is multiplexed or "partitioned" into many Virtual Servers. Each Virtual Server can be configured and customised at the discretion of the client. It is far superior to the simple "Virtual Hosting" solution so many vendors offer on the Internet today. By choosing a Spirit Server- you choose control, you choose flexibility, you choose power. Is your web site currently being virtually hosted? Chances are yes. Almost all Internet Presence Providers only provide simple Virtual Hosting solutions for their clients. compare the capabilities of your current web site to those of an Spirit Server Virtual Server System. If you find that your current hosting solution has less "Yes's" than "No's", you are using a solution inferior to what you would enjoy as an Spirit Server client. Is there a Difference? When asked the question, 'What's the difference between Virtual Servers and Virtual Hosting?', nearly 90% of the respondents think there is no difference. The fact is, that couldn't be further from the truth! These two terms may sound similar, but the power, functionality, and value of the two products are worlds apart. Your Web site is an important part of your business, so you should understandthe difference between Virtual Servers and Virtual Hosting. Once you understand exactly what Virtual Servers offers you in terms of services, value, and price, the choice will be an easy one to make. *What's Wrong With Virtual Hosting?* Nearly 99% of Web hosting companies use an outdated technology called Virtual Hosting to put your Web site online. The hardware and the software responsible for your online success are controlled by a site administrator who is the only person who can modify the way your Web site is setup and configured. Unfortunately, you have little or no control over the way your Web server, FTP server, and mail services behave. With a Virtual Hosting solution, you're just like a tenant in an over-crowded apartment building, and the landlord not only tells you how to behave, but also controls the success of your business. *The Spirit Servers Difference* Now imagine a complete and true Virtual Server Environment, where you don't have to worry about the server hardware costs or maintenance, but where you do have complete control over how your server functions -including your Web server, FTP services, POP mail, SMTP mail, Autoreply, online databases, and more! Our revolutionary Virtual Server environment gives you the power to compete in a fast-paced and ever-changing virtual world. Best of all, it gives you complete control over your online success, but in a straight forward and easy way. Become Your Own ISP! In essence, you can become your own Virtual ISP, since you now have the power to add your own Email accounts, FTP accounts, Email aliases, autoresponders, passwords, CGIs, Perl scripts, log files, and more. Back on the old Virtual Hosting solution, you'd need to have your administrator add your email accounts, and if someone already took the name that you wanted (sales@yourcompany.com, for example), you'd be stuck with a less attractive email name. On a Virtual Server, you can add unlimited email accounts, and name them whatever you want, with 24 hours, 7 day-a-week access to your Virtual Server through a standard telnet connection, or over the Web with our exclusive Virtual Administrator. Customers Will PAY YOU to Host Them! One of the most incredible features of our Virtual Server is the ability for you to offer Virtual Hosting on your VServer! You can provide to others what you've been buying all along! You have the power to add multiple domain names to your VServer, each resolving to their own unique directory of your Web server, with their own unique CGI-BIN directories, with their own log files, and with their own usernames and passwords! By offering Virtual Hosting, you can actually make money with your Web server, rather than just give your money away to your ISP. *Simple Enough for Beginners, Strong Enough for Experts* If you're new to Web server technologies, don't worry. You Server comes ready-to-use and pre-configured for standard Web serving applications. You just build your Web site (with FrontPage 2000 or any other HTML editor) and you're online! But if you're an expert who wants even more control, now you can telnet into your server to change your own file permission's, add custom CGIs and programs, set up cron jobs, add virtual hosts, edit configuration files, include additional MIME types, analyse log files, manage email accounts, and finally, be free of restrictive virtual hosting. You'll have dedicated server power, at virtual hosting prices! Do you want to know Hosting true cost?! If you are currently being surcharged for bandwidth usage, you should carefully consider what is the true price for your web site. Unlike many hosting companies, Spirit Servers does not have an extra surcharge for bandwidth usage. Spirit Servers keeps it simple so you know what your bill will be each and every month. So why should you be concerned about the extra charges that some hosting companies have? The following explanation should provide you with a good understanding of how important it is to understand the true cost of hosting your web site. Even a small web site usually has at least 10 pages of content. Almost all pages contain more than just an .html file such as .gifs or .jpeg graphic files. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to assume that each page will require a minimum of five hits* (one for the .html file and four for graphics) which is roughly equivalent to 50 kilobytes per page. If your site has just 10 pages, each visitor must download about 500 kilobytes to view your site. If your current hosting company limits you to 1-3 gigs of transfer per month (which a lot of companies do), your web site will only be able to service 5,000 visitors a month. After that point you will be billed an extra 0.10+ cents per additional megabyte of transfer. Therefore, if you've an additional 5,000 visitors to your site, each of who view all ten pages of your web site (for a total of 10,000 visitors), you will incur an additional $250. An extra $250 per 5,000 visitors is a high price to pay for traffic! Keep in mind, that amount will continue to accumulate until the end of the month. Literally, the bottom line is that it is important to understand the true price of your hosting service. Spirit Servers makes it easy, without having extra surcharge for bandwidth usage, so that you know you are getting a good deal at the beginning and at the end of the month. It's Your Move So make the move from virtual hosting to a true Virtual Server by ordering your Spirit Server system today. Our prices start at just $159 per month, and for a limited time, we'll waive the setup fee(s) if you're switching from a previous provider. Don't settle for standard Web hosting. Demand a Spirit Server! 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