What kind og web hosting is best for you?

What is shared hosting?
Shared hosting is the most common type of budget web hosting. You are hosted on a
server with different websites, that you share the server with. One abusive site can slow down the whole server, and on an unsecured server, a malicious user can gain access to your files. The number of sites hosted on a server depends on the web host, and the size of the plans. Users on shared servers often experience slow speeds, due to overselling. Many shared server web hosts oversell their servers.

What is reseller hosting?
Reseller hosting is very similar to shared hosting. Reseller hosting takes place on a shared server. The difference between shared and reseller hosting is that with a reseller account, you can create shared hosting accounts. Depending on the host, you can create an unlimited number of shared users, but of course you cannot use more space and bandwidth than you are alloted. With reseller hosting, you can start your own web hosting business, give hosting away to friends, or make many accounts for yourself. Overselling can still be an issue with reseller hosting, because you still share the server with other resellers and shared hosting users.

What is a VPS?
A VPS is a virtual private server. Also known sometimes as a VDS, or virtual dedicated server.A VPS is very similar to a dedicated server, except that you are still sharing the server with other users.However, with a VPS, you are in an isolated environment. Each VPS user has its own partition of the server,and therefore an abusive user does not effect other users on the VPS. You get root access to the server, and can install your own software. You also have the ability to create reseller accounts. With a VPS, you can do
everything that shared and reseller hosting users can, as well as complete control over your slice of the server.

What is a dedicated server?
A dedicated server is very similar to a VPS, except that you get the full server.
You get full root access and complete control over it. With a dedicated server, however, comes a lot of responsibility. You need to make sure that the server is fully secure. A managed server means that the company you are getting the dedicated server from will manage it for you, but the amount of management that you receive depends on the company. If you are interested in a managed server, you should ask the host ahead of time about the amount of management that they will provide.

What is colocation?
I won't go to much into depth here, because I have no experience with colocation. With
colocation, you own a server and you pay a datacenter to hold it for you. They will provide the space in the datacenter, bandwidth, IP addresses, etc. Some hosting companies that offer colocation provide on-site staff,but others will require you to have your own staff.