A shared web hosting service is a web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. The overall cost of server maintenance is spread over many customers. By using shared hosting, the website will share a physical server with one or more other websites.

Hosting, in its most generic sense, is a service through which storage and computing resources are providing to an individual or organization for the accommodation and maintenance of one or more websites and related services.

A host may receive a higher base pay per hour than a server, but they rarely receive tips. A server earns a base amount hourly plus any tips received for their service.

WordPress hosting is a shared hosting service that has been optimized for WordPress sites. At the basic level, it operates like any other hosting type – it provides website owners server space and resources to store and publish their website files.

A VPS—or virtual private server—is a virtual machine that provides virtualized server resources on a physical server that is shared with other users. With VPS hosting, you get dedicated server space with a reserved amount of resources, offering greater control and customization than shared hosting.