A common issue when hosting a website on a shared server is: do you need to use a dedicated IP address. Why not just stick with the shared IP address? A dedicated one offers many advantages, but let\u2019s look at the definitions first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
IP \u2014 Internet Protocol<\/strong> \u2014 a unique address given to each computer connected to a network. It used to identify a location of a specific machine or a website. In our case, your website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A shared IP address is a single address shared by multiple websites on a single web server. A dedicated IP address used by just one website, which can then accessed either by its domain name or directly by its IP address.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A common issue when hosting a website on a shared server is: do you need to use a dedicated IP address. Why not just stick with the shared IP address?…<\/p>\nThe upsides of a dedicated IP address:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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When you want to check how the website is going to look, you can simply do so through your IP address. There\u2019s no need to spend time changing the DNS settings for the domain name.<\/li>\r\n
Some applications and scripts require a dedicated IP address.<\/li>\r\n
In case you plan on hosting an online store or some other kind of e-commerce, and you\u2019re going to handle payments directly, without third-party services, you will need a dedicated IP address and an SSL certificate for security reasons. A dedicated address will make your customers feel a lot safer.<\/li>\r\n
A user that shares an IP address with you gets blacklisted or even banned for spamming, and that endangers your e-mail service too. If you use a dedicated IP, your service is completely safe from such risk.<\/li>\r\n
We now support the installation of multiple SSL certificates on a shared IP address. But multiple SLL certificates on a shared address can cause issues with older versions of some browsers. Using a dedicated IP helps avoid such problems.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"