Virtual Web Servers

The most common form of a virtual dedicated server are Virtual Web Servers. There has been an increasing popularity of virtual servers due to its lower costs and ease of management.

Web hosting companies tend to favour using virtual servers to host domains for their clients to reduce the number of physical servers they need to manage but as well as its flexible characteristics. Consumers wanting to purchase a domain for personal reasons usually don’t use all the resources that an individual web server can provide. This said, web hosting companies partition their servers into multiple web servers to reduce the cost for their clients, benefiting clients, as well as increasing their profits as they are able to sell multiple virtual servers.

Companies that manage their own web servers also turn to the use of virtual servers. The key factor to their use is its ability to turn one server into multiple web servers, which are similar reasons why web hosting companies use Virtual Web Servers. Typically a live version of the web server and a test web server are located within the same physical server. Since the servers are independent of each other, tests can be carried out on the virtual test server for flaws without affecting the performance of the live web server.

Installation

The first step in installing a virtual web server is choosing a network server, either being with a Windows or Linux operating system. It is important to note that using a .NET framework requires the Windows operating system to be installed. You then need to install virtual machine software, typically VMware is the most popular software used. Once installed, install the web server on each partition of the server that is going to be used.

For small businesses it is recommended using an apache to host your Virtual Web Servers.

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