We believe that installing and running WordPress on a shared server is more advantageous in terms of security, maintainability, and speed. We will explain the reasons for this.
WordPress can be run on a variety of servers
There are two main types of servers
1 Shared servers
A shared server is a server with a pre-defined OS and software configuration installed and maintained by the server company, under which multiple users upload their site data and display their websites.
Changes to the software configuration and operating system of the server itself are either not possible or severely restricted, and users are not given the authority (Root privilege) on the server to do so.
2 Dedicated server (or virtual dedicated server)
A dedicated server is a type of server where you rent the entire server machine or the virtual server itself (allocated to multiple users as an independent OS environment).
In this type of server, users are given root privileges and can freely configure the server environment by updating the server’s OS and installing various software itself.
Disadvantages of running WordPress on a dedicated server (or virtual private server) VPS, etc.
1 WordPress is already optimized to run on common shared servers.
WordPress requires only Apache (HTML transmitting software), Mysql (database software), and PHP (programming language running on Apache) to run.
It is a very popular CMS that has already been optimized to run on many shared servers without any problems.
On the other hand, a dedicated server, which requires configuration of the server itself, requires a lot of time and effort to build from scratch, and FTP connections are often not available by default.
Also, while PHP updates can be easily switched with a single click on many shared servers, dedicated servers require uninstalling the old version of PHP and installing a new version, which increases maintenance costs.
2Security of the server itself needs to be considered and maintained.
With a dedicated server, in addition to the security of WordPress itself, you will also need to be vigilant about the security of the server itself and configure the server’s security software.
This will increase your maintenance costs, as you will need to configure IP tables, WAF settings, and regular updates to the OS, Apache, Mysql, PHP, and so on.
3WordPress will run more slowly.
As a general rule, dedicated servers such as VPS have low computer specifications compared to their highly customizable nature. This can slow down the site.
In addition, the site display speed may decrease rapidly if the OS is not restarted regularly as processes accumulate.
Since WordPress is a very popular CMS, server companies are competing with each other to improve the processing speed of WordPress on shared servers.
We recommend that you use a fast shared server for your WordPress site.
If you are building a WordPress-only site, you may find that a shared server such as Xserver, Lolipopp, or Sakura Internet is easier to maintain, easier to maintain, and faster, and there is little advantage to using a dedicated server. It is also possible to run a WordPress subdomain type multisite on many of the shared servers.
Except in special cases, such as if you need a program to run on top of the server itself, such as Python, or if you are building your own software on the server that runs multiple special batch processes, etc., and you need to host your WordPress site on the same server as a sub of that software, We recommend that you use a shared server to run your WordPress site.
