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| andyj00 Member
 
 Joined: 4 Feb 2008
 Posts: 39
 
 | # Posted: 3 Mar 2008 17:28 Reply
 
 Whats the difference between Dedicated IP Domain Hosting and Shared IP Domain Hosting?
 
 Thanks.
 Andy
 
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| pcwork Member
 
 Joined: 12 Aug 2006
 Posts: 1627
 
 | # Posted: 3 Mar 2008 20:02 Reply
 
 For dedicated IP, you have a IP address assigned to your website, hosting account . For shared IP , a number of websites have the same IP address.
 
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| andyj00 Member
 
 Joined: 4 Feb 2008
 Posts: 39
 
 | # Posted: 5 Mar 2008 10:36 Reply
 
 But whats the benefits of the dedicated IP? Is it better than shared IP? Whats the disadvantage of shared?
 
 Thanks.
 Andy
 
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| Vishal P. Rao 
   Joined: 23 Jun 2005
 Posts: 933
 
 | # Posted: 5 Mar 2008 23:14 Reply
 
 In a shared IP, as many websites share the same IP, there is a risk of search engines banning the IP if a website or group of websites belonging to the same IP indulge in non-ethical SEO practices. This is an assumption among SEO experts.
 
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| Williamjr Member
 
 Joined: 28 Mar 2008
 Posts: 4
 
 | # Posted: 28 Mar 2008 12:21 Reply
 
 Hi,
 Basic difference between dedicated IP and shared IP is that dedicated IP is a specific IP address for a single site only while shared IP is a specific IP address for multiple sites. Like i am using dedicated IP of"drupalvaluehosting.org" for my site which means DVH has allocated a specific IP to my site.
 
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| stevesh Member
 
 Joined: 3 Apr 2008
 Posts: 1
 
 | # Posted: 3 Apr 2008 11:44 Reply
 
 Also, if you are selling from your website, you'll need an SSL certificate, which requires a dedicated IP address.
 
 
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