Web hosting
Shopping for a hosting company
When shopping for a hosting company, you need to look at the factors that determine the best host. Here are some of them.
Cost
cPanel
MySQL version
PCI compliance
php version
SSL certificate
WordPress requirements
As of January 26, 2017:
- PHP version 7 or greater
- MySQL version 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.0 or greater
- HTTPS support
Selected hosts
DreamHost
InMotion
For PCI compliance, VPS hosting (or above) plans are required. Here are the details as of January 26, 2017:
| VPS-1000HA-S | VPS-2000HA-S | VPS-3000HA-S |
|---|---|---|
| Regular $44.99 / month
Promotional $29.99 /month (for 1 year) |
Regular $84.99 / month
Promotional $49.99 /month (for 1 year) |
Regular $154.99 / month
Promotional $74.99 /month (for 1 year) |
| Multiple websites | Multiple websites | Multiple websites |
| 75GB Web space | 150GB Web space | 260GB Web space |
| PCI compliant | PCI compliant | PCI compliant |
According to InMotion, their plans have MySQL version 5.6 and php version 5.6. They have a php version switcher allows you to switch between PHP 5.3-5.6 and also PHP 7.
SiteGround
SiteGround offers three Shared Hosting plans. Here are the details as of January 26, 2017:
| StartUp | GrowBig | GoGeek |
|---|---|---|
| Regular $9.95 / month
Promotional $3.95 /month (first invoice) |
Regular $14.95 / month
Promotional $7.95 /month (first invoice) |
Regular $29.95 / month
Promotional $14.95 /month (first invoice) |
| One website | Multiple websites | Multiple websites |
| 10GB Web space | 20GB Web space | 30GB Web space |
| Not PCI compliant | Not PCI compliant | PCI compliant |
According to SiteGround, their Shared Hosting plans have MySQL version 5.6 and php versions 5.5 up to 7.1. They discontinued support for 5.2 and 5.3 but you could still use them. They use cPanel version 58.