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What is Web Hosting Plus?

Web Hosting Plus is Linux Hosting (with cPanel), but with the power and resources of a private server without the need for a server administrator. Otherwise it's the same cPanel experience as shared hosting.

What's the difference between Linux Hosting, Web Hosting Plus, and a VPS?

  • Shared hosting is an inexpensive way to get your sites up on the web.
  • A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is more powerful, but costs more than shared hosting, and requires experience with server administration.
  • Web Hosting Plus is a balance between the two, offering the power of a VPS with the ease of shared hosting.

You can use this chart to see the major differences between each type of Linux hosting:

Linux HostingWeb Hosting PlusVPS Hosting
Level of technical skillsBasicBasicAdvanced - knowledge of WHM and Linux command line needed
Suited forBasic websites, low resource applicationsE-commerce, high traffic or data-intensive sites and applicationsResource intensive web apps, full control of the server, ability to customize
Site VisitorsLow to moderateHighHigh
PlatformLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)LAMPLAMP (Can install and use others such as NGINX, Node.js, Ruby on Rails)
Control PanelcPanelcPanelcPanel and WHM
Support24/7 Standard Support24/7 Standard SupportSelf-Managed, Managed, or Fully-Managed
Root AccessNoNoYes
Dedicated IP AddressNo13 or more
Snapshot BackupsNoNoYes

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