What the cPanel plans give a PHP site
The cPanel plans run PHP 8.3, MariaDB and NVMe storage, with a one-click installer in the control panel and a daily backup you can restore from it. We host the platform; you install and manage the application, whether that is WordPress or another PHP site. The aim is a site that needs little attention in a normal week, and a team you can ask when it does. Support answers in English.
What sits behind the installer
PHP 8.3 with OPcache
A current PHP release with OPcache switched on, so your PHP application, its themes and plugins run on a supported runtime. Check plugin compatibility before you move an older site.
NVMe storage
NVMe drives instead of SATA keep database queries and media uploads quick, which is where PHP sites usually feel slow.
Free SSL
Let's Encrypt certificates are issued and renewed for your domains without any manual step.
Daily backups
Files and database are backed up every day, and you restore from cPanel in a few clicks.
One-click install
The cPanel installer lets you set up an application such as WordPress yourself, so you start from a working site and not from an empty server.
DDoS filtering, WAF on request
L3/L4 DDoS protection is included on every plan. A WAF with OWASP rules, rate limiting and bot filtering is a CyberSecurity service that the included hours can cover.
The stack behind a PHP site
Each component is chosen and tested for PHP applications such as WordPress, so you begin with a working configuration and change it only when you want to.
- PHP 8.3 with OPcache, plus JIT
- MariaDB 10.11 for the application database
- Redis available for object caching
- Works with LiteSpeed Cache or WP Rocket
- wp-cli over SSH on plans with SSH access
- Yoast and Rank Math SEO plugins supported
- Optional Cloudflare CDN in front of the site
- Optional EV SSL certificate
WooCommerce for shops you run yourself
A shop usually needs payment, invoicing and shipping plugins on top of WooCommerce itself. The hosting runs them; choosing and configuring them is up to you or your developer, and included hours can go to PHP work where a plugin needs custom code.
- Payment plugins for Stripe, PayPal and card payments
- Invoicing plugins that add VAT to invoices from your own shop
- Shipping and courier plugins of your choice
- VAT settings configured in your own shop for cross-border sales
- Cookie and consent plugins that support GDPR requirements
- Plugins you install and configure yourself
When shared cPanel is no longer enough
cPanel hosting fits most business sites and small shops. Some projects outgrow it, and the plan types are there for that moment.
- A shop with a large catalogue and heavy search: a VPS gives you root access and room to tune the database and cache layers.
- Headless WordPress with a Next.js front end: a VPS or dedicated server can run both, with Docker if you want it.
- Custom plugins that need background workers or queues: root access makes them possible.
- An agency hosting many client sites with its own deployment pipeline: start on a VPS and use the included DevOps hours to set the pipeline up.
What is not included
These limits are worth knowing before you choose, so that the plan matches what you expect from it.
- We host the platform; WordPress is not a product we sell, and you install and manage it yourself.
- We do not write your theme or plugins. Programming work is paid from the included hours or billed separately.
- We do not promise a page speed score. Caching, image handling and plugin choices still decide how fast a site feels.
- Updating WordPress core, themes and plugins stays with you or your developer, unless you spend included hours on it. The entry cPanel plans include no service hours; they start from the cPanel Advanced plan.
Start with a cPanel plan
Pick a cPanel plan, install your PHP application from the control panel and ask our team to move an existing site across; migration is free.
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