Business Hosting Overview

We understand that navigating the world of web hosting can be overwhelming, with so many options available. Fortunately, we're here to provide guidance and help you make an informed decision. In this guide, we'll provide detailed information about our Business Web Hosting service, which is a popular and trusted choice.

At Hostwinds, we also offer free migration services for those who want to transfer their website to our platform. If you're interested in taking advantage of this service, please visit our Migration Policy page for more information. We'll guide you through the process and make it as seamless as possible for you.

What is Business Web Hosting

Business Web Hosting is a web hosting service where multiple websites are hosted on a single server, sharing its resources such as disk space and bandwidth. However, Business Hosting offers key advantages than our Shared Web Hosting.

If you're looking for an optimized shared hosting environment, our Hostwinds Business Web Hosting is a perfect choice. With LiteSpeed web server, designed to handle high levels of traffic efficiently, you'll experience faster website load times and better overall performance compared to Shared Web Hosting. Business Hosting plans are also hosted on servers with fewer customers per server, meaning fewer shared resources, resulting in faster load times and better overall performance. Plus, with more resources in a shared environment, including additional memory and inodes, Business Hosting offers the perfect balance between affordability and performance.

Hostwinds Business Web Hosting Details

At Hostwinds, our Business Web Hosting packages come with a range of benefits at no additional cost. The main difference between the packages is:

Shared Basic, users can host one (1) domain.
Shared Advanced users can host up to (4) domains
Shared Ultimate, users can host an unlimited number of domains.

However, all of our Business Hosting plans offer the same great features and technical specifications.

Technical Details

At Hostwinds, we offer Business Web Hosting packages that feature powerful Linux servers with SSDs to ensure that your website runs efficiently and securely. Our Hostwinds Tiers of Support are available to assist you whenever you need it, and our Business Web Hosting includes key features to help you get the most out of your website.

cPanel and a one-click login feature from the Client Area management page for easy access.
Softaculous Installer for easy installation of over 400 applications, including WordPress.
Weebly (Basic, but may be upgraded for additional pricing)
A dedicated IP address.
Free SSLs
Unlimited storage
Unlimited MySQL databases
Unlimited Email Accounts
Unlimited FTP Accounts
Unlimited Subdomains
Unmetered bandwidth
Multiple versions of PHP, including 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 (default version), 8.0, and 8.1, and select the version per domain/subdomain.
CGI access (Common Gateway Interface scripts)

All Hostwinds Business Web Hosting plans are equipped with the following information, which cannot be altered, in addition to the aforementioned features:

The web server utilizes Litespeed optimization.
The maximum number of accounts allowed on a server is 50.
The PHP memory limit is set at 512MB per cPanel (the maximum threshold for how much memory a PHP script is allowed to use)
Physical Memory Usage is set to 512 MB (a measure of the actual amount of RAM being used by a system)
A maximum of 250 emails per hour on every shared service
Parked domains are disabled.
iNode limits are set to 600,000.
Up to 10 entry processes (simultaneous connections that a website can handle at one time)
Up to 25 Processes (number of system processes that a website can use at once)
100% CPU Usage of 1 CPU
1024 IOPS
Disk I/O Usage 4MB/s

After purchasing a Business Web Hosting package successfully, you will receive details regarding the service through the email address that you used to register.

If you require admin privileges or root access to the server, please note that our business hosting services do not include these features. In such cases, we highly recommend that you consider our VPS or dedicated server options, which can provide you with the necessary level of control.

Checkout Expectations

Adding a Domain

To ensure the smooth operation of your cPanel, Hostwinds requires a primary domain to be selected during checkout. Rest assured, this doesn't mean you have to register a new domain with us if you haven't already done so. It simply means you need to associate a domain with your Business Web Hosting purchase.

Adding your domain is a breeze - just click on "Select Domain" and enter the domain name you want to use. If you wish to register the domain (if available), click "Add to Cart." Alternatively, if you would like to proceed with transferring, select "Transfer My Domain." To confirm that your domain has been added correctly, check that it appears next to your web hosting package and as a separate line item in your cart at the bottom of the checkout page if you are registering or transferring.

We want to make sure that you are aware that our Business Web Hosting plans do not include domain registration costs as part of our packages. However, we're here to help make things easy for you! At Hostwinds, we offer domain name registration and transfers to make your life simpler. By registering or transferring your domain to Hostwinds, you can easily manage your hosting and domain registrations all in one place.

You can register or transfer your domain to Hostwinds before, during, or after your Business Hosting order at any time. To register or transfer your domain, simply visit our registration portal here. And don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions - we're always here to assist you!

Backups

At Hostwinds, we believe that backups are always crucial, regardless of your hosting provider. That's why we include backups as an additional feature during checkout by default. If you want to learn more about our Shared Hosting backups, we have a comprehensive guide available for you. Check out our "Shared and Business Hosting Backups" and "Backups Retention Periods" pages to find out more about this feature.

Upgradable Options

At Hostwinds, we offer a variety of upgradable options to support your growing needs, whatever they may be. These options include

We're always here to assist you with any migration needs for managed services. Please be aware that we can't migrate to Windows operating systems from our Business Web Hosting since it's Linux based. Nevertheless, we're more than willing to assist you with any of your Linux-based hosting needs. Please note that there may be additional licensing charges if necessary.