Best web hosting companies (PHP/MySQL/Linux)

With hundreds of web hosting companies offering all kinds of hosting plans, it has become challenging to find balance between price, features, performance and support. On this page you will find a selection of well rounded hosts we recommend for hosting b2evolution as well as any other web site including blogs, forums, galleries, CMS pages as well as e-commerce/shopping carts. See our recommendations & more info below:

Top 10 recommended web hosts - May 2012

Web HostHosting companyPrice
/mo.
Dom.
name
Disk
space
Transfer
/mo.
RatingReviews
InMotion $3.48
Limited Time Special Offer

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

Best for Businesses

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iPage $2.95
Click on the iPage logo to get the special promo price!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

100% Wind Powered

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JustHost $3.75
Click on the JustHost logo to get the Special US Promo price!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

Money Back Anytime!

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FatCow $3.15
Click on the FatCow logo to get the special promo price!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

100% Wind Energy

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WebHosting Hub $3.95
Click on the hub logo to get the special promo price!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

Blog special

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HostGator $3.71
Use coupon code b2evolution25 to get 25% OFF when you order!

$15

UnlimitedUnlimited*****

Pay Monthly

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BlueHost $4.95
To get the SPECIAL PRICE, just click on the BlueHost logo!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited****+

Trusted Since 1996!

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Green Geeks $4.95
$4.25 per month with coupon code B2E25!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited****+

Green Energy!

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HostMonster $3.95
To get the SPECIAL PRICE, just click on the HostMonster logo!

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited****+

Best platform

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Yahoo! Hosting $7.46
Click on the logo to get the $7.46 price for 3 months

Free

UnlimitedUnlimited***+-

Well known brand

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Disclaimer: Some of these hosts will pay us a commission if you sign up through this page. This commission is reinvested in the development of the b2evolution software. Thank you for your support.

About web hosting

In order for your website to be accessible by your visitors on the Internet, you need to host it with a webhost, i-e a company that has web servers connected to the internet 24x7. Web hosting companies have thousands of such servers in data centers. For futher details, please see Web hosting explained »

Those servers can be dedicated to a specific site ("dedicated servers" - which is expensive) or shared between several clients and web sites (which is much more affordable). This is called "shared web hosting". All offers on this page are shared hosting.

Our hosting selection

The drawback of shared hosting is that if the hosting company shares too few servers between too many clients, then your site could become dramatically slow. This can be acceptable to some level if your primary concern is price (see our cheap hosting page). However, studies have shown that if your home page takes more than 10 seconds to load, visitors will start to abandon your site. On this top 10, we restricted our selection to companies capable of delivering professional speed & quality hosting services.

Our process for selecting, evaluating and ranking web hosting companies and their offers includes:

  • Reputation. We have reviewed all well known web hosting companies as well as the ones suggested by our users. Please use our feedback form to submit your own suggestions.
  • Popularity. We have reviewed all the web hosting companies frequently used by b2evolution powered sites.
  • Speed. For our web hosting reviews, we set up private test sites in order to verify the specs beyond the ads. In many instances we also have public hosting test sites (you'll find them in each review), where you can also check for yourself how responsive the host is while browsing through a typical modern blog/CMS site.
  • Reliability & uptime. No host is really 99.99% perfect here. However, all hosts rated 4 stars or more are in the top performers regarding uptime.
  • Features. Many hosts are loaded with features you don't need. In other cases you may need something very specific or advanced that only a few hosts will offer (SSH access for example). All hosts on this page have the standard features you expect from a modern web hosting company: PHP, Perl, MySQL, control panel and email, all that on your own domain, of course.
  • Support. This is tricky to evaluate. Because the quality of support sometimes varies from one support representative to the next, we kindly ask you to share your experience in the comments section for your host. Unfortunately this also attracts fake comments (sometimes from competitors, sometimes from the hosts themselves). We try to moderate but we reckon this is not 100% failsafe.

A note about Price: we constantly try to find the best coupons or to secure special deals with hosting companies in order to bring you the best prices for each of these hosting offers. Sometimes, however, those prices are valid for a limited time only and it may happen that the promo has expired when you try to take advantage of it. If this happens, please let us know so we can update the site ASAP. In the meantime, grab the good offers while they last & enjoy!

Hosting offers with details





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Domain Forever

$ 3.48/mo *****
Best for Businesses

InMotion

Click here to get the Special Price!

« Your web site deserves the best. Our easy to use business class web hosting combines all the features you need with top technical support, enterprise hardware, and our corporate commitment to quality.

Free Setup • 1 click b2evo install • 90 day Money Back Guarantee • Award Winning 24/7 Support • Business Class Email • Detailed Site Statistics • Easy to use Control Panel

Our certified technicians will help you every step of the way. »

InMotion review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free domain (for life)

$ 2.95/mo *****
100% Wind Powered

iPage

« At iPage, we have a team of folks who think about nothing but the customer experience and our user interfaces. Every month, we launch something to make it easier for you to use our services. And, we do loads of user testing and surveys to identify and address our customers' "pain points."

Free point & click site builder including Free online store • Free Marketing Suite • Free Security Suite • Unlimited MySQL Databases • Unlimited emails • Unlimited Domains Hosted • Easy install of many scripts including b2evolution

When you contact us, you'll almost always be in touch with one of our North American agents in less than two minutes. You'll also be dealing with someone who has passed a variety of tests and meets our quality standards. Plus, you'll receive a survey that helps us assess whether or not you had a great experience. »

iPage review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Domain For Life

$ 3.75/mo *****
Money Back Anytime!

JustHost

« Affordable price plans, secure servers, first class 24/7 technical support and a wide range of features make hosting your website with Just Host the obvious choice. Just Host are dedicated to providing their customers with the most reliable web hosting service possible.

Anytime Money Back Guarantee • Unlimited Domains • Unlimited E-Mail Accounts • Unlimited MySQL Databases • FREE Site Builder • FREE Domain for Life • FREE Instant Setup

From the business owner to the individual who desires full functionality on a small budget, Just Host provides your complete web hosting solution»

JustHost review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free domain name

$ 3.15/mo *****
100% Wind Energy

FatCow

« Since 1998 the FatCow Web Hosting plan has provided reliable hosting services for individuals and businesses. Whether you're looking for a small business web host or domain name for you business — FatCow has the service and experienced team to support you!

Unlimited MySQL Databases • Unlimited emails • Unlimited Domains Hosted • Website Builder • Shopping cart • Easy install of many scripts

Our offices and our data centers are all 100% powered by wind energy. You can be proud that the machines hosting your website & email are fully eco-friendly! »

FatCow review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Domain included!

$ 3.95/mo *****
Blog special

WebHosting Hub

« The easiest way to get online! Get Web Hosting Hub and get reliable hosting at a budget price with 24/7 world class technical support. Great platform including b2evolution recommended suPHP setup for optimal blogging experience.

Unlimited Domains • Unlimited E-Mail Accounts • Unlimited MySQL Databases • FREE Site Builder • FREE Domain for Life • Award winning support

Web Hosting Hub's combination of great features and reasonable price has made us popular with first time web site owners and long time veterans. Great hosting at a great price! »

WebHostingHub review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Setup

$ 3.71/mo *****
Pay Monthly

HostGator

Use coupon code b2evolution25 to get 25% OFF when you order!

« Over 3 million domains rely on HostGator, shouldn't you? No extra costs, no overage fees, unlimited disk space and bandwidth on all shared web hosting plans from just $4.95/mth. True 99.9% uptime with in-house support makes a winning combination for your website's needs.

Free Setup1 click b2evo install • SSH • 24/7/365 phone / live chat support • 99.9% uptime • 45-day money back guarantee • 130% Powered by Wind Energy

Starting a new website? HostGator provides 4,500+ design templates and a free site builder. Already have a web site? HostGator offers a free transfer service. »

HostGator review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Domain Forever

$ 4.95/mo ****+
Trusted Since 1996!

BlueHost

Click here to get the Special Price!

« Our professional Web Hosting plans include all the features you are looking for at the best possible price.

Free Setup1 click b2evo installHost Unlimited Domains on 1 Account • 24/7 Superb / Responsive Sales / Support • 2 500 POP/Imap Email Accounts • SSH (Secure Shell)

You already have a domain name or web site?
Great! We'll help you setup your domain to work on Bluehost and more... »

BlueHost review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer

$ 4.95/mo ****+
Green Energy!

Green Geeks

$4.25 per month with coupon code B2E25!

« Green Geeks provides 300% green energy web hosting with each hosting plan. Our expert Green Geeks’ team are friendly, accessible and are as committed to our clients as we are toward protecting our environment.

Whether you are new to web hosting or if you want to move your existing web site to our green hosting service, we’re here to help you every step of the way. »

GreenGeeks review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Domain Forever

$ 3.95/mo ****+
Best platform

HostMonster

Click here to get the Special Price!

« From the business owner to the individual who desires full functionality on a small budget, HostMonster provides your complete web hosting solution.

Free Setup • 1 click b2evo install • Host unlimited domains • 30-Day Money Back Guarantee • SSH (Secure Shell)

HostMonster has been providing hosting solutions to thousands of business and personal web sites since 1996. Our internet hosting package helps you get high-power at a fraction of the cost. »

HostMonster Review »





Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Transfer
Free Domain name
$ 7.46/mo ***+-
Well known brand

Yahoo! Hosting

Click here to get the special $7.46/mo price for the first 3 months

« Customers who use Yahoo! Web Hosting appropriately have access to unlimited disk space, data transfer, and email storage.

Free setup1000 email addresses included • 3-month term • 24-hour customer service • 30-Day satisfaction guarantee • Video tutorials

Yahoo! is committed to making your online business a success. If you're not completely happy with your service within 30 days of ordering Yahoo! WebHosting, we'll refund your hosting fee»

Yahoo! Web Hosting Review »

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Prices shown on this page are for 12 month terms or longer. Please see individual reviews for details. Hosting companies may change their pricing, specs and conditions without notice. Though we try to track them accurately, please report any discrepancies you might find.

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Hosting Limitations

Please note that the hosting offers on this page may come with terms of service limiting some extreme use cases. We have tried to cover the most common limitations below: