Web hosting overview
Our Web hosting packages will suit your needs, whether you are an:
Individual, Small business or SME who either requires a WordPress site, self-managed SitePad hosting or a custom developed application with Emails running on Outlook or Mac Mail and 24/7 web mail access.
Fastest PHP, SitePad and WordPress shared Linux web hosting packages on SSD hard drives with raid caching.
- exceptional ttfb (time to first byte) for better search engine indexing and awesome page loading times.
- shared hosting packages gives you a turn key hosting experience, (ALL standard hosting features and licensing included where applicable)
- Also perfect for a managed WordPress* solution, self-managed SitePad hosting or if you plan to have your site custom developed, we have a solution for you.
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Client hosting space is self-managed | * Managed WordPress subject to monthly retainer
Sign up from the comfort of your OWN HOME
regardless of your skill level
our web hosting packages include these standard features
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Unmetered Traffic**
Daily backups
DirectAdmin Web Control Panel
Roundcube Webmail client
Super Fast SSD storage
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Email & Ticket Support
24/7 Monitoring
99.9% Uptime
DDoS Protection
Multiple PHP Versions
Brute Attack protection
Malware Scanning
Complete (D)NS Management
* First site and/or mail migration free for each hosting space | ** Bandwidth/traffic is not monitored on a day to day basis, although linked to our Fair Use Policy (FUP).
WORDPRESS SITES & BLOGS
WordPress is a free Content Management System (CMS), included in your hosting, offering freemium themes and plugins. We specialise in development and maintenance of WordPress sites.
WHAT PHP OFFERS
- Open Source
- Dynamic Websites
- Powerful Frameworks
- Compatible with Majority of OS
- Customized Solutions
FREE WEBSITE BUILDER
SitePad is a free drag and drop website builder, that includes 500+ themes and 40+ Widgets that will help you build your responsive website quickly and easily.
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frequently asked questions
What happens if I need more than 10 domains?
We move your hosting to a virtual server. The Personal plus license offers 20 domains and designed for scalability.
What is DirectAdmin?
How does DirectAdmin compare to cPanel?
The short answer is that it compares very favorable in most aspects. DirectAdmin https://www.directadmin.com/ is an extremely flexible, stable and fast hosting panel running on Linux. It is not as well supported as cPanel, but then again nothing is… It is much better priced with an unlimited license option.
What is the Linux Build and Web Server software that will be running my website?
What does ttfb mean? (in website context)
ttfb stands for “time to first byte”. In context to web site page load this is a very critical statistic used by search eninges to assist in index ratings. In simple terms, it is the number of seconds (or rather hopefully part thereoff) that it takes for a web server to start delivering the first byte of data to the client opening the web page. Lower is better!
Can I develop my own WordPress site?
Sure!
The managed option is only for those clients who wish to leave the design, development and maintenance of the site to the professionals.
Which hosting plan offers a free domain?
Business hosting offers free registration for .co.za, .net.za, .org.za and .web.za domains when hosting is paid annually, while annual renewal of the above domains are included in the hosting fee of the Business+ hosting plans, when paying for the whole year.
Where can I view the migration notes?
You can view the migration notes here:
https://serious.host/migration-process
Everything you need to know about the migration process from start to finish.
What version of PHP do you support.
This is a moving target, we support PHP7.4 at the time of writing and strongly recommend upgrading, should you make use of older versions.
What mail software do you support?
You do daily backups of all data. How do I restore this?
You are able to backup and restore your own data in the DA panel. If you need data to be restored from an administrative level you will need to submit a written request for us to restore your data.
Can I also host an HTML website?
Sure.
You will be able to host any website with and .html / .htm extension. These files should be uploaded in the public_html folder of your domain. You can sign up for custom hosting to host your HTML site.
Can I develop my own WordPress site on the Custom hosting?
Kindly navigate to our WordPress hosting should you wish to run a WordPress site.
Will I still have access to Softaculous on SitePad hosting?
Yes, but WordPress is excluded from the Site Builder package. Please have a look at our WordPress hosting should you wish to publish a WordPress site or contact us if you would like to have a WordPress site developed.