How to choose web hosting for WordPress?

The question of which hosting to choose for a WordPress site worries many novice users who want to find a good server for their site. WordPress is a site management system built in PHP that uses MySQL to store a database. The main advantages of this system include the fact that it is easy to install and supplement with templates and plugins. WordPress, while not particularly demanding, still has some technical features that a provider should have.

Choosing a hosting: basic technical requirements

• As already mentioned, WordPress is written in PHP, so the hosting is required to have PHP 5.2.4.
• MySQL version 5.0 and higher.
• Availability of Linux platform with Apache web server.
• At least 100 mb of disk space.

Other hosting requirements

In addition to the technical specifications, you need to know a few more important parameters in order to know exactly how to choose the best hosting for WordPress site. First, you need to decide what type of hosting you need, there are 3 of them in total: shared hosting, dedicated server and VPS.

Shared hosting is suitable if you are going to host several sites with low traffic and low data volume. For large sites that are visited by tens and hundreds of thousands of people a day, a dedicated server or VPS is better suited.

Next, you should pay attention to the reputation of the provider, because it is an indicator of the quality of the services provided. A good hosting should have the following qualities:

1. Fast support service. For large sites, even a small downtime can lead to significant losses of money and customers, so it is very important for support to respond within a maximum of 30 minutes.
2. Price. You should not look for the cheapest hosting, because the low price may be an indicator of the poor quality of the services provided.
3. Hours of work on the market. If the hosting has been operating for only a few months, you will not be able to draw conclusions about the quality and stability of its work. The longer a provider is on the market, the better its services become.
4. Test period. During the free period, the user will be able to evaluate the quality of the hosting.