PHP Hosting

Updated January 6th, 2010

The table below compares web hosting plans from several leading web hosting companies. All of the plans shown here include PHP and MySQL support. When choosing a web hosting service, some of the factors you should consider include plan cost, disk space limits, bandwidth limits, scripting support, and database support.

Web Host	Cost	Basic Features	Scripting
HostGator http://www.hostgator.com/	$4.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
Just Host http://www.justhost.com/	$3.45/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
Bluehost http://www.bluehost.com/	$6.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name 2,500 E-Mail Boxes 100 MySQL Databases 100 PostgreSQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
IX Web Hosting http://www.ixwebhosting.com/	$3.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name 2,500 E-Mail Boxes 50 MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby
FatCow http://www.fatcow.com/	$5.50/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
Dot5Hosting http://www.dot5hosting.com/	$3.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
Lunarpages http://www.lunarpages.com/	$4.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
StartLogic http://www.startlogic.com/	$5.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes 25 MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl
HostMonster http://www.hostmonster.com/	$5.95/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes 100 MySQL Databases 100 PostgreSQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl Ruby Python
PowWeb http://www.powweb.com/	$7.77/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes 75 MySQL Databases	PHP .htaccess FrontPage Perl
Easy CGI http://www.easycgi.com/	$7.96/mo	350 GB Disk Space 3,500 GB Bandwidth 500 E-Mail Boxes 50 MySQL Databases	PHP ASP/ASP.NET FrontPage Perl
Web Hosting Pad http://www.webhostingpad.com/	$1.99/mo	Unlimited Disk Space Unlimited Bandwidth 1 Free Domain Name Unlimited E-Mail Boxes Unlimited MySQL Databases	PHP FrontPage Perl Ruby Python

Glossary of Web Hosting Terms

Domain Name - This is the name that appears in your URL, e.g. www.mydomainname.com
Disk Space - This is the amount of data that you are allowed to store on the web server. Sites with many large files, such as images and video files, will require a larger amount of disk space.
Bandwidth - Also referred to as data transfer, this is the amount of data your site can provide to visitors over a given length of time. Sites with higher traffic volume will require a higher bandwidth limit.
.htaccess Override - Provides a way to make configuration changes on individual directories in your site. Many scripts will not work correctly without this ability.
PHP - A popular scripting language that can be used to build dynamic, interactive web sites.
MySQL - A popular database management system (DBMS) that is commonly used for web development. It allows you to store a collection of records that can be displayed or modified using a scripting language such as PHP.