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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.