Web Hosting is a service that allocates space and resources on a server specifically for the files that make up your website. It allows you to publish your website on the internet so your audience can access it and view it.  

That’s a loaded description of Web Hosting. Let’s look at a wider view of it.

Just as you need a physical location if you want to construct a store, building or house, you need a physical location for your website. All of the files (text, images, databases, videos etc.) that your website is made up of takes up space. While a domain name is essentially the address of your website, all of your website’s files need to be stored somewhere. Web Hosting gives you that storage place.

Your files are stored on a server. A server is basically a very powerful computer that stores those files, but also is designed to deliver them to your visitor’s web browser. The server where your website’s files are stored is given an IP address. This IP address allows your visitors’ computers to find your website to view it.

Web Hosting is absolutely essential If you would like to have a website published online for the world to see. A common thought is that registering a domain name is all that is needed to have your website online. Yes, a domain name is an important part of the puzzle as this is the address your visitors will type into their browsers to access your site. Web Hosting, on the other hand, is what makes it possible for your web site to be accessed by your visitors.

Web hosting is essentially the space you buy on a server that stores all the pieces that make up your websites. Once you your website is hosted by XAMAA Hosting, your visitors will be able to access your site by typing your domain name into their internet browser. Their computer is then connected with the server where your site is being hosted. The server then delivers the files that comprise your website to your visitors’ browsers so they can view your site.

We highly recommend that you select our Turbo Web Hosting package. Our Turbo plans load sites up to 20X faster compared to competing web hosting solutions. Why does website speed and page load times matter? Your site speed has a direct impact on your conversion rate. In fact, studies have shown that a mere 1-second delay in page load speed drops your conversion rate by 7%. That’s a lot! Our Turbo Servers can give you the boost your site needs!

Even if you don’t sell anything on your site, you should care about your site’s speed. After all, a slow page also negatively impacts your bounce rate and your visitor satisfaction rate. Not only that, but site speed is included in search engine ranking algorithms. That means your faster site can get a rank boost over competing slower sites.

While we recommend our Turbo servers to all users, we understand if you’re not quite ready for that level of service. To decide between our lower or middle-tier hosting packages, you will want to consider what your resource needs are. In particular, you will want to consider how many websites you plan on hosting on your package. If you plan on hosting more than 1-site, our middle-tier web hosting package should suit your needs quite well. If you only plan on hosting a single website, our lower-tier web hosting solution would be a good option for you.

Remember that our Web Hosting solutions are completely scalable. That means we’ll have a Web Hosting solution perfect for you even as your site and your resource needs grow.

You’ll have an easy time getting started with your new Web Hosting account! After you have purchased your XAMAA Hosting Web Hosting package, you will be sent a Welcome Email with login details to the My XAMAA Hosting control panel. My XAMAA Hosting includes everything you need to manage your Web Hosting account. You will find important information in your control panel including:

• Email Login Information
• FTP Connection Details
• SSH Connection Details

cPanel Login Details (cPanel is the control panel you will use to manage your websites, files, email, databases and more. You will also find Softaculous in your cPanel control panel. Softaculous gives you the ability to install the web’s most popular software to your web hosting account with 1-click. Install software like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento and more in a matter of seconds.

At XAMAA Hosting, our motto is “Our Speed. Your Success.” Those aren’t just merely words but actually something we strive for each and every day. We really want you to succeed!

Why is site speed so important? Your visitor satisfaction rate, bounce rate and most importantly your conversion rate are all directly impacted by your page load speed. Each extra millisecond it takes your website to load has a negative impact on each of these critical metrics. There are a number of ways that you can ensure that your site loads quickly. That includes making sure that your software is up to date, using caching solutions and remove any website plugins that you’re not using. However, one of the biggest factors that determine your page load speed is your host. XAMAA Hosting uses the best hardware, software and optimizations to ensure we offer the fastest Web Hosting. That means you get the fastest page loads speeds possible.

Do you have any Web Hosting service questions? You’re in luck! Our amazing 24/7/365 support team fittingly named the XAMAA Crew is here to help. They’re friendly, knowledgeable and are standing by ready to help! Just contact them via live chat, email or give us a call!

You may not be sure which plan to get started with. The good news is that our plans are completely scalable. That means that as your website grows, so can your hosting plan. Our team can help seamlessly move your sites and account into a higher resource Shared Hosting plan if you outgrow your existing plan. And if you happen to outgrow your Shared Hosting package, we’ll even help move you into one of our VPS Hosting or Dedicated Server solutions. The good news is that you can stick with XAMAA Hosting for the entire live cycle of your website. We’re excited to grow with you!

One of the tools not listed in the cPanel features above is something called Softaculous. Use Softaculous to install the web’s most popular software to your account with 1-click. That includes some of the web’s most used solutions including WordPress, Drupal and Joomla. With Softaculous, you won’t have to worry about fumbling around with download files, uploading install files or having to hire a developer to help you install the software you want on your Web Hosting account. All you will have to do is log into cPanel and click the Softaculous icon. From there you’ll see categories of solutions you can add to your account. These categories include blogs, content management systems, eCommerce carts, forums, wikis and so much more. You can also use the Softaculous search feature to find the exact software solution you want to use.

You’ll even receive an email from Softaculous informing you when new versions of the software you’ve installed are available. You can log right into your cPanel account and update your software with a click of your mouse within the Softaculous interface. This will ensure that you have the most up to date features helping keep your site both secure and running at optimum performance.

Are you an experienced developer? You’ll be happy to hear that we actually made a name for ourselves for being the “developer-friendly” web host. In fact, we were one of the very first hosts to offer PHP 5! Of course, technology (and PHP versions) have changed a lot since we started back in 2003. However, our dedicated commitment to loading your account with the very best web development tools has not! You get support for the very best versions of PHP, MySQL, Apache, Python and more as well as resources like free SSH access, version control software (like Git) and so much more.

It doesn’t matter if you have a Mac, Linux or Windows-based computer, you can choose our Linux Hosting regardless of your computer’s operating system. Your Shared server will support the very best versions of Apache, PHP, MariaDB and many more! That way you know you can host your favorite software solutions on our servers!