Specific to website hosting, cloud hosting works in a way such that your website pulls from the virtual resources of multiple servers to provide for all the aspects of what it takes to host your site. The cloud is the server cluster and this method of hosting makes for a balanced load. The resources are made accessible virtually and can be availed when needed.
Magento Web Hosting
Magento is a eCommerce script with specific hosting requirements. If you are planning on using Magento do not signup with any type of web hosting without first finding out if it works with Magento. Look closely at Magento’s list of requirements and check to make sure that the web hosting provider will support them. Do your research and if you’re not certain ask the web host if they support Magento.
Another thing to keep in mind while searching for Magento web hosting is performance. A web host might allow for a Magento installation, but their servers might not be able to handle it, resulting in slow page loading times. For a brand new Magento online store that doesn’t have a huge amount of products in its catalog or very much traffic, a reliable shared hosting plan will work. Magento websites with tons of products and higher traffic will use up more web server resources and shared web hosting accounts are not an option. As with most larger, more established websites you should look into using a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or dedicated server. Here are three web hosting providers that are known to work well with Magento.
A2 Hosting meets all the requirements to run a Magento website. Including Apache 2.2, MySQL 5.1.x, and PHP 5.2.9 compiled with PDO/MySQL, mcrypt, hash, simplexml, GD, DOM, and iconv support. A2 Hosting offers shared web hosting, VPS, and Dedicated hosting solutions. You can install Magento on your website with a few clicks using Softaculous auto-installer in your cPanel account.
Being one of the biggest names in the industry, HostGator supports Magento. If you are looking for a shared hosting account then we recommend that you use their “Business Plan”. It comes with a free dedicated IP address and private SSL certificate which is a requirement for any secure online shopping cart. HostGator offers a 1-Click Magento QuickInstall but should you need any help getting setup they have excellent 24/7 customer support. If you already are running a Magento online store and are looking for a different web host, HostGator will transfer your existing Magento store for free. If you have a larger website HostGator also has VPS and Dedicated Servers.
HostMonster is another big name in the hosting industry. Like HostGator, they also have an amazing customer service department. They are online 24/7 and ready to answer any question you might have. HostMonster only offers shared web hosting but their servers are specifically designed for Magento with everything that you need. You can install Magento with a few clicks with Softaculous auto-installer software found in your cPanel account.
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