What is shared hosting?
In this article, we explain what shared hosting is, what the role of the web hosting provider is and what you need to get your website online.
Affordable & Reliable cPanel Web Hosting in Africa
Get affordable and reliable cPanel SSD web hosting in Africa that’s perfect for you. Rest easy knowing you’ve got the most resilient and secure shared hosting solution that’s well suited to your online needs.
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Free SSL certificate
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Cancel anytime
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Free migrations
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Fast & expert support
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Free .africa domain name
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Tier 3 ISO Accredited DC
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One-click installs
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PHP 4.4 5.x 7.x 8.x
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Outgoing mail protection
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Incredibly secure
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Fast SSD servers
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NodeJS on request
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Incremental Acronis backups
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Unlimited traffic
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30-day money-back
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99.9% uptime guarantee
Web hosting and domain packages
Bag one of our affordable and comprehensive web hosting packages to kickstart your business venture. Our vetted plans include email accounts, a free .africa domain, a free SSL certificate, and loads more. If you’ve got a hankering for a bit more of one perk but not the others, we do tailor-made plans as well – just for you.
Starter
For Two Websites
$6.15 per month
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20GB SSD Storage
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Host 2 Domains
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25 Email Accounts
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5 Subdomains
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5 MySQL Databases
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1 FTP Account
Basic
For Small Businesses
$8.32 per month
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40GB SSD Storage
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Host 5 Domains
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100 Email Accounts
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100 Subdomains
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50 MySQL Databases
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1 FTP Account
Power
Power Package
$14.41 per month
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100GB SSD Storage
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Host 10 Domains
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Unlimited Email Accounts
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500 Subdomains
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Unlimited MySQL Databases
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5 FTP Accounts
Business
For Companies
$21.21 per month
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200GB SSD Storage
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Host 20 Domains
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Unlimited Email Accounts
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1000 Subdomains
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Unlimited MySQL Databases
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10 FTP Accounts
Billing Options: Monthly Contract, Monthly Billing, Cancel Anytime.
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Committed to outstanding support
When you combine best-in-class web hosting with S-tier support specialists you end up with something really special. That’s exactly what we did. Our support team is ready to provide you with the assistance you need to put your problem to bed – tucked in tight with a bedtime story. Whether you need to log a ticket, live chat, or call, we’re ready and able to help you fix it.
Dependable cPanel hosting with spam filtering
We’re as reliable as they come, but you already know this. Our tried-and-true web hosting solutions are noted for their ease of use. Whether you’re a newbie or an old hand, you’ll appreciate the simplicity and functional interface. Fret not about unsolicited emails and spam. We’re packing the best email protection, SpamExperts, so you can be unbothered by those incessant auto-mails.
All-inclusive
Get ready to fire up your very own .africa domain with everything you need to make your hosting venture a success, including disk space, and loads more.
Easy control
Easy does it. Waste no time understanding an overly complicated UI. With cPanel you’ll be able to navigate like a sailor looking at clear skies.
Constant monitoring
Our watchful eyes never sleep. We monitor our systems 24/7 and provide after-hours support if need be. Reach out to us via live chat, e-mail, or a phone call.
Reliable servers
We protect your data with incremental, automatic backups, so you won’t miss it. We’re so sure of ourselves we guarantee 99.9% uptime for your website.
Improved deliverability
Important emails showing up in the spam box or remaining undelivered is just the worst. Good thing you won’t have to worry about either of those things with us.
Avoid blacklisting
We’ll keep your IP clean and out of trouble with outgoing spam filtering. After all, nobody puts Baby in the corner.
Protect recipients
We don’t let malware or spyware hitch a ride using your email. Our security systems protect your recipients against your unwittingly passing these along.
Improved reputation
Constant uptime improves your IP address and website reputation, which of course gives your SEO a boost.
Get your business online today!
Join the thousands of happy clients hosting with us.
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SSL certificate included
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Try risk free
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Migration assistance
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Incredible support
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Free .africa domain name
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Tier 3 ISO Accredited DC
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Includes softaculous
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Constant monitoring
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Enterprise SSDs
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Imunify 360 protection
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Daily Acronis backups
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After-hours support
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Unlimited traffic
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Includes SpamExperts
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No contracts
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99.9% uptime guarantee
Resources and add-ons
Option
Price
Additional SSD data storage tiers
We offer the following tiered fees for shared hosting disk space if you need more storage.
Tier
Price per GB
20 GB to 40 GB
$0.52
40 GB to 100 GB
$0.3
100 GB to 200 GB
$0.26
200 GB+
$0.19
SSD
All our servers run on SSD storage
SSL certificate
Included
Daily Backups
Acronis backups included
cPanel
Latest control panel included
Starter
| Speed | 100 |
| PMEM | 1024 |
| IO | 64 MB/s |
| IOPS | 512 |
| EP | 20 |
| NPROC | 100 |
Basic
| Speed | 150 |
| PMEM | 2048 |
| IO | 128 MB/s |
| IOPS | 768 |
| EP | 25 |
| NPROC | 150 |
Power
| Speed | 200 |
| PMEM | 3072 |
| IO | 192 MB/s |
| IOPS | 1024 |
| EP | 30 |
| NPROC | 200 |
Business
| Speed | 300 |
| PMEM | 4096 |
| IO | 256 MB/s |
| IOPS | 2048 |
| EP | 40 |
| NPROC | 300 |
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Frequently asked questions
If you still have unanswered questions, please reach out to us and we’ll be happy to assist.
Focus on support – Most web hosting companies offer the same plans and prices, but swift, effective, personable, human support is invaluable.
Server location – A local server means low latencies.
Website uptime – Constant website uptime is imperative for anyone running a serious business or website.
Server speeds – The less time you spend waiting on things to load the better. We ensure you make the most of your time by using LiteSpeed caching, Mod Security WAF, Imunify360, and more.
Software & backups – You want solid web hosting management software and automatic backups that don’t count towards your disk space allocation.
Personable – You want a company that can help you scale your project while treating you like a valued friend the entire time.
Flexible – Flexibility in products and contract length means you can tailor what said hosting company has to your needs.
Simply reach out to us and we’ll assist you with your website migration. We’ll help move everything you need. We’ll also spot you free domain name transfers.
Disk space is the storage capacity on your server. It works similarly to the storage capacity of your standard laptop or computer.
Think of a sub-domain as the child of the main domain. It shares a strong relation and connection but it’s a different website. For example, my.hostafrica.com is a subdomain of hostafrica.com.
Web hosting is buying space on a server for a website to exist on the internet, while domain registration is buying the address so people can find that space on the internet.
You need both web hosting and domain registration for your website to be accessible. Similar to a house needing an address and an address being useless without a house.
Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that you can transfer to and receive from your users over time. So, if your website requires many large pages to load for thousands of visitors, you’ll need a larger bandwidth for those things to load at a good speed.
Essentially, your website stays on a web server owned by a hosting company. The hosting company will provide you with space on the web server, as well as the tools you need to manage your website, as a service.
PHP web hosting provides all the tools you’ll need to build, host, manage, and serve fast, dynamic websites built with PHP:
- An FTP account to upload your PHP scripts,
- Web servers that run PHP handlers to process your scripts to serve your website and manipulate databases,
- MySQL database management system to manage your data using PHP, and
- CMSs to manage your content.
A domain name is a human-readable word that directs people to a specific IP address. Website addresses are actually long numbers. Instead of remembering the number, we assign a domain name to the number. The same way your name and ID document works.
Absolutely, it can affect SEO in the following ways:
Page load time: Slow page load time is a bad SEO signal because it provides a poor user experience, which will hurt your website rankings
Server uptime, which means website uptime: Google will actually begin to de-index your website if it has more than a couple of days of downtime.
Server location: Search engines like Google use server location and domain names as relevancy signals for local users. So, hosting your website on a web server in Africa with a .africa domain will rank better for visitors in Africa.