WordPress VPS Hosting

No longer fighting for resources!

On traditional shared hosting, a web hosting package utilises shared server resources with other sites. This means that other sites could cause bad neighbour problems. While most shared hosting systems (including ours) have protections in place both for security, and to prevent one website from impacting the performance of other websites, a VPS totally isolates websites from one another.

Uptime

WordPress is the leading platform for online retailers. One of the biggest things to think about when choosing a hosting provider is uptime. If your site goes down, your customers are not going to be able to find your site or see your products. Even if you manage to stay up, without good hosting, your site will run slowly, which can irritate customers and make them leave before making a purchase.

Managed vs. Unmanaged

There are two types of WordPress VPS hosting: managed and unmanaged. Managed hosting means that your hosting provider will take care of the day-to-day tasks for you, such as updating your software, optimizing performance, and handling hardware problems. You just focus on building your website. Unmanaged hosting leaves the upkeep of the server to the user.

If you want to be an expert at handling server problems, you need to know how the server should be running to avoid any hiccups. If you know how to fix these issues as soon as they appear, you will be able to do so without relying on tech support.

Backups and security

A disaster just happened and your data is lost. What do you do? Data backups are an essential tool for preserving your site's integrity. Without a backup, unexpected events — such as a natural disaster — can result in massive data loss and take days or weeks to correct.

Make sure to check on the backup policies and typical restoration times that a VPS host offers. This is important in case something goes wrong.

The best WordPress VPS hosting companies offer automatic backups, which means a lot less work for you. You won't have to worry about saving changes or making updates because it all gets saved automatically.

cPanel Control Panel

Seek out an intuitive, user-friendly interface like cPanel because it will make your life easier.

Stablepoint offers an excellent cPanel control panel as standard. This gives you the ability to manage your website and emails through an easy-to-use graphical interface.

Advanced users or developers have the ability to change PHP versions and settings, manage SSH credentials, restore backups, create and import databases and much more.

For those with multiple sites, we provide the WHM (Web Host Manager) panel also. This enables you to resell hosting to your clients if you wish.

CPU Capacity and Memory

Does the number of visitors to your site affect the amount of RAM a VPS requires? For example, more memory-intensive programs and applications required for a site means it will have a higher load that affects its infrastructure. More people accessing the site means these programs will be running more often and require more RAM.

You want enough disk space to not only handle your current website but also provide room for future growth. The same applies to bandwidth.