Every layer tuned for the first byte.
A page is only as fast as the slowest thing between your visitor and your database. We tune every layer of that path, test the result against your guarantee, and show you the numbers.
Where a page spends its first second.
A request passes four stages before the first byte reaches your visitor. Here is what we do at each one.
DNS and secure connection
Your domain, DNS and SSL live in the same HostingWC account, so records are set up correctly the first time and certificates renew on their own.
Page cache
Cached pages are served before WordPress and the database run, which is where most of a slow host’s time goes. We set it up on every site.
Current PHP, tuned limits
Carts, checkouts and logged-in pages can’t be cached. Current PHP versions with memory and process limits that rise with each plan keep them responsive.
NVMe storage
Files and databases sit on NVMe SSDs, so database-heavy pages stop waiting on disk.
Specified, not “premium.”
Every plan runs on the same stack. The difference between plans is how much of it your sites can use.
| Component | HostingWC | Typical shared plan | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage | NVMe SSD | SATA SSD or HDD | Faster reads for database-heavy pages |
| Page cache | Configured on every site | Up to you, if at all | Most page views skip PHP and the database |
| PHP | Current versions, limits tuned per plan | Default settings | Uncached pages like checkout respond faster |
Security that’s on before you ask.
Protection runs at the network, server and application level, below your site, so your load times stay the same.
- Detect
Floods of junk traffic are spotted before they reach your site, and files are scanned for malware.
- Analyze
Requests are checked against known attack patterns at the server edge.
- Mitigate
Attacks are blocked, and each website runs in its own isolated account.
- Verify
Your site is checked every minute from six regions. If something gets through, you hear it from us first.
DDoS protection
Network-level filtering keeps your site online when it’s targeted, without slowing normal visitors.
Hack and malware protection
Known attack patterns are blocked and files are scanned for malware.
One isolated account per website
Each website runs in its own account with its own files, databases and limits. A problem on one site can’t spread to another.
Managed server updates
The operating system, web server and PHP versions are kept patched for you. You look after your site; the server is looked after.
Free SSL and automatic backups
Auto-renewing SSL on every domain, and automatic backups you can restore from. A bad day is a restore, not a rebuild.
- Server and OS updates, kernel, PHP and database versions
- Firewall, DDoS filtering and malware scanning, on every server
- SSL certificates, issued and renewed automatically
- Backups, automatic, with restores you can run yourself
- Page caching and PHP tuning, set up on every site and tested against your guarantee
- Uptime monitoring, every minute from six regions, with alerts to our team
- Your CMS and plugins, kept up to date (we’ll warn you about known-vulnerable plugins)
- Strong passwords and 2FA on your cPanel and CMS logins
- Your content, including image sizes and third-party scripts
- Who has access to your account and FTP users
The tools you already know.
Everything below is on every plan, with no add-on pricing at checkout.
cPanel
Files, databases, cron, SSH and one‑click WordPress in the panel most developers know.
Staging and Git
Clone to staging in one click and deploy from a Git repository.
Business email
Mailboxes on your domain with spam filtering, webmail and IMAP.
Domains and DNS
Register, transfer and manage DNS in the same account as your site.
Everything your site stands on, running.
These services are switched on for every website we host, from the first minute. Nothing to install, nothing to remember to renew.
- HostingNVMe storage, current PHP and page caching set up for each site.Active
- SecurityEvery website runs in its own isolated account.Protected
- Threat detectionMalware and hack protection that checks your files for you.Live
- Traffic defenseFirewall and DDoS protection in front of every site.Active
- BackupsAutomatic, with restores of a file, a database or the whole site.Automatic
- PerformanceThe free speed audit measures any page with Google’s own test.Measuring
- SSLFree certificates that renew themselves.Active
Shipping next with HostingWC accounts
- Hourly guarantee testing and monthly reports
- Guarantee results in every monthly report
- One account for websites, domains, email and billing
- Online checkout and plan changes
- A public status and incident page
- The first public benchmark, with raw data
How much of your load time is the server?
The free audit separates what looks hosting-related from what the page itself is doing, so you know what moving would and wouldn’t change.