Web Hosting Service Comparisons
"Web hosting services are a type of service available on the internet. These services help in hosting websites for clients through offering the facilities required to create and maintain a website, making it accessible to the World Wide Web."
Web Hosting Sites
"HostGator is a provider of shared, reseller, virtual private servers, and dedicated web hosting that is based out of Houston, but also has additional presence in Austin, Texas."
"DreamHost is a Los Angeles based web hosting provider and domain name registrar. Founded in 1996, it specializes not only in web hosting, but also wordpress hosting and .com domain names focused on low pricing."
"Bluehost is a webhosting company owned by the Endurance International Group. Bluehost is just one of the top 20 largest web hosts, collectively hosting well over 2 million domains."
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Hosting Sites Set up Fees Monthly Fees Domain Name Costs Disk Space E-Commerce Support Cost of E-Commerce PHP MySQL Plan Name
HostGator Free 36 months - $2.75/mo* Free Unmetered Supported Included PHP 5, 7 Supported Hatchling Plan
DreamHost Free 12 months - $2.95/mo* Free 50GB SSD Supported 12 months - $16.95/mo* Supported Supported Shared Starter
bluehost Free 12 months - $2.95/mo* 1 Year Free 50GB SSD Not Supported Not Supported PHP 7 Supported Basic Plan
Chapter 10: Web Hosting Research Initiative
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