The LowCost Web Hosting Service

About LowCost

The LowCost variant is a powerful web hosting service with good parameters for professionals who do not want to pay for something they do not need.

The parameters are set based on the requirements of popular content management systems and e-commerce solutions with scalability, and customizations.

The performance of 7 PHP threads is set according to our experience and statistics. If you use appropriate caching and optimization, the server can host a WordPress website with tens of thousand visits per day.

The LowCost web hosting variant provides 10 GB of all-flash HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage with advanced IPS/IDS and DDoS network protection, created by our developers for our needs. The computing performance is covered by 3.7 GHz CPUs.

The service is powered by branded HPE ProLiant m710x servers, located in a HPE Moonshot 1500 server rack. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has developed this solution specifically for giant cloud solutions. The servers are located exclusively in our private data centers. No one else has access to them, and there is increased physical security. We meet ISO 27001 certification (information security) and all GDPR conditions.

Our control panel allows you to conveniently change service settings. Everything is fully automated – from ordering the service, invoicing, starting the service, changing parameters, adding domains to the web hosting service, renewing, termination.

Our control panel also includes advanced features that, for example, allow you to manage the technical aspects of the service for a customer, while not having to personally worry about invoicing.

Since you do not need the assistance of our administrators to change the settings (you can change everything yourself), you can enter any change into the system yourself and it will be processed immediately (if technically possible).

Only community customer support is provided for the service. Of course, reporting and resolving service outages is available 24 hours a day.

If you run into a problem, we have an extensive knowledge base with hundreds of tutorials.

PHP Parameters

The web hosting includes PHP technology with many supported modules.

PHP versions – 8.0, 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3

Complete web hosting plans overview

You can choose from any supported PHP version. For development purposes, you can also rename your file with a corresponding extension to launch it with a different PHP version:

• .php – default PHP version – set in the web hosting order or changed anytime in the control panel
• .php53 – always PHP 5.3
• .php54 – always PHP 5.4
• .php55 – always PHP 5.5
• .php56 – always PHP 5.6
• .php70 – always PHP 7.0
• .php71 – always PHP 7.1
• .php72 – always PHP 7.2
• .php73 – always PHP 7.3
• .php74 – always PHP 7.4
• .php80 – always PHP 8.0

Current PHP Versions We Offer

• PHP 5.3 (phpinfo)
• PHP 5.4 (phpinfo)
• PHP 5.5 (phpinfo)
• PHP 5.6 (phpinfo)
• PHP 7.0 (phpinfo)
• PHP 7.1 (phpinfo)
• PHP 7.2 (phpinfo)
• PHP 7.3 (phpinfo)
• PHP 7.4 (phpinfo)
• PHP 8.0 (phpinfo)

The PHP version is set in the web hosting order or changed anytime in the control panel.

WARNING! The PHP versions 5.3 through 7.3 are deprecated and not updated anymore. We strongly discourage you from using them. You should use the supported PHP versions.

All versions are available on all servers with all web hosting services. There is no need to ask us for activation or transfer to another server. Just switch the version in the administration.

On the servers, we use the XCache tool as an opcode cache for PHP 5.3 and 5.4. For the new versions, ie PHP 7.1, PHP 7.2, PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4 and 8.0, Zend Opcache is deployed, i.e. the default opcode cache supplied with PHP.

Web hosting runs on Linux operating system and Apache 2.4 web server with mod_deflate, htaccess and mod_rewrite support. PHP runs on top of Apache as a FastCGI module.

Editable PHP Parameters

In the control panel, you can change the following PHP parameters:

• allow_url_fopen
• allow_url_include
• display_errors
• html_errors
• ignore_repeated_errors
• ignore_user_abort
• implicit_flush
• magic_quotes_gpc
• output_buffering
• session.auto_start
• session.cookie_httponly
• session.cookie_secure
• session.use_cookies
• session.use_only_cookies
• xcache.cacher (PHP 5.3 a 5.4)

Installed PHP Modules

• bcmath
• bzip2
• calender
• ctype
• curl
• date
• dom
• ereg
• exif
• fileinfo
• filter
• ftp
• GD 2.0 with Freetype, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and BMP support
• gettext
• gmp
• hash
• iconv
• ImageMagick (no shell – see more)
• imap, imap-ssl
• ionCube Loader
• json
• libxml
• mbstring
• mcrypt
• mhash
• mysql
• mysqli
• openssl
• PDO – sqlite a MySQL
• Phar
• session
• soap
• sockets
• SPL
• SQLite
• tokenizer
• xmlrpc
• xsl
• zip
• zlib

You can also use the PEAR extension. Nothing prevents you from uploading it to your web hosting service. They are basically “normal” PHP files. You can upload them via FTP to the web hosting service, include them, or set the correct path to auto-include and use them.

Apache Parameters, .htaccess Files

Apache

The LowCost web hosting service is powered by the Apache webserver, tuned for the highest security and performance. The LowCost service is regularly tested for compatibility with the most used content management systems. We are also in touch with the developer community.

.htaccess

You can use the .htaccess config file to change the server behavior.  

Examples:

• mod_rewrite – create user-friendly URL addresses
• mod_expires – set the HTTPS headers for caching static content in a browser
• creating custom error pages – what should be shown in a browser in case of 404 or other errors
• restrict access to a directory or to storage, for all but your IP address
• quick redirect
• access only for logged in users
• creating subdomains

Cache (Speeding a website up by storing already processed data)

The webserver also includes the mod_expires module. The HTTPS headers for caching static files are explicitly set (1 week). CSS, JavaScript, and other static content is cached and loads faster.

The caching can be disabled or changed in the .htaccess files. See our knowledge base.

Further Information and Settings

MariaDB Parameters

• unlimited databases – you can create as many databases as you wish
• available MariaDB storage: 1 GB*
• MySQL versions: 5.6.12, 5.5.30, 5.1.55 (older web hosting services)
• MariaDB version: 10.3.27
• supported storage engines: MyISAM, InnoDB, XtraDB, Archive, Heap (Memory)
• default charset: UTF-8
• all available charsets supported
• phpMyAdmin for DB management
• mysql (PHP < 7.0), mysqli, and PDO PHP modules
• fully automated (create/delete database, set password in the control panel)
• available only through your local network (no access from public internet for safety reasons)

See more in our knowledge base.

* 1 GB is a MariaDB storage limit for the LowCost plan. There is no extension to increase it. If you need more space, upgrade to the NoLimit (2 GB)plan, the NoLimit Extra (5 GB) plan, or WMS (1 TB).

E-mail Services

The LowCost web hosting services also includes e-mail services with unlimited mailboxes.

We created our own mail server solution, based on opensource technology (Postfix, Dovecot). The cluster provides high availability, stability, and quality. Services (receiving, sending, access) are separated, individual, and fully redundant. A temporary problem of a service does not influence other services and you can continue working.

The only limit is storage – 5 GB is included. The e-mail storage is upgradable up to 160 GB using the optional service.

Mail Server Services (Included in the Price)

• sending e-mails using SMTP (authentication needed)
• access to a mailbox using POP3 and IMAP
• transfer encryption – SMTPS, POP3S, IMAPS
• webmail – advanced web interface for accessing and configuring a mailbox
• antivirus and antispam, advanced network protection
• automatic responses
• filters, whitelist, blacklist
• catch-all mailbox (store e-mails for non-existing mailboxes)

Settings and Limits for E-mail Services

• e-mail storage: 5 GB, (upgradeable up to 160 GB)
• daily sent e-mails: 50 (read more)
• allowed attachment size: 100 MB
• using our SMTP server for newsletters is strictly forbidden

Not Included

• groupware, calendar, data sharing, IM, VoIP
• use our Cloud Disk if you need some of the above

See more in our knowledge base.