Joomla hosting in a Belgian data center
Joomla runs on our shared hosting without any special work: PHP with the usual extensions, a MySQL database and the URL rewriting Joomla needs for clean addresses. A free SSL certificate, daily backups and DDoS protection are included as standard, and the install takes a few clicks from the control panel.
Joomla asks little of its environment as long as that environment is well maintained. What makes a Joomla site slow or vulnerable is almost never the hosting but an outdated extension. Here is what the platform needs and where it usually goes wrong.
What Joomla asks of its environment
A current PHP version
Joomla publishes, per version, which PHP versions were tested. You pick the PHP version per site, so you can move along with what your Joomla supports.
A MySQL database
Every Joomla install needs one. Our plans include several databases, so a second site or a test environment fits alongside.
URL rewriting
Without it, Joomla's readable addresses do not work and you fall back on addresses containing index.php. With us it is on by default.
Enough memory per request
Joomla itself is modest, but templates and extensions add up. The plans differ in PHP memory limit; as your site grows, you move up.
Which environment does Joomla belong on?
For the vast majority of Joomla sites, shared hosting is more than enough — even at thousands of visitors a month. Only when you need your own server software or root access does a VPS become the next step.
About shared hostingWhat most often goes wrong with Joomla
Extensions that no longer get updates
This is the most common cause of a hacked Joomla site. An extension that has stood still for years is better removed than left in place.
Postponing updates
Joomla versions have a support window. Staying on a version that no longer receives security updates means being found by an automated scan sooner or later.
No tested backup
A backup that was never restored is an assumption. With us the daily backup runs automatically; test once that a restore does what you expect.
