Onlive Server Technology LLP was established in 2016 to (currently) provide services in more than 35 countries. Its head office is in India, it has a marketing office in Norway, and its website is in English.
With a range of standard servers and specialized hosting plans, Onlive Server is more than ready to take your business online. Simply register a domain, select a hosting package, create or import your website, then publish it.
Features and Ease of Use
Onlive Server’s shared hosting plans provide free DNS management and lots of unlimited resources, including:
- Unlimited disk space
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Unlimited email accounts
- Unlimited FTP accounts
- Unlimited MySQL databases
You can manage the shared, VPS, and dedicated server hosting plans using a variety of control panels including cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin, and Plesk (for Windows).
If you’re into building web applications from scratch, you’ll be pleased to see support for a plethora of Linux programming languages such as PHP (5 and 7), Ruby on Rails, and Perl. Windows Hosting supports .NET and SQL Server, and the Java Hosting lets you build and run JSP web apps.
Losing important files and emails can be devastating if you don’t have remote backups and the ability to restore them. Therefore, this provider lets you perform daily and weekly backups right from your dashboard. You can restore files for a particular date with just a few clicks.
Downtime issues are virtually unheard of at Online Server. Whether hosting a small website or a large enterprise website with high traffic, you get a 99.9% network uptime guarantee. Although the uptime SLA is admittedly only industry-average, security is higher than I have seen elsewhere. Servers are DDoS-protected, and hosting accounts are secured against malware and phishing.
If you ever feel that shared resources are insufficient for your fast-growing business, you can scale up to a high-performance dedicated server with an ultrafast network connection. Alternatively, you could opt for a VPS hosting plan with multiple configuration options, and with its servers in 20+ locations, you’re bound to find a server that’s close to your target market.
Pricing and Support
It’s been some time since I came across a low-cost shared hosting service with lots of unlimited features and multiple server locations. Hosting prices are transparent, so you pay the prices you see. There are no hidden fees for extras, but also no discounts for longer commitments. You can select a server in your preferred location, and pay using any of 17 supported payment methods.
Except for domains and rental servers, all shared web hosting plans are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Online Server’s technical support team appears to be helpful and genuinely concerned about customers. The live chat operators respond quickly (though their English may not be perfect) and can even connect you with system administrators who are capable of performing a free website migration.
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