Linux Hosting

cPanel is a popular and widely-used control panel that offers a user-friendly interface and a variety of features for managing web hosting accounts. DirectAdmin is another control panel option that provides similar functionality to cPanel but may have a different interface and set of features.

Both control panels allow users to manage their hosting services effectively, but the choice between them often comes down to personal preference.

The difference between Linux Basic Hosting and Linux Cloud Hosting is primarily in their intended use and resource allocation:

• Linux Basic Hosting: Designed for basic requirements, suitable for smaller to medium websites or startups. It typically offers shared resources among multiple users.
• Linux Cloud Hosting: This is intended for high-end hosting requirements. It utilizes triple-replicated SSD block storage powered by Ceph, ensuring that if there is any hardware failure, your website will be automatically migrated to a standby node for quick recovery (Automatic Failover).

In summary, Linux Basic Hosting is for simpler needs, while Linux Cloud Hosting provides higher availability guarantees and performance for more demanding requirements.

With Provider.lk, Apache with NGINX proxy/caching means NGINX handles incoming requests and caching for speed, while Apache serves dynamic content. This combo boosts performance significantly – often 2-5x faster than Apache alone by reducing server load and speeding up page delivery.

Yes, you can! We provide full cPanel-to-cPanel migration support for free of charge with zero data loss and zero downtime. Please reach out to our technical support team after your account activation to start this for you.

Provider.lk believes in keeping our servers as secure as possible. As such we run the current and tested versions of PHP and MySQL. Feel free to contact us if you have specific software requirements and we would be happy to assist.

Of course! You can easily your plan yourself within your client area account. You will get a credit for the unused period and you will only have to pay the balance.

You can easily place an order via our online billing system, simply click the “Order Now” button of the package that you have chosen, then you can follow the steps in the shopping cart that will direct you to checkout.

Yes, you can! When you place your order, you can choose to “Register a new domain”, “Transfer your domain from another registrar”, “I will use my existing domain and update my nameservers”.