Linux Hosting
$5.00/month
- MySQL databases
- Unlimited
phpBB hosting
phpBB hosting, installed in one click
Install phpBB from your dashboard with its database set up for it, on a managed Linux platform with free SSL, daily backups and a global CDN on every site.
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About phpBB
phpBB is free, open source forum software that is easy to use, powerful and highly customisable.
- Version we install
- 3.3.15
A database is created for it automatically.
This description comes from the application's own catalogue entry.
Plans and pricing
phpBB runs on our Linux hosting. One plan, everything included.
Everything included
Generated from the hosting platform's own capability record, so it describes what the plan grants today.
What you get
- Web space: Unlimited
- Bandwidth: Unlimited
- Websites: Unlimited
- Subdomains: Unlimited
- MySQL databases: Unlimited
- MS SQL databases: Unlimited
- Additional FTP users: Unlimited
Built for speed
- Anycast CDN caching on every site
- Automatic image and asset optimisation at the edge
- Edge cache and traffic statistics
- Switch PHP version whenever you need to
- Full control of PHP settings and extensions
- Redirect rules without touching a config file
Security, on by default
- Free SSL certificate on every domain
- SSL issued and renewed automatically
- Force HTTPS across the whole site
- Bring your own SSL certificate
- Daily malware scanning
- Malware findings reported in your dashboard
- Security headers applied at the edge
- Password-protect any directory
- Block visitors by IP or country
- Hotlink protection for your images and files
WordPress, managed properly
- WordPress manager built into your dashboard
- One-click staging site, and push it live when you are ready
- Install, update and remove plugins
- Install, update and switch themes
- Core, plugin and theme updates handled for you
- Manage WordPress users
- Search, edit and optimise the WordPress database
- Safe search-and-replace across the database
- Core file checksum reports, so a tampered file shows up
- Change WordPress settings without logging into wp-admin
For developers
- SSH and SFTP access
- Deploy from Git
- FTP access
- phpMyAdmin for direct database access
- Remote MySQL connections
- Scheduled tasks (cron jobs)
- Browser-based file manager
- Set file and directory permissions
- Maintenance mode while you work
Backups and recovery
- Daily backups
- Timeline backups — restore a site to a point in time
- Timeline Backups Pro, with a longer history and finer restore points
Applications
- Application manager for one-click installs and updates
- Every application we add in future, included
- Reinstall the platform from scratch whenever you want
Business email included
- Mailboxes: Unlimited
- Mailbox size: 10 GB
- Mail forwarders: Unlimited
- Auto-responders: Unlimited
- Distribution lists: Unlimited
- Webmail, with calendars and contacts
- IMAP sync from your old provider
- DKIM signing configured for you
- Guided DMARC setup
- Spam and virus filtering on every mailbox
Know what your site is doing
- Bandwidth usage, per site
- Disk usage, per site
- Full visitor statistics
- Access and error logs you can read yourself
- Automatic diagnostics when something looks wrong
- Usage against your allowance, always visible
- Sitemap generator
Choose where your site lives
Pick the data centre closest to the people you serve. All three are live today, and your site runs on the same platform in each.
- London, United Kingdom
- Dallas, United States
- Singapore
Powered by 100% renewable energy
Every server we run, on every product, is powered by renewable electricity. Not offset after the fact — sourced that way.
- 100% renewable electricity across all our hosting
- Data centres running at a PUE of 1.1 to 1.2
- Sites on our shared platform pass the Green Web Foundation's checks — a third party you can verify for yourself
Questions people ask before they buy
How do I install phpBB?
From the applications section of your dashboard. Choose phpBB, pick the domain, and the install runs — including the database, if it needs one.
Which version do you install?
The current release from the platform's application catalogue. You can update it yourself afterwards like any other install.
Can I run other applications alongside it?
Yes. There is no cap on websites or databases on our Linux plan, so you can run phpBB beside anything else on this list.
Do I get SSH and database access?
Yes — SSH, SFTP, phpMyAdmin and remote MySQL are all included, so you are never locked out of your own install.
Where will it be hosted?
London, Dallas or Singapore — your choice, all live today.
Can you migrate an existing phpBB site?
Yes. Send us the details of your current host and our team runs the migration for you.