Web Hosting Gate
A first website, portfolio or brochure site with room to grow.
- Disk space2000 MB
- Bandwidth usage25 GB
- Email accounts10
- Sub-domainsUnlimited
- SSL certificateFree, 1 year
- Server typeLinux / Windows
PKR 2,199year · SSL ready
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Shared hosting · Yearly plans in PKR
Shared SSL Hosting Plans
Shared hosting for websites that need to look professional and stay secure without a server administrator. Pick Linux with cPanel or Windows with Plesk at the same price, set up mailboxes on your domain and let our team handle the certificate, the updates and the move from your old host.
Included on every tier
What comes with a shared hosting account from us
The features below are part of each shared plan. Limits such as storage, mailboxes and domains grow with the tier.
A familiar control panel
cPanel on Linux and Plesk on Windows give you file managers, database tools, DNS editing and scheduled tasks without touching a command line.
Mailboxes on your own domain
Create addresses such as sales@ and accounts@ for your team, read them in webmail or on a phone, and keep spam and viruses filtered out.
Installers and a site builder
Launch WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, OpenCart and many more in a few clicks, or drag and drop a site together with the built-in builder.
Migration done by our team
We copy files, databases and email from your previous host, install the certificate and test the site before you change DNS.
Hardened, isolated servers
Firewalls, brute-force protection, malware scanning and account isolation work in the background on every shared server we run.
Regular server backups
Server-side backups run on a regular schedule, giving our team a restore point if a file is deleted or an update goes wrong.
Why shared works
Shared hosting is how most Pakistani businesses get online
A shared plan spreads the cost of a well-run server across many customers. That is why it can be priced for a small shop, a school or a freelancer while still running on servers with proper firewalls, updates and backups. You rent a space on the machine, not the headache of looking after it.
For a typical company website, the work a server does is modest: deliver some pages, process a contact form, send and receive email. Shared hosting handles that comfortably, and the HTTPS padlock looks exactly the same to visitors as it does on a site with a dedicated machine behind it.
When the website grows, nothing has to be thrown away. Move to a larger tier, a WordPress plan or a virtual server, and our team carries the files, databases and mailboxes across for you.
- Linux and Windows at one price
- Billed in PKR once a year
- Support in English and Urdu
01
How to choose the right shared tier for your website
Start by counting what you actually have. How many websites will live in the account, how many mailboxes does your team use, and roughly how large are the site files and databases today? Those three numbers decide most of the choice, and the plan cards on this page set each tier against them clearly.
Next, think about the year ahead rather than the next week. A school that adds an admissions portal in spring, or a shop that plans to double its catalogue, will be happier on a tier that leaves headroom. Because plans are billed yearly, a little room to grow avoids an upgrade invoice halfway through the term.
Do not overbuy either. Many brochure sites, portfolios and small blogs use a fraction of an entry plan for years. The two entry tiers also include the free certificate, which makes them the natural starting point for new businesses that want HTTPS without any extra purchase or configuration on their side.
If you are unsure, send our sales team a link to your current website or a short description of the new one. We look at the software, the size and the number of mailboxes and suggest the smallest tier that fits comfortably, explaining why, so you can make the decision with real information.
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Linux cPanel or Windows Plesk: matching the platform to your code
Because the price is identical, the only thing that should decide between Linux and Windows is the technology your website uses. PHP applications, including WordPress, Joomla, Magento, OpenCart, Laravel and CodeIgniter, belong on Linux with cPanel. ASP.NET, .NET applications and sites built around Microsoft SQL Server belong on Windows with Plesk.
Static sites made of plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript run happily on either. In that case most customers pick Linux simply because cPanel is the panel local designers and developers are most comfortable with, and because so many tutorials are written for it.
If a developer built your current site, ask them which language and database it uses. You can also look for clues yourself: page addresses ending in .php point to Linux, while addresses ending in .aspx point to Windows. When in doubt, share the details with us and we will confirm before you order.
Both platforms receive the same protection from our side, with firewalls, malware scanning, isolation and backups, and both show the certificate status for every domain in the panel. Choosing one over the other does not change the security your visitors get, only the software environment your code runs inside.
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Setting up reliable email on your own domain name
An address like info@yourcompany.pk tells customers they are dealing with a real organisation, not a free mailbox that anyone could create. Every shared plan lets you create such addresses in the control panel within a minute, set a password and start sending and receiving straight away from webmail.
For daily use, connect the mailbox to the mail app on your phone or computer. The panel shows the incoming and outgoing server settings, and secure connections are used so passwords and messages are encrypted on the way. If your team gets stuck, a support ticket with the device type is usually enough for us to guide them.
Deliverability depends on a few DNS records. SPF tells other mail servers which machines may send for your domain, and DKIM signs messages so they can be verified. Our team can check these records for you, which reduces the chance of your invoices and quotations landing in a customer's spam folder.
Treat mailboxes as business records. Use strong unique passwords, remove accounts for staff who leave and set up forwarding instead of sharing logins. If a mailbox grows very large, archive older messages on your computer so the account stays within its plan limit and remains quick to open.
04
Leaving your current host without losing a single email
Many people stay with a poor host simply because moving sounds risky. In practice a careful migration is mostly invisible to visitors. We copy your website and databases to the new account first, while the old one keeps running, so there is never a moment when the site is missing.
Email needs a little more planning. We copy existing mailboxes across, then agree a time to switch the domain so that new messages start arriving at the new server. A short catch-up copy after the switch picks up anything that arrived at the old host in between, so no message is left behind.
Before asking you to update DNS, we install the certificate on the new account, open the key pages and check that forms and logins work. If your old site loaded images or scripts over plain HTTP, we point that out so the switch does not produce browser warnings on the new hosting.
All you need to provide is access to your current control panel or a full backup, plus the login for wherever your domain is registered. Keep the old hosting active for a few days after the switch as a safety net, then cancel it once you are happy that everything is running smoothly with us.
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Understanding shared hosting limits and when you have outgrown them
Shared plans come with limits on storage, processing and the number of sites and mailboxes. Those limits are what keep a shared server fair: every account is protected from a neighbour that suddenly consumes everything. The control panel shows your current usage so you can see how close you are to each boundary.
Occasional spikes are normal. A newsletter goes out, a product is mentioned on social media, or a results page is published, and traffic jumps for an hour. A well-built site absorbs that without trouble. The warning sign is steady pressure: a site that sits at its limit every day, or slows down at the same time each evening.
Before upgrading, look for easy wins. Caching plugins, compressed images, fewer heavy scripts and removing unused plugins can halve the work a site asks of the server. Our team can point out obvious problems we see in the logs, and that advice often postpones an upgrade by months.
When optimisation is not enough, step up to a larger shared tier, a WordPress plan with an environment tuned for that software, or a virtual server with guaranteed resources. Because everything stays in one client area, the upgrade path is a conversation with support rather than a fresh start with an unfamiliar company.
Linux and Windows compared
Shared hosting on cPanel and Plesk side by side
Same price, same security, different software. Use this table to check which platform your website needs.
| Linux with cPanel | Windows with Plesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Same as Windows | Same as Linux |
| Languages | PHP, Python, Perl, static HTML | ASP.NET, .NET, static HTML |
| Typical applications | WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, Laravel | ASP.NET sites and .NET portals |
| Email on your domain | Included | Included |
| One-click installers | Included | Included |
| Free migration | Included | Included |
Your first week
What happens after you order a shared plan
Account created
Once payment is confirmed, the hosting account is created and the login details for the control panel arrive by email and in your client area.
Domain pointed
Update your nameservers or let us do it if your domain is with us. On the entry plans, the certificate is issued as soon as the domain reaches our server.
Site and mail live
Install an application, upload your files or let us finish the migration, then create mailboxes and connect them to your phone and computer.
Habits that protect a shared website
Small habits that keep a shared hosting account safe
Server security does a lot of work, but most compromised websites are let in through the front door: an old plugin, a reused password or an abandoned test installation. A few minutes a month on the habits below prevents the majority of the incidents we see.
Update your CMS, themes and plugins as soon as security releases appear, and delete anything you no longer use. An inactive plugin can still be exploited if its files remain on the server, and forgotten copies of a site in folders like /old or /test are a favourite target.
Give each person their own login instead of sharing one administrator account, and remove access as soon as someone leaves. Turn on two-factor sign-in for the control panel and the website where it is available, and store passwords in a password manager rather than a spreadsheet.
Download your own copy of important files and databases from time to time, especially before a large change. Our server backups are a safety net, but a personal copy kept off the server means you are never dependent on a single source if you ever need to restore.
Be careful with what you install. Nulled or pirated themes and plugins, which are widely shared on forums, very often contain hidden backdoors that give strangers control of the site. Paying for a genuine licence or choosing a well-maintained free alternative costs far less than cleaning up an infected website and rebuilding the trust of your customers.
Finally, read the emails we send about your account. Notices about certificate renewals, malware detections or unusual resource usage are written to be acted on, and responding quickly turns a potential problem into a routine fix.
Shared plans
Shared hosting questions answered
Which of the four shared plans includes the free SSL certificate?
The free certificate is part of the two entry shared plans, where our team installs it and it renews by itself. Every website we host is still served over HTTPS, so on the larger tiers our team will advise you on the certificate that suits your setup, including paid business-validated, wildcard or multi-domain options arranged through sales. Ask before ordering if this affects your choice of plan.
Can I switch from Linux to Windows hosting later?
Yes, but it is a move rather than a toggle, because cPanel and Plesk run on different servers. Our team copies your files, databases and mailboxes to the new account, and since both operating systems cost the same there is no price difference to settle. Keep in mind that some code written for one platform may need changes before it runs correctly on the other.
How many email accounts can I create on a shared plan?
Mailbox allowances differ between tiers and are listed in the plan cards on this page. Each mailbox uses your own domain, works in webmail and on phone mail apps, and is filtered for spam and viruses. If your team needs many large mailboxes, mention it to sales, as a bigger plan or a separate mail arrangement may suit you better.
Will my website slow down because other people share the server?
Every account is isolated with its own resource limits, so one busy neighbour cannot take the processing power your site depends on. We also avoid overfilling servers. If your own site regularly hits its limits, the control panel shows the usage, and that is usually the signal to move up a tier or to a virtual server.
Can I upgrade to a bigger shared plan in the middle of the year?
Yes. Open a ticket from your client area asking for the larger tier, and the account is moved to the larger tier without reinstalling your website or recreating mailboxes. Your files, databases and certificate stay where they are. Billing for the difference is shown on an invoice before the change, so you know the cost in advance.
Do you install the website for me after I buy hosting?
We set up the hosting account, install the certificate and migrate an existing site free of charge. Building a new website, writing content or designing pages is not included, but one-click installers and the site builder make it straightforward to start on your own, and many local web designers already work with cPanel and Plesk accounts like ours.
Can I host a website for a .pk domain registered elsewhere?
Yes. Keep the domain with its current registrar and change its nameservers, or individual DNS records, to point to your new hosting account. Once the change has spread, our team installs the certificate. If you would rather manage the domain and the hosting together, you can also transfer the name to us later.
Is shared hosting suitable for an online shop?
A small or medium shop built on WooCommerce or OpenCart runs well on a mid or upper shared tier, with HTTPS protecting the checkout. Shops with large catalogues, heavy traffic during sales or custom integrations often outgrow shared limits. In that case our WordPress plans or a virtual server give more breathing room, and we migrate the store for you.
Put your website on secure shared hosting
Choose a tier, pick Linux or Windows and let our team bring your site and mail across with HTTPS ready.