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99% Uptime Guarantee? What happens if you are not up 99%?
Purchase Questions | Updated January 2026 Ultra Web Hosting offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee on all hosting plans. Here is what that means in...
Are sites backed up?
Getting Started | Updated January 2026 Yes, Ultra Web Hosting performs regular server-level backups to protect against hardware failure and...
Can I create a website in Apple iWeb and publish it to your service?
Obsolete Software | 2026 This Software Has Been Discontinued Apple iWeb was discontinued in 2011 when Apple removed it from the iLife suite. iWeb...
Can I Have an Account Without a Domain
Purchase Questions | Updated March 2026 Yes. You can sign up for a hosting account without owning or registering a domain name. You can add a...
Can I install forums or blogs?
Purchase Questions | Updated January 2026 Yes. All Ultra Web Hosting plans support popular forum, blog, and community software. You can install...
Choosing Between Shared, VPS, and Dedicated Hosting
Purchase Questions | Updated January 2026 Picking the right hosting plan doesn't have to be complicated. It really comes down to how much traffic...
Do You Allow Offsite Storage Only?
Purchase Questions | Updated January 2026 Our hosting plans are designed for hosting websites, not for using as offsite file storage or backup...
CGI Scripts - History Security and Modern Alternatives
General | Updated March 2026 CGI (Common Gateway Interface) was one of the earliest technologies for creating dynamic web pages. It allowed web...
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
Purchase Questions | Updated September 2026 Short answer: Yes. Ultra Web Hosting offers a 45-day money-back guarantee on all shared hosting plans,...
Do you support ASP?
Purchase Questions | Updated September 2026 Short answer: No. We run Linux servers with LiteSpeed (fully Apache-compatible), which supports PHP,...
Do you support MySQL and PHP?
Purchase Questions | Updated September 2026 Short answer: Yes. PHP (versions 7.4 through 8.4) and MariaDB (MySQL-compatible) are included on all...
How fast are your web servers?
Purchase Questions | Updated September 2026 Short answer: Our shared servers run LiteSpeed with nginx on CloudLinux (AlmaLinux), backed by Intel...
How long does it take to setup my account?
Purchase Questions | Updated January 2026 Shared and reseller hosting accounts are set up instantly after payment is confirmed. You receive a...
How to Pay by Bank Account With ACH E-Check
Billing | Updated September 2026 Ultra Web Hosting now accepts direct bank payments by ACH e-check, alongside credit and debit cards and PayPal....
How to Transfer Your Domain to Ultra Web Hosting
Purchase Questions | Updated March 2026 Transferring a domain name to Ultra Web Hosting means moving the domain registration itself (not just...
IonCube Hosting
PHP Scripts | Updated September 2026 IonCube is the most widely used PHP encoding system in the hosting industry. If you run WHMCS, Blesta, or any...
Pre-Sale FAQ
Purchase Questions | Updated September 2026 Everything you need to know before signing up with Ultra Web Hosting. This page answers the most common...
Ultra Web Hosting Infrastructure and Network
Purchase Questions | Updated March 2026 Our servers are housed in enterprise-grade US data centers with redundant, high-speed network connections...
What are the fees for a new domain name?
Domains | Updated September 2026 Short answer: Domain registration starts at $14.95/year for .com domains. Pricing varies by TLD (.net, .org,...
What Is Web Hosting and Why Do I Need It
Purchase Questions | Updated March 2026 Web hosting is a service that stores your website files on a server that is connected to the internet 24...
Zend Guard Hosting
PHP Scripts | Updated March 2026 Zend Guard is a PHP encoding and obfuscation tool used to protect commercial PHP applications. If you've purchased...