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We are the only South African based host that offers unlimited storage and traffic in two locations. You can have peace of mind and focus on growing your website and never have to worry about any bandwidth overusage charges.
Experience unmatched performance with hosting powered by AMD EPYC processors and NVMe storage. LiteSpeed web server ensures superfast website performance, while CloudLinux provides a reliable hosting environment.
Build your website easily with SitePad and Site.pro, our browser-based builders. Create a professional, customised site step-by-step—perfect for beginners, no coding needed.
With our web hosting plans, you can install WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, and over 350 other applications in just one click—no technical expertise needed.
Our friendly and efficient support staff are expertly trained to answer any questions you may have no matter what time you happen to have them.
We do not limit the amount of mailboxes (email accounts) or databases you can create. Many other web hosts enforce limits and have additional charges if you require more.
We provide you with cPanel, the industry-leading control panel that makes managing your hosting simple and efficient. With cPanel, you have full control over your website, from creating email accounts and subdomains to managing databases and tracking site performance—all in one powerful platform. Perfect for beginners and pros alike, cPanel’s user-friendly interface and robust features streamline every aspect of your web management, putting advanced tools right at your fingertips.
We make it easy to migrate your website to us from any other hosting provider. If your site is currently running on cPanel, we’ll create a full backup and restore it on our systems for free. If you’re using a custom or different control panel, we’re here to assist you every step of the way.
Simply reach out to us after placing your order or include your existing cPanel login details in the order notes. We can also handle the transfer of your domain names, ensuring minimal downtime during the transition. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss migrating to us.
The online file manager allows you to upload, create or delete files, organize files in folders, extract files and change file permissions.
There is no need to give developers full access to your account. You can limit FTP users to specific directories by setting up multiple FTP accounts.
We implement a number of custom scripts to keep your data secure. We also run PHP in your username, limiting your exposure to other users.
You can run multiple websites from one hosting package. Our plus package lets you host 3 websites, while our Pro package allows you to host 7.
Create an unlimited number of email accounts You can send and receive via your favorite email client. Webmail is also provided to allow you to access your email from just about anywhere.
Easily set up your email on iPhone or Android devices. Sync emails across devices using IMAP for real-time updates, so you’re always in the loop, whether on your phone or computer.
Our email setup includes a full suite of features for flexibility and convenience, such as forwarders, email aliases, autoresponders, default addresses, and more.
SpamAssassin safeguards your inbox from spam, allowing you to set custom levels for filtering, deletion, or redirecting spam to a dedicated folder. For added control, we offer advanced filtering tools for tailored email management.
Our enterprise-grade SuperMicro servers are configured by our expert team for speed and reliability. Located at Teraco in Johannesburg, they run on a fully redundant network to provide maximum uptime and performance for your website.
Our network is secured with advanced firewalls, while our servers are protected by Imunify360, mod_security, CloudLinux, CageFS, and PHP hardening. We prioritise client security to ensure a safe, resilient hosting environment.
Many SEOs prefer cPanel because of the amount of information it provides about web traffic. Web statistics can be generated by three different statistics generators. In addition, logs of errors encountered by website visitors, bandwidth tracking, and even raw FTP access logs are available via the cPanel interface.
- Logaholic
- Webalizer Web Stats
- Webalizer Ftp Stats
- Analog Stats
- AWStats
- View Latest Visitors
- View Bandwidth Usage
- View Error Log
- Download raw log files
Free Let's Encrypt SSL
Add-On Domains (as per package)
Unlimited Sub Domains
Unlimited Parked Domains
Unlimited MySQL Databases
Unlimited FTP Accounts
Webalizer, Analog & Awstats Stats
Website Builder
Softaculous (1-Click Script Installs)
phpMyAdmin
DNS Zone Editor
Online Backups
Unlimited E-Mail Accounts
Unlimited Forwards
Unlimited Auto Responders
Unlimited Mailing Lists
Virus Filtering
Outbound Delivery Cluster
IMAP and POP3
SPF and DKIM
View Outgoing Logs
Port 25/26/587 SMTP
Online WebMail
POP3, IMAP & SMTP
Litespeed Web Server
24/7 Server Monitoring
Minimum 128GB of RAM
Remote Backups
Premium Bandwidth
Clustered DNS
Supermicro Servers
CloudLinux
KSplice
ZA and UK Locations
PHP 4.4 to 7.4 support
MariaDB 10.1
HTTP/2 support
Perl 5.8.8
Server Side Includes
GD & Image Magick
Curl
Custom PHP Limits
SSL certificates provide you with a competitive advantage by giving your visitors confidence that all of their personal data is protected including credit card details. We currently recommend a RapidSSL certificate as an entry level solution.
Accounts are setup instantly if paid by Credit Card, PayFast or PayPal. EFT payments are manually processed once proof is sent to billing@elitehost.co.za. You will receive your welcome email with all the necessary details within an hour of your payment during business hours and up to 8 hours after hours.
We accept the following forms of payment: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Credit Card (MasterCard and Visa), PayPal and Debit Order.
Yes, we offer a free migration service, this process is streamlined by our expert technical support team! We will move your website files, databases, emails (if possible), etc. from your old web hosting account to your new Elitehost account. Once your order is activated, simply submit a ticket to migrations department requesting the migration. Please include your existing login details that we would require. This only applies to shared and reseller hosting accounts making use of cPanel. Please email migrations@elitehost.co.za to discuss VPS migrations.
We have no set minimum contract period, our hosting is billed from month to month, or at your selected billing cycle.
We're confident that you will not be disappointed with our service. However, in the event that you are disappointed with our service, we offer a 30 day money back guarantee.
We have no problems in hosting adult e-commerce websites on our servers. However there are some restrictions on what can be classed as "adult content"; the content must be legal, and comply with SA laws. Anything that we consider too graphic or depicts the abuse of children, your account will be suspended immediately. Membership based adult websites/forums are strictly disallowed. If you're unsure please contact sales.
An SSL certificate is an encrypted method which encrypts any data between the server and the client. We can provide you with an SSL certificate for R240/year including installation. This price excludes the static IP address which will be required to run the SSL certificate.
You can do this automatically and instantly through our client area, my.elitehost.co.za - we only charge you the pro rata difference in price.
We offer a 99.9%+ uptime guarantee as per our Service Level Agreement (SLA). If your site isn't available 99.9% of the time within a given month, we will give you a pro-rated credit for the downtime.