Ultralite hosting is perfect for any small site -- portfolios, blogs, non-profits, program development, political campaigns, and even small carts. And even our smallest hosting options support multiple domains, including parked and pointed domains, as well as add-on domains.

The Mini eCommerce package is perfect for x-cart and many other php/mysql based shopping carts. Need something bigger? The eCommerce Package fits the bill! Included in the packages are ample disk and bandwith plus a dedicated IP for your SSL certificate.

Need security? Our SSL certificates are securely encrypted with 128 bit encryption, based on Comodo technology so they're well recognized, and are very affordable. Hands-On Web hosting has been an x-cart recommended host for six years. Why? It could be because of our fast, spacious servers, or our knowledgeable staff. If you need an e-commerce solution, try our xcart hosting special, and find out for yourself what makes Hands-On Web Hosting and X-cart a great combination. With dozens of scripts, from open source shopping carts to blogging software, Fantastico makes installation and updates as simple as a single click. All our servers run L.A.M.P. -- Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP -- for speed and stability that's affordable. Plenty of MySQL databases allow you to run a dynamic site. Official COMODO SSL Partners We accept Mastercard, Visa, and Paypal. You can accept credit cards online too, including Discover and American Express, with E-Online Data. We'll even pay your setup fees. Click for details. CPanel's easy-to-use back end interface makes managing your site easy, and it's included in all of our shared hosting packages. Who do you know that should be hands-on hosted? Get paid for referrals. You even get paid just for signing up.

Why choose Hands-On?

Experience: Hands-On Web Hosting has been operating in Fullerton, California since 2000. We have over a decade of industry experience. Cart-Friendly: Hundreds of e-commerce businesses choose us as their host. We are an X-Cart recommended provider and have been working with X-Cart since 2001.

Great for Web Designers: Our customers are your customers! All of our shared solutions come with easy-to-use Cpanel with Fantastico, which includes email management, a large, easy-to-install script library, free web-stats, and more. Refer your clients to us and receive affiliate credits.

We take it personally: Our staff takes pride in our relationships with our customers. With Hands-On, you'll get the personalized service of a small host and the stability of a larger company.

Room to grow: Whether you're just starting out or need high-end dedicated hosting, or somewhere in between, we understand your needs, and strive to bring you the best solutions.

More than a Name: "Hands-On" is more than just a name. To our customers, it's an experience. To us, it's a way of life.

Latest News & Announcements

08/15/2008 - PCI Compliance updates - Version 5

cPanel (the makers of the worlds most popular hosting control panel) released a new update on 8/13/2008 which helps address some PCI Compliance issues.  On 8/15/2008 Hands-on completed testing of the new control panel on a number ...

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07/19/2008 - Firewall Update on Version 5 Servers

On 7/20/2008 we will be running a major firewall update on all Version 5 systems. Users on the Version 4 systems will not be affected in this update. The update will consist of a change to our firewall handling ...

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06/01/2008 - Automated Backups - FREE Hands-on Backup Solution

Introducing Continuous Backups. Every 4 hours we'll backup your site and make a restore point for you. You can go into the cPanel at any time and restore a file, or multiple files. So even if you delete the file on your site, you can ...

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