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WEBSITE HOSTING SERVICES

GWI's web hosting services allows you to have your website located on our servers. Often called VWS (Virtual Web Server), most people choose this option because it is easier and more economical than having your own dedicated server to maintain. GWI offers you several web hosting plans to choose from with many features as detailed below.
Our Plans
Basic Deluxe Small Business
Data Transfer 100 MB 1 GB 20 GB
Disk Storage 10 MB 20 MB 200 MB
Monthly Fee $10 $25 $45
Set-up Fee (one-time) $50 $50 $50
Additional Data Transfer $0.10 per MB $0.04 per MB $0.04 per MB
Additional Disk Storage $10 per 10 MB $10 per 10 MB $10 per 10 MB

Webserver Platform & Software

At GWI, we are running the Apache Webserver on a server running FreeBSD.
FEATURES & CAPABILITIES WE SUPPORT:
  • Mailboxes (Available with purchase of dial-up or email-only account. See our Dial-up Plans & Pricing page for more information.)
  • Server Side Includes (SSI)
  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
  • FTP Access for File Upload
  • Hit Reports (text-based, sent daily, weekly or monthly)
  • FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions (running on Apache)
  • Perl (versions 5.6.1 and 5) & BSD/OS Shell Script-Based CGI Scripts
  • Java Script
  • Raw Log Files (on request only to GWI Operations)
Other Features Available with Domain Name Service:
  • Unlimited Virtual Email Addresses
  • SMTP Server Mail Forwarding
  • Host Name Service
  • Competitive Rates for Domain Name Registration ($25 first year and $18 for additional years when purchased together)

See our Domain Name Hosting section for more information on these services.
Features & Capabilities We do not Support:
  • Visual Basic Script
  • Shell Access (Telnet, SSH)
  • PHP
  • Java Server
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
  • COLDFUSION (Database)
  • Oracle Databases
To Find Out More:

If you need more information on how VWS's work, you may want to visit our VWS Overview page. We also have a VWS Activation Form that you can complete to sign up for your VWS. If you have not already registered your Domain Name you can also do that through GWI, simply visit our Domain Name Service section. If you have any further questions regarding our website hosting services, please contact our Sales Department at services@gwi.net or call 866-494-2020.