WordPress is the most popular CMS tool in the web hosting industry. It is a very light-weight script and thus has fairly simple specification requirements. WordPress states that to fulfil the minimum requirements to run WP, your host needs to provide just the following:

 

• PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
• MySQL version 5.0 or greater

Though any server that supports PHP and MySQL can run WP blogging software, WordPress recommends Apache or Nginx as the most robust and featureful servers for running WordPress.

 

Given these simple requirements, it is no surprise that majority of web hosting providers these days meet the basic minimum requirements criterion of WordPress. But you can use the software at it’s best when the hosting service that you choose is not just suited for WordPress CMS but designed and oriented towards it. Several web hosts exist that offer feature rich hosting environment for prices as low as $5 or less a month. If you plan to set up a very simple information type website or a personal blog, and do not require the capability and flexibility of a full-blown hosting, you may even think of hosting your blog or website on WordPress.com for free.

 

For more information on WordPress Hosting and Best WordPress Hosting providers in the industry, read here.