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Education web hosting built for students, courses and institutions
Education Host provides secure, supported web hosting for education — from student websites and WordPress teaching to managed institutional hosting, backed by UK infrastructure and an education-focused support team.
- Student web hosting for teaching and assessment
- WordPress, PHP, MySQL and cPanel hosting
- Scales from small cohorts to large institutions
- UK-hosted, monitored and supported
- Works with Student Web Host Manager for governed provisioning
- Built and supported by an education-only team
Provided by Education Host — supporting institutions across student hosting, education cloud platforms and managed infrastructure.
Real screens from Education Host student hosting
Every screenshot below is a real capture — the cPanel tools and dashboard students work in, and the management view administrators use through Student Web Host Manager, the optional governance layer.
What is Education Web Hosting?
Education Web Hosting is Education Host's managed web hosting service for universities, colleges and schools. It provides the hosted environment behind student websites, WordPress teaching, PHP and MySQL coursework and institutional web projects — run and supported by a team that works only with education.
Students get real hosting they can learn with: cPanel access, WordPress and one-click application installs, databases and file management, on a domain or subdomain model depending on the institution's setup. Lecturers and IT teams get a service that is scoped, monitored and supported around academic delivery.
As part of the Education Host platform suite, Education Web Hosting runs on Education Host's managed UK infrastructure, and institutions that need provisioning, module structure and lifecycle automation can add Student Web Host Manager as the governance layer on the same hosting.
Student web hosting should not be treated like ordinary shared hosting
Generic hosting is built for individual customers, not cohorts. Institutions need to support hundreds or thousands of students, keep teaching environments reliable and make sure hosting stays available while coursework is submitted and marked.
Students need consistent access
A cohort is not a list of separate customers. Students need dependable access to their sites for coursework and portfolios, and support that understands deadlines rather than ticket queues.
Teaching depends on it
Web development, WordPress and digital media modules are taught on this hosting. If environments behave inconsistently or go down mid-module, lecturers lose teaching time.
IT teams cannot hand-manage it
Creating, resetting and removing hosting accounts by hand does not scale. Student accounts need sensible lifecycle handling, and assessment periods need stable, predictable hosting.
Hosting for teaching, coursework and assessment
Education Web Hosting supports the modules and activities institutions actually deliver.
Web development modules
HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL work published to real hosting — every student works in a genuine web environment from week one.
WordPress teaching
WordPress through one-click installs for CMS, digital publishing and client-project modules, without students self-hosting.
Digital business & marketing
Live websites for digital business, marketing and e-commerce assignments where students need a real web presence.
Creative & digital media portfolios
Portfolio and media project hosting for creative courses, ready to share with tutors, peers and employers.
PHP & MySQL coursework
Server-side code and databases for practical computing coursework, in the same environment as front-end work.
Group project sites
Shared sites for group assignments alongside individual student hosting accounts.
Assessment & marking periods
Hosting that stays stable and accessible while work is submitted, marked and moderated.
Showcase & alumni hosting
Keep final-year work and portfolios online for showcases — with alumni hosting available after graduation.
Real hosting tools students can learn with
Students work with the same hosting tools they will meet after graduation, not a simplified teaching sandbox. Depending on the institution's setup, that can include cPanel access, WordPress and one-click application installs, PHP and MySQL databases, file management and email-style tools.
- cPanel access where enabled by the institution
- WordPress and 380+ one-click application installs, depending on setup
- PHP and MySQL for web development and database coursework
- File manager and database tools within cPanel
- Domain or subdomain models depending on institutional setup
- SSL included across institution-branded student subdomains
From one module to thousands of student sites
Education Web Hosting supports small teaching groups through to large institutional deployments — the platform behind it has supported deployments from 50 to 50,000+ users. Where institutions need provisioning, module structure and account lifecycle controls, Student Web Host Manager provides the governance layer on the same hosting.
- Scales from small cohorts to institution-wide deployments
- Deployments from 50 to 50,000+ users supported
- Bulk provisioning where available
- Course, module and teaching block structure through Student Web Host Manager
- Suspension and archival aligned to module dates through Student Web Host Manager
- Scoped around student numbers, hosting model and support requirements
Hosted, monitored and supported by Education Host
Education Web Hosting runs on Education Host's managed, UK-hosted infrastructure and is looked after by the same team — monitoring, backups and support are part of the service, not an add-on. Because Education Host works only with education, support conversations start from how teaching works, not from a generic hosting script.
Explore Managed Infrastructure- UK data-centre hosting on Education Host managed infrastructure
- Proactive monitoring and backups as part of the service
- SSL certificates and DNS support within a managed service
- Support from a UK-based, education-only team
- Support planned around term dates, marking windows and assessment periods
- Delivered from an accredited UK facility — certifications held by the data-centre operator
From scoping to supported student hosting
A straightforward path from first conversation to a running service.
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Tell us about your cohort
Share your student numbers, teaching needs and preferred hosting model — from a single module to an institution-wide service.
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We scope the platform
Education Host scopes the hosting platform, domain or subdomain model and support arrangements around your requirements.
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Hosting is set up
Hosting accounts and sites are created or migrated — in bulk where needed — ready for teaching.
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Students get to work
Students access their sites and tools — cPanel, WordPress, PHP and MySQL where enabled — through the agreed access route.
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Staff stay supported
Lecturers and IT teams have an education-focused support route through teaching and assessment periods.
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Access follows your policy
Accounts are reviewed, suspended or archived according to your institution's policy — automated through Student Web Host Manager where adopted.
Need governance and automation? Add Student Web Host Manager
Education Web Hosting provides the hosted environment; Student Web Host Manager adds the education management layer on top. For institutions managing hosting across large cohorts, multiple modules or several campuses, it brings Microsoft Entra sign-in, course and module structure, delegated lecturer access, provisioning, suspension and lifecycle controls to the same hosting.
- Microsoft Entra sign-in with existing university credentials
- Course, module and teaching block management
- Delegated access for lecturers and administrators
- Bulk provisioning of hosting accounts
- Suspension and archival aligned to module dates and marking windows
- Analytics and reporting across the hosting estate
Built for the people who run — and use — student hosting
Universities
Institution-wide student hosting for web, computing and digital courses, with scoping and support to match.
Colleges
Practical hosting for vocational and technical courses, sized to smaller cohorts and budgets.
Schools
Managed hosting for schools introducing web development and digital skills, without the hosting admin overhead.
Web development lecturers
Reliable, consistent environments for teaching HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and WordPress.
Digital media & marketing teams
Live sites and portfolios for marketing, e-commerce and creative project work.
IT teams
A managed, monitored service with sensible lifecycle handling — not another fleet of accounts to firefight.
Digital learning teams
A dependable hosting layer behind digital coursework, course delivery and assessment.
Students
Real hosting tools for websites, coursework and portfolios that build genuine industry experience.
Pricing based on student numbers and requirements
Education Web Hosting is scoped around your student numbers, modules, hosting model and support requirements. We support smaller cohorts as well as large institutional deployments, with pricing confirmed after a short discovery conversation.
Education Host supports institutions including
Education Host supports institutions across student hosting, education cloud platforms and managed infrastructure — including universities such as Arden University, Canterbury Christ Church University and Atlantic Technological University.
Institutions shown are Education Host customers across our wider platform and service portfolio.
Education Web Hosting — frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about Education Host's managed web hosting for universities, colleges and schools.
- What is education web hosting?
- Education web hosting is managed web hosting designed around the needs of education institutions rather than individual consumers. Education Host's Education Web Hosting service supports student websites, WordPress teaching, PHP and MySQL coursework and institutional web projects, with UK-hosted infrastructure and education-focused support.
- How is education web hosting different from normal web hosting?
- Education web hosting is designed around teaching, cohorts, assessment periods, student support and institutional oversight. Education Host provides the hosting with education-focused support, and can add Student Web Host Manager where institutions need provisioning, module management and lifecycle controls.
- Can students use cPanel?
- Yes. Where the institution enables it, students get cPanel access — the same industry-standard control panel used across commercial hosting — with files, databases, email tools and one-click application installs.
- Can students use WordPress?
- Yes. WordPress is available through one-click installs, making Education Web Hosting well suited to CMS, digital publishing and client-project teaching.
- Can Education Host support PHP and MySQL coursework?
- Yes. PHP and MySQL are standard on Education Web Hosting, so web development and database modules can run practical coursework on real hosting. Other runtimes, such as Node.js and Python, can be discussed during scoping.
- Can hosting be provided for an entire cohort?
- Yes. Education Web Hosting scales from small teaching groups to institution-wide deployments, with bulk provisioning where available — the platform behind it has supported deployments from 50 to 50,000+ users.
- Can students have their own domain or subdomain?
- Yes. Students are typically hosted on institution-branded subdomains with SSL included, and the domain or subdomain model depends on the institution's setup — both are agreed during scoping.
- Can Education Host support web development modules?
- Yes. Web development teaching is one of the most common uses of Education Web Hosting — students publish HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL work to real hosting, and lecturers get consistent environments across the cohort.
- How does Education Web Hosting work with Student Web Host Manager?
- Education Web Hosting provides the hosted environment; Student Web Host Manager adds the governance layer on top — Microsoft Entra sign-in, course and module structure, delegated lecturer access, provisioning, suspension and lifecycle controls. Institutions can start with hosting and add governance when scale requires it.
- Is the hosting UK-based?
- Yes. Education Web Hosting runs on Education Host's managed infrastructure in an accredited UK data centre, with facility certifications held by the data-centre operator.
- Does Education Host provide support and monitoring?
- Yes. Monitoring, backups and UK-based support are part of the service, provided by a team that works only with education — so support understands term dates, marking windows and assessment pressure.
- How is pricing calculated?
- Pricing is confirmed after scoping, based on student numbers, hosting model and support requirements. Education Host supports smaller cohorts as well as large institutional deployments.
- Can we book a consultation?
- Yes. Book a consultation with Education Host to talk through your student numbers, teaching needs and hosting model — we'll recommend the right setup, including whether Student Web Host Manager fits your institution.
Talk to us about hosting for your students
Tell us about your cohorts, modules and hosting model, and we'll scope a managed education web hosting service around them — with Student Web Host Manager available where you need governance and lifecycle automation.