WooCommerce Hosting Requirements: What You Actually Need
Super AdminMay 27, 20269 min read
Why WooCommerce Needs Different Hosting
A standard WordPress blog makes mostly read requests. WooCommerce adds dozens of write operations: updating stock, creating orders, processing payments, sending emails, handling sessions.
Minimum vs Recommended Specs
- PHP Memory Limit: minimum 256MB, recommended 512MB
- PHP Version: minimum 8.0, recommended 8.2+
- MySQL Version: minimum 5.7, recommended 8.0
- RAM: minimum 1GB, recommended 4GB
- Storage: NVMe SSD
Caching Strategy for WooCommerce
Standard page caching breaks WooCommerce. Cart, checkout, and My Account pages must never be cached. Cache all product and category pages since they are read-only.
Uptime Requirements
Every minute your store is down costs money. Target hosts with 99.95%+ uptime SLAs.
Recommended Hosting by Store Size
- 0-100 orders/month: Quality shared hosting 10-15/month
- 100-1000 orders/month: Managed WordPress or VPS 30-80/month
- 1000+ orders/month: Dedicated managed WooCommerce 100+/month
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