Hosting
Dedicated servers for travel booking platforms
A whole physical server for your OTA, B2B portal or booking engine: no shared resources, full root access and a configuration built around your traffic, supplier calls and background jobs.
- Dedicated resources
- Full root access
- Custom configuration
- Server specialists
Dedicated server hosting
The top hosting tier, for when a VPS is no longer enough
Most PHPTRAVELS sites run well on shared hosting or a managed VPS. A dedicated server is for the largest workloads: high search volume, many agents in a B2B portal, several brands on one installation or heavy supplier synchronisation. Every core, every gigabyte of memory and every disk belongs to your platform, and you decide how it is configured.
- Compare your workload with the PHPTRAVELS system requirements
- Send us your traffic, suppliers, brands and growth plans
- Receive a server configuration and quote for your project
- Move your installation, test supplier connections and switch DNS
- Plan
- Dedicated server
- Access
- Full root, custom configuration
- Region
- Closest to your main markets
- PHP version
- PHP 8.4 · MySQL · Apache
- Backups
- Daily, with retention
Plans and power
Single-tenant hardware with nothing shared
Where a dedicated server sits next to the hosting plans that most travel sites start on.
- Dedicated serverWhole machine · root access · custom build
- VPSManaged cloud VPSStarting price · cPanel · reverse proxy ready–per month
- Shared hosting Basic5 GB SSD · 250 GB bandwidth · free SSL–per month
Maximum performance
Latest-generation processors and enterprise-grade hardware reserved for one platform.
Dedicated resources
No neighbours: CPU, memory, disk and network are never shared with another site.
Full control
Complete root access to install, tune and lock down the server the way your team works.
Custom configurations
Web server, PHP workers, database and caching sized for your booking traffic.
Full isolation
Customer data, payment callbacks and agent accounts run on hardware nobody else uses.
Expert support
Server specialists who know the PHPTRAVELS stack help with setup, tuning and incidents.
Onboarding
From requirements to a live dedicated server
A planned move with testing before cutover, so bookings keep flowing while the platform changes hardware.
Requirements
Traffic patterns, domains, supplier APIs, email routing and compliance needs.
Configure
Hardware, operating system and web stack chosen for your workload.
Provision
Server set up and hardened, with backups, monitoring and access controls.
Migrate
Files and database moved, then staging checks and supplier API tests.
Cutover
Controlled DNS switch, live checks and a rollback plan for the window.
Operate
Updates, backups, tuning and capacity reviews as the platform grows.
Workloads
What a dedicated server carries for a travel platform
The parts of a PHPTRAVELS installation that gain most from hardware of their own.
Booking application
Search pages, pricing rules, checkout, agent portals and the admin on PHP 8.4+, MySQL and Apache.
Supplier connections
GDS, NDC, bed bank and payment gateway calls with room for slow responses at peak times.
Background jobs
Cron tasks, rate and inventory sync, voucher and invoice generation, logs and reports.
Server management
Control without running everything alone
You keep root access. Our specialists can take on the routine work that keeps a booking server healthy.
System hardening
Least-privilege access, secure SSH, service isolation and hardened defaults.
Firewall and abuse control
Firewall rules, brute-force protection and rate limits on checkout and supplier endpoints.
SSL certificates
Issuance and renewal for every domain and brand you run on the server.
Monitoring and alerts
Resource, service and log monitoring, with alerts before problems reach customers.
Backups and restores
Scheduled backups with defined retention and restore checks when you need them.
Updates and patches
Operating system and web stack updates applied in planned maintenance windows.
Compare
Managed VPS vs dedicated server
A managed VPS suits most travel platforms. A dedicated server is the next step for very large workloads.
| Area | Managed VPS | PHPTRAVELS dedicated server |
|---|---|---|
| Resources | Managed VPSA virtual slice of a shared host | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverThe whole physical machine |
| Isolation | Managed VPSHigh, at the virtualisation layer | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverFull, at the hardware level |
| Control | Managed VPSRoot on a managed virtual server | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverComplete root access and custom configuration |
| Scaling | Managed VPSFlexible, resized as needed | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverPlanned upgrades of physical hardware |
| Best for | Managed VPSTravel apps, OTAs, CRMs and portals | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverVery large or multi-brand workloads |
| Price | Managed VPSListed on the pricing page | PHPTRAVELS dedicated serverQuoted per configuration |
Who it is for
When a dedicated server makes sense
High-traffic OTAs
Heavy flight and hotel search, peak-season spikes and many live supplier calls.
Large B2B portals
Many agents booking at once, with wallets, markups and reports on the same database.
Multi-brand travel groups
Several white-label sites and markets on one installation that needs room to grow.
Why PHPTRAVELS
Hosting from the team that builds the software
Source code included
Self-hosted under a commercial licence, so the platform and its data stay on your server.
Standard stack
PHP, MySQL and Apache, so moving up a hosting tier is a migration, not a rebuild.
Clear upgrade path
Start on shared hosting or a VPS and move to dedicated hardware when traffic demands it.
Platform know-how
Specialists who tune servers for PHPTRAVELS search, booking and supplier workloads.
FAQ
Dedicated server questions
What travel businesses ask before moving to dedicated server hosting.
Talk to salesA physical server used by one customer only. Its processors, memory, storage and network are not shared, and you get complete root access to configure it.
No. PHPTRAVELS runs on standard cPanel hosting with PHP 8.4+, MySQL and Apache. Dedicated servers are for very large workloads, such as high search volume, big agent networks or several brands on one installation.
A managed VPS is usually the right upgrade from shared hosting. Current amounts are on the pricing page. Choose a dedicated server when you need full hardware isolation or more resources than a VPS can offer.
Dedicated servers are quoted per configuration. Email info@phptravels.com with your traffic, suppliers and brands, and we reply with a recommended setup and price.
Yes. You get complete root access and can use custom configurations, while our specialists can still handle hardening, backups and updates if you want them to.
Yes. We plan the migration, test the database, supplier API connections and payments on the new server, then switch DNS in a controlled window with a rollback plan.