LiteSpeed Hosting India
LiteSpeed hosting runs a site on the LiteSpeed web server, which reads Apache .htaccess rules and serves cached pages through LSCache without starting PHP. At WebJi®, cPanel Hosting is the product where cPanel lives, at ₹297 a month; the Launch, Turbo and Scale plans use ControlPanel.Systems and are not LiteSpeed. It suits PHP sites with mostly logged-out visitors.
For WordPress and PHP site owners who want server-level page caching without changing their .htaccess rules or managing a VPS.
Jaipur · IN
- In business
- 21+ yrs
- Reply time
- <60 min
- Clients
- 12K+
- Billing
- INR + GST
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is LiteSpeed hosting?
LiteSpeed hosting runs your site on the LiteSpeed web server instead of Apache; it reads the same .htaccess rules and adds LSCache, a full-page cache built into the server that answers repeat visits without starting PHP. The first visitor's request runs the application; later anonymous visitors receive the stored HTML.
At WebJi®, the separate cPanel Hosting product is where cPanel lives: a single plan at ₹297 a month with 20 GB disk, 200 GB monthly bandwidth, 10 email accounts and 1 domain, read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026. WebJi®'s own site copy associates that cPanel hosting with LiteSpeed Enterprise, LSCache, NVMe storage, Softaculous, JetBackup and AutoSSL; the billing card does not name the web server, so that link is worth an owner check before you buy on it. The Webji Launch, Turbo and Scale plans use the ControlPanel.Systems panel and are not LiteSpeed.
How much does LiteSpeed hosting cost at WebJi®?
WebJi®'s cPanel Hosting product costs ₹297 a month before 18% GST, read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026; an annual price is not published, and checkout confirms the terms on offer. The old L-Basic, L-Unlimited and L-Developer tiers (₹300, ₹400, ₹700) come from a 30 October 2026 billing read and no longer appear.
| Plan | Includes | Monthly (₹) | 1 year (₹) | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cPanel Hosting | 20 GB disk, 200 GB bandwidth a month, 10 email accounts, 1 domain, cPanel | 297 | Not published — checkout confirms | Order → |
Plan resources and the full cPanel toolset are on cPanel hosting. WebJi®'s Webji Launch, Turbo and Scale plans (₹299, ₹399 and ₹699 a month, read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026) use the ControlPanel.Systems panel instead, so they are not LiteSpeed plans; compare both families on shared hosting.
How does LiteSpeed differ from Apache and Nginx?
LiteSpeed reads Apache's .htaccess files, Nginx does not, and only LiteSpeed ships a full-page cache as part of the web server. That is why a WordPress site moves from Apache to LiteSpeed with its permalinks and redirects intact, while a move to Nginx means rewriting those rules.
| Feature | Apache | Nginx | LiteSpeed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-directory config | .htaccess read on each request | Server blocks; .htaccess ignored | .htaccess read, Apache-compatible |
| PHP execution | mod_php or PHP-FPM | PHP-FPM over FastCGI | LSAPI |
| Full-page cache | Separate module | FastCGI cache, configured by hand | LSCache built in |
| Rewrite rules | mod_rewrite | rewrite directives in config | mod_rewrite rules from .htaccess |
The detailed comparison is in LiteSpeed vs Apache. On a VPS, the free OpenLiteSpeed edition is available through CyberPanel hosting.
How does LSCache work, and which pages does it skip?
LSCache stores each page's finished HTML inside the web server and serves that copy until the page changes, a comment is approved or the cache lifetime ends; editing a post purges the affected URLs. On WordPress the LiteSpeed Cache plugin controls it; other PHP apps use rewrite rules.
- Cached: pages for logged-out visitors, such as posts, category pages and product pages.
- Never cached: logged-in users, WooCommerce cart and checkout, previews.
- Usually bypassed: URLs with query strings such as ?utm_source unless the plugin is told to ignore them.
- Purged automatically: a post and the archives that list it when it is edited.
The speed gain is therefore largest for blogs and catalogues with anonymous readers and smallest for a membership site where everyone logs in. Clearing the WordPress cache shows how to purge LSCache by plugin or WP-CLI.
Who should choose LiteSpeed hosting, and when is it not enough?
Choose LiteSpeed hosting for WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla and other PHP sites whose visitors are mostly logged out; it will not fix a slow site whose real problem is large images, a heavy theme or slow database queries.
- Good fit: blogs, news and brochure sites, product catalogues with anonymous browsing.
- Limited gain: sites where every visitor is logged in, such as LMS or member portals.
- Wrong product: apps needing root access, Node.js, Java or background daemons; use a VPS from ₹499 a month.
- Fix first: oversized images and slow plugins; website speed optimisation covers that work.
Existing sites move across through free migration, subject to terms and approval, with the old host kept live until the new one answers.
Frequently asked questions
Is LiteSpeed faster than Apache for WordPress?
On cached pages, usually yes, because LSCache answers anonymous visitors without running PHP, while Apache runs WordPress on every request unless a separate cache is added. For logged-in users both servers still run PHP, so the difference is much smaller there.
Do I need the LiteSpeed Cache plugin on WordPress?
Yes. The plugin tells the server which pages to cache and when to purge them, and adds optional image and CSS optimisation. Disable other page-cache plugins at the same time so two caches do not fight each other.
Will my .htaccess redirects keep working on LiteSpeed?
Yes. LiteSpeed reads .htaccess files, including mod_rewrite rules, so permalinks, redirects and most plugin rules work unchanged. After editing .htaccess, LiteSpeed may need a moment to reload the rules before they apply.
Is OpenLiteSpeed the same as LiteSpeed Enterprise?
No. OpenLiteSpeed is the free edition, often used with CyberPanel on a VPS, and it needs a web-server restart to apply .htaccess changes. LiteSpeed Enterprise, the edition WebJi®'s own site copy associates with its cPanel hosting (the billing card does not name the web server), reads .htaccess like Apache and is fully licensed.
Plan prices read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026; the LiteSpeed association comes from WebJi®'s own site copy, not the billing card — worth an owner check. Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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