There are hundreds of web hosting services available in the market today and finding the appropriate one can be a challenging task, especially if you are not familiar with the ins and out of web servers. First and foremost, you must ensure that your prospective choices meet Wordpress’ minimum criteria (MySQL version 5.0 or higher, PHP version 5.2.4 or higher). Wordpress works best when used with Nginx or Apache servers, but any server that is compatible with PHP and MySQL will suffice.