By peterx on

Any comments on HostGator.com? Please name a site we can visit and specify which you are using:

  • Standard
  • Reseller
  • Dedicated

Current comments on Hostgator:
http://drupal.org/node/19674#comment-34497
http://drupal.org/node/91965
http://drupal.org/node/84935
http://drupal.org/node/107292#comment-186348
http://drupal.org/node/99177

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binodc’s picture

binodc commented

Host gator is nice .I have a charity site hosted on their server.

U can use their services(Baby Package) for one cent for one month using these coupons
“iceishot” or “jury”

Drupal runs nicely on there servers check for one month before paying more!!

kbrune’s picture

kbrune commented

I stumbled across a "feature" that might be of interest to anyone wanting to run multiple Drupal subdomains from one code-base...

When you have a reseller account, you have access to a not only cPanel but also WHM (Web Hosting Manager). Use WHM to setup a new account as a subdomain, and multiple sites work as expected. If you create the subdomains in cPanel, (which is your only option if you've just got the regular shared hosting account), then Drupal's multi-site doesn't work. That's been my experience at least, using Drupal 4.7

And of course as a reseller, you can then sell off some of your space to other Drupal fans and maybe even pay for your own hosting that way.

Finally, the Fantastico interface allows you to auto-install Drupal 5.1 with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Here's a link to their reseller account stats...
http://tinyurl.com/27bdlz

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seanenroute commented

I'm running just over 20 sites off of my developer package at 1and1 - http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=6434541 with nothing but happiness.

1and1's starter packages also seem to be considerably cheaper, and unlike a lot of fly by night webhosts the are constantly upgrading their capabilities and lowering their pricing.

I also like working with a large hosting company. It makes me feel considerably more comfortable that their servers will run through the night and that I won't wake one morning to find my websites wiped out because the two guys running the place slept in or decided to get creative with their configurations (we've all been there).

Plus they throw in a bunch of free domains, a staggering amount of databases, and a ton of features.

What I guess I'm trying to say is that you can do better.

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webthingee commented

What do you do about the size limit on databases at 1&1?

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cburschka
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Just three days ago, a friend of mine lost his entire site and data to these guys.

Apparently, they charged his credit card without notifying him, and he called the credit card agency to check the legitimacy of the charge. Whatever the credit card agency passed on to HostGator, the result was that HG terminated his account - deleting all data - without further warning or suspension time.

After clearing the matter up - HG still has his last payment, so he is still their customer - he got his account reinstated, minus his data. No backups exist.

I'm just passing on a second-hand experience here, but I definitely wouldn't want to deal with a company that has this bad communication with its customers and takes such a cavalier attitude to the data entrusted to it.

Edit: As requested, here's a link:

http://www.polarisboard.net/board/

It's either a Standard or Hatchling account, as far as I know.

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Nexus5.01 commented

i previously used GoDaddy to host my Drupal site but cleanURLs and many other things didn't work. I looked at HostGator and signed up for the Swamp Gator (standard) and everything runs perfectly!

I would recommend it a thousand times over!

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1websitedesigner commented

I recently signed up for Hostgator because they appeared to be very user friendly for Drupal and to be fair it was up and running very quickly. The problem is that I've had to wait 1 to 3 days whenever I've wanted anything done.

I recently asked them to copy files from one domain name to another, they instead moved them, which meant that my client site disappeared. That was 48 hours ago and despite me emailing them and using live chat repeatedly over this time, my client's site is still down, which isn't good for me!

I've found GoDaddy to be great, though I have heard that you shouldn't use them if you're doing anything controversial, as they tend to take websites down without warning (e.g. if they contain anything defamatory, or you mass email people, etc.). That said, I've not yet tried installing Drupal with them, as I didn't want the hassle of all the manual installation procedures that Hostgator did for you. I've used Godaddy for a couple of years though now on other websites and I've always found them great. You also have complete control over everything and they never know your password, which I find reassuring!

Whatever you do, NEVER use Pickaweb - see http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews2195.html for 8 reviews of them (I had experience of all my sites being hacked into and changing into Viagra promoting sites while I used Pickaweb as a host).

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artweeksgr commented

I would steer clear of GoDaddy for Drupal Hosting or any system where you might have to tweak the .htaccess file. The last time I used them they were caching that file, so you may not know for hours how any changes in that file really affect your site. On a positive note, they do have one-click installs of popular CMS applications.

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peterx commented

I ended up using hostmonster.com because an experienced friend recommended it. I put some non Drupal sites there. Now I use a VPS because I have more control. If you want to take on a little extra control for several sites, a VPS is a good choice.

There are managed and unmanaged VPSs. You know that ISPs offer different levels of service including backups or no backups. VPS suppliers are the same. Managed VPS usually do everything for you at the operating system level. Unmanaged VPSs service only the hardware.

A VPS lets you add your own databases,domain names, add on domains and lots of other things. You might have a choice of operating systems at the start. You might have both MySQL and PostgreSQL installed. There is usually an option to install your own software if you need it. You can go down to the level of editing the PHP.ini and Apache configuration files because you have your own PHP and Apache.

The introductory $20/month packages usually have too little memory to do everything. 256 MB can work until you use Cpanel because one of the best Cpanel features needs more than 256MB. I use a 384MB package that works with all the software I use and costs less than $40/month. Ten sites on a $40 package is better than 10 sites at $5.95 or $7.95 each.

The first Drupal site used two full weekends while I worked out all the steps to follow in Cpanel. The third Drupal site was up in under two hours from registering the domain name.

I recommended a VPS to a person who knows HTML but not Apache. She used an hour a day over two full working weeks to get her first site running in Drupal, including several email to the VPS supplier. The main problems were around moving domain names from other registries. Her third Drupal site was up in a day.

A VPS is a better option when you have several sites or several databases per site. You do need to learn about how Apache and PHP and everything else interacts. You do not have to edit configuration files because Cpanel does that. My hostmonster account will not be renewed.

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seanray commented

Hostgator could be a good choice for Drupal hosting

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