It is time to expand again and I have a number of projects that are going to chew up resources and need a LOT of bandwidth, so, after careful review of all plans available on the net for less than $10 per month, I think Host Gater will be the one.
Host Gater has a lot of packages, but I think the Baby will do me fine. They advertise $9.95 per month, but that’s only if you buy 3 years out; here is the price breakdown:
Pay 3 years @ $7.95/mo
Pay 2 years @ $8.95/mo
Pay Monthly @ $9.95/mo
Here are their features:
Disk Space
600,000mb
600gb
Bandwidth
6,000,000mb
6,000gb
Domains Allowed
UNLIMITED
Site Builder
24×7 Support
Instant Backups
No Contract!
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
45 Day Money Back Guarantee
Free / Instant Setup
Domain / Ftp Features include:
Addon / Parked Domains
unlimited unlimited
Sub Domains unlimited
FTP Accounts unlimited
Supported Features include:
MySQL Databases are unlimited
CGI
PHP4 & 5
Ruby On Rails
SSH
Perl
Python
SSI
Cron
FrontPage
Curl
GD
Image Magick
Streaming Audio/Video
Free Module Installation
E-mail Features include:
unlimited Web Mail
E-mail Alias
Auto Responders
Mailing Lists
Catch Alls
Spam Assassin
Mail Forwarding
IMAP Support
SMTP
Control Panel Features include:
Latest cPanel Control Panel Demo Login info: demo / demo
Fantastico HOT!
Soholaunch
Hotlink Protection
IP Deny Manager
Custom Error Pages
Instant Blogs
Instant Portals
Instant PHPnuke
Instant Forums
Instant Guestbook
Instant Counter
Instant FormMail
Redirect URL
Web Based File Manager
PW Protected Directories
phpMyAdmin
Web / Ftp Statistics include:
AWStats (Real Time Updates)
Webalizer
Raw Log Manager
Referrer Logs
Error Logs
E-Commerce Features include:
Shared SSL
Private SSL
Agora Cart
osCommerce
ZenCart
Cube Cart
I’m burned out for the night, but I think tomorrow I’ll buy their hosting package. I also have a Host Gater Coupon that may save me $10, so if it works, I’ll post it along with updates on how this is going.
I just ordered the Baby option using the host gator discount code of musica – here are the details:
Baby:
Yearly @ $119.40 + Setup: FREE
Package(s) Total $119.40
Sub Total $119.40
Coupon (musica) -$9.94
Total Due $109.46*
By using the discount code with host gator, I saved myself $10 which brings my monthly fee for one year down to $9 per month.
I now have a month to put hostgator to the test and decide if I’m going to stick with them or not – gotta love the 30 money back guarantee!
Here is the control panel (cpanel) that is displayed as I enter the account. A lot of options here as you can see for yourself.
Well, I pulled out some old (very old) code and put up a site this weekend. The site creates dynamic graphics that change for each viewer. The site is ht tp: //0na.org
Here is a sample:
The information in this graphic will contain your computer’s information. Some people use it to make shoppers aware that they are being monitored, others use it as signatures in forums and most popular is using them in MySpace Profiles.
Hostgator claims to have fast response times and great bandwidth, so this site should put that to the test
It’s brand new, so if you notice anything out of place, please let me know!
The initial configuration of the site on host gator was a bit tricky, but once you get the hang of it, it’s not a problem.
If you want multiple IP addresses (one for each site), then you’ll need to go with the reseller package.
I’ll post more as I play.