Hosting Reviews
Hosting is a key element of your web presence and it should not be left to chance.
In the course of our practice, we have had the chance to work with several hosting companies, from small specialized boutique outfits to giants like GoDaddy and 1&1.
The vendors listed below have been personally chosen among the ones with the best price/features ratio, good customer support and Joomla compatibility.
Hostgator.com
Written by Marco Conti Sunday, 26 October 2008 10:24
In my opinion Hostgator.com is the best host for Joomla and any other Open Source, LAMP based website script. They have the best Cpanel I have worked with. They have modern and fast servers, but above all, their support people are the best around. They are by and large helpful and caring of your issues. With hostgator you'll never hear "it must be your PHP script" whenever there is a server issue (something that usually happens at every other company). They are prompt and they never (well, rarely) talk to you like you are an idiot.
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Siteground.com
Written by Marco Conti Sunday, 26 October 2008 10:27
Siteground.com is the ultimate Joomla host, with tutorials, how-to's and other goodies specifically for the Open Source customer. They have a lively community (user forums at hosting companies, including Hostgator, are usually a gripe fest of problems and complaints. Not so much at Siteground).
Bluehost.com
Written by Marco Conti Sunday, 26 October 2008 10:26
Bluehost.com has very reliable and affordable plans and a pretty good version of Cpanel. Tech support is fair and they try hard to please.
While not in the same league as Hostgator in terms of sheer features and helpful tech support, they are a viable option for a good host that's a bit cheaper than Hostgator. With plans starting at $6.95 a month and with most of the key features set on "unlimited" (beware of that word in hosting though) they are certainly a good value.
Lunarpages.com
Written by Marco Conti Monday, 27 October 2008 09:49
Lunarpages is a very good host offering a myriad of different plans from basic hosting to VPS to dedicated servers in both Linus and Windows formats.
Because of the variety of plans offerd it's very important that you choose the right plan. We are currently in the process of vetting Lunarpages.com and learning what their best hosting plans are for the most popular configurations. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive review coming soon.
