HostGator Web Hosting Review

HostGator Web Hosting Review

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Do you need a website hosting provider that offers numerous plans, so you can compare and buy? There are many such website hosting companies and among them HostGator Hosting is probably among the most recommended. There are numerous packages and depending on your need you can opt for either shared, dedicated server or reseller hosting. The economic hosting plan will cost you $4.95 per month, but HostGator’s most popular hosting package is the next highest, costing $7.95, because it includes better features. All hosting accounts are backed by a 45-day money-back guarantee.

Support Services

For 24/7 technical support, customers can use telephone, email or live chat support facilities provided by HostGator. Information and user guides are available via the online knowledgebase,   Flash tutorials, Gator forums, HostGator blog and the ticket-based help desk system.

Web User Interface/Control Panel

Using the popular cPanel with all hosting accounts, HostGator provides customers with ease-of-use, efficiency and speedy site management facilities. The most basic level hosting has a rather limited cPanel (no add-ons), but all other accounts are provided with a full-featured web user interface.

Technical Features & Specifications

HostGator offers numerous facilities like unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited MySQL databases and unlimited domains with all hosting plans. Site builder tools, 99.9% uptime guarantee, 24/7 monitoring and backup services, advance development technology support and one-click installation scripts are available as well.

PHP, Perl, Python, CGI, Ruby on Rails, SSH, SSI, Cron, cURL and various applications such as PHPNuke are well-supported by HostGator accounts. Business hosting accounts get a personal toll-free number.

Unlimited POP3 email accounts with IMAP support, spam filtering and webmail facilities are offered with all hosting plans. HostGator provides Linux-based hosting, but is set to begin offering Windows-based hosting services in the near future.

Free Scripts, Tools & Extras

Fantastico script installation is available with all hosting accounts. A free domain name, website setup and, $25 worth Google Adwords credit add to HostGator’s appeal as a good hosting provider. Free e-commerce features offered by HostGator include such facilities like shared SSL, shopping cart software such as Agora, osCommerce, Zen Cart and Cube Cart.

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Hostgator Hosting Plan


Pricing details

Price per month $4.95
Setup fee $0

Web hosting plan details

Moneyback guarantee 45 days
Disk space Unlimited
Transfer per month Unlimited
Uptime Guarantee 99.9 %
Number of subdomains Unlimited
E-mail accounts Unlimited
Mailing lists 20
Operating system Linux
Web Server Apache
Primary database MySQL

Server Features

Access to raw logs
Custom Error Pages
Backup
FrontPage server extensions
FTP Accounts
Password Protected Directories
Shared SSL
Streaming audio support
Streaming video support
Usage stats (Webalizer, AWStats, Urchin)

Development Features

Cron jobs
Image Manipulation (GD, ImageMagik, etc)
MySQL 4.x
MySQL 5
Perl/CGI
PHP 4
PHP 5
Python
Ruby On Rails
SSH or telnet
SSI

General Features

cPanel
Adult sites allowed
Google Adwords
Online support (chat/email/message board)
Phone support
Reseller Control Panel
Reseller program
Website Builder

Email Features

Autoresponders
IMAP
Spam Protection
Webmail

Pre-installed Softwares

Cube Cart
Form Builders/Processors
Gallery Scripts
GuestBooks
Joomla
Mambo
Miva Merchant
osCommerce
Other CMS
PHPBB
Shopping cart
Simple Machines Forum
Wiki
WordPress
Zen Cart
Fantastico


Pricing details

Price per month $7.95
Setup fee $0

Web hosting plan details

Moneyback guarantee 45 days
Disk space Unlimited
Transfer per month Unlimited
Uptime Guarantee 99.9 %
Number of subdomains Unlimited
E-mail accounts Unlimited
Mailing lists 25
Operating system Linux
Web Server Apache
Primary database MySQL

Server Features

Access to raw logs
Custom Error Pages
Backup
FrontPage server extensions
FTP Accounts
Password Protected Directories
Shared SSL
Streaming audio support
Streaming video support
Usage stats (Webalizer, AWStats, Urchin)

Development Features

Cron jobs
Image Manipulation (GD, ImageMagik, etc)
MySQL 4.x
MySQL 5
Perl/CGI
PHP 4
PHP 5
Python
Ruby On Rails
SSH or telnet
SSI

General Features

cPanel
Adult sites allowed
Google Adwords
Domain parking
Multi Domain Hosting
Online support (chat/email/message board)
Own SSL Certificate
Phone support
Reseller Control Panel
Reseller program
Website Builder

Email Features

Autoresponders
IMAP
Spam Protection
Webmail

Pre-installed Softwares

Cube Cart
Form Builders/Processors
Gallery Scripts
GuestBooks
Joomla
Mambo
Miva Merchant
osCommerce
Other CMS
PHPBB
Shopping cart
Simple Machines Forum
Wiki
WordPress
Zen Cart
Fantastico


Pricing details

Price per month $12.95
Setup fee $0

Web hosting plan details

Moneyback guarantee 45 days
Disk space Unlimited
Transfer per month Unlimited
Uptime Guarantee 99.9 %
Number of subdomains Unlimited
E-mail accounts Unlimited
Mailing lists 50
Operating system Linux
Web Server Apache
Primary database MySQL

Server Features

Access to raw logs
Anonymous FTP
Custom Error Pages
Backup
FrontPage server extensions
FTP Accounts
Password Protected Directories
Shared SSL
Streaming audio support
Streaming video support
Usage stats (Webalizer, AWStats, Urchin)

Development Features

Cron jobs
Image Manipulation (GD, ImageMagik, etc)
MySQL 4.x
MySQL 5
Perl/CGI
PHP 4
PHP 5
Python
Ruby On Rails
SSH or telnet
SSI

General Features

cPanel
Adult sites allowed
Google Adwords
Domain parking
Multi Domain Hosting
Online support (chat/email/message board)
Own SSL Certificate
Phone support
Reseller Control Panel
Reseller program
Website Builder
Dedicated IP address

Email Features

Autoresponders
IMAP
Spam Protection
Webmail

Pre-installed Softwares

Cube Cart
Form Builders/Processors
Gallery Scripts
GuestBooks
Joomla
Mambo
Miva Merchant
osCommerce
Other CMS
PHPBB
Shopping cart
Simple Machines Forum
Wiki
WordPress
Zen Cart
Fantastico

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