HostGator Hosting - HostGator Review
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HostGator was founded in 2002, and grew to become a leader in the market
of reseller hosting. Based out of Boca Raton, Florida, they also offer shared
and dedicated server hosting. One of their unique qualities is that they
provide access to the industry leading SiteStudio website designer, which is an
extremely easy program to use to help even the greenest beginner with their
website development. Also priding themselves on customer care and approval,
HostGator has received many positive customer reviews.
Website:
HostGator
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Hosting Ratings:
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| Price Value |
7.5 /
10 |
| Performance |
8 / 10 |
| Reliability |
8.5 /
10 |
| Customer Support |
8 / 10 |
| Control Panel |
8 / 10 |
| User Feedback |
8 / 10 |
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| Overall
Grade: 80% |
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Hosting Plans
Linux Hosting Plans: Support PHP, MySQL
Price Value
Although
HostGator
specializes in reseller hosting, they also offer reasonably priced shared and
dedicated server hosting plans. Their reseller plans are offered for prices
ranging from $24.95 to $99.95 per month, and their Dedicated Server plans range
from $174.00 to $374.00 per month. Accompanied with their Hatchling plan for
shared hosting at 3.5 GB space, 50 GB transfer rate @ $6.95/month, and you have
one company that wants to remain competitive in the web-hosting market. Also
included in these packages are features such free set-up, unlimited MySQL
databases, SpamAssasin software that will help reduce the amount of junk email
received, and a 99.9% uptime, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Reliability
HostGator
has
chosen The Planet, located in Dallas, Texas, to house their data center. The
Planet boasts over 35,000 square feet of raised floor space, and features
state-of-the-art security, safety, and cooling systems. This facility is
accompanied with Multiple TXU electrical grids, 4800 volts of input power,
DataTrax monitoring software for the whole data center infrastructure, and a
fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network featuring 10 backbone
providers. When you consider all of these features, HostGator's customers have
peace of mind regarding the security and reliability of their servers.
Control Panel
HostGator
employs
the industry standard control panel, CPanel. This control panel is one of the
best in the industry, and has over 39 scripts that can be installed. It is also
relatively easy to use, as it provides more than one million end users the
ability to install dozens of leading open source accompanied with flash movies
for instant tutorials. Your package will also include Fantastico, the leading
auto-installer for CPanel servers. Fantastico is equipped with more than 10,000
installations, and content management systems that a user can integrate into
their web space swiftly.
Customer Support
HostGator
is
becoming one of the leading companies that offer quick responses and a personal
touch to their support system. They present 24/7/365 phone support, online
chat, fax, peer support forums, and a wide variety of CPanel flash movies. Most
customers agree that HostGator is very responsive and helpful, fixing problems
easily.
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