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http://webhogwarts.altervista.org/ - http://webhogwarts.altervista.org/groups/hostgator-ftp-port/. Hostgator is a big privately had hosting company operating from numerous state of the art facilities in Dallas, Texas. Hostgator was established in 2002, ever since they have proliferated and presently host over 400,000 websites. They are also extensively considered to be the worlds leading supplier of reseller hosting accounts. At present they supply hosting to over 10,000 specific reseller account customers.

Hostgator provides numerous different webhosting plans, and cater to a broad variety of clients. From the first time web designer who requires simple, tension cost-free hosting for their personal website; all the means through to large companies, who need specialist committed hosting services.

Hostgator's hosting packages can be split into 3 groups; basic shared hosting strategies (appropriate for the substantial majority individuals), reseller hosting plans (these are mainly for individuals and companies that want to "resell" their account resources to clients of their own), and lastly devoted server strategies (these accounts provide consumer their own server, so they don't need to share its resources with anyone else). Extremely few of us will every require a devoted server so this evaluation will concentrate on the shared hosting plans that Hostgator offer.

Functions

Hostgator's three major shared hosting plans are called: "Hatchling" (the entry level strategy priced at $6.95 / month), "Baby" (this is the most popular plan, and it is most likely to satisfy the requirements of an extremely broad array of clients), and "Swamp" (similar as the "Baby" plan, however with increases in bandwidth and disk space, priced at $14.95 / month).

For a full list of features and a side by side comparison of all hosting plans you need to see Hostgator's site right here. Below is a review of the most important features of the "Baby" plan, this is most likely the most appropriate bundle for most users, and it is our favorite plan.

Disk space 100GB - This amount has actually been just recently updated by Hostgator from 5GB to an enormous 100GB. All users are likely to discover it impossible to tire this quantity of disk space.

Bandwidth 1000GB/month - Likewise enhanced is the bandwidth allocation, from 75GB to a seemingly excessive 1000GB. Once again quite much absolutely no opportunity of making use of all that, but it's good to understand that you absolutely will not be dealing with extra costs for reviewing your limit, even if you have a really hectic internet site(s).

Website Studio website home builder - This is a terrific free of cost program that allows you to build your website from scratch. There is no demand to take my word for it, as Hostgator provides us with a demo version of the software application on their website!

Endless add-on domains - This actually is the stand out function of this hosting plan (the "Hatchling" plan just permits 1 domain), and enables you to host as lots of sites as you such as on a single account, at no additional expense. All your internet sites then share your account resources. This permits you to make complete use of your enormous bandwidth and disk space allowances, and host several websites at a portion of the typical expense. Great!

99.9 % Uptime assurance - This generally tells us that Hostgator is a severe host offering a trusted service. If uptime drops below this figure in any provided month then you don't spend for that months hosting, it's as simple as that! We would never think about making use of a host that did not offer a solid uptime assurance; this is purely since there is only one great reason why a host will not provide an uptime assurance - undependable uptime!

30 Day money back assurance - This has become a pretty standard feature in the internet hosting community, though it's good to have for included peace of mind.

Immediate setup - The majority of hosting service providers take 24-48 hours to setup your account but Hostgator promises to have you working in under 15 minutes (they do not charge a setup charge either)!

Unlimited MySQL databases - This is extremely beneficial since each Fantastico (see below) script requires its own MySQL data source.

Fantastico DeLuxe - This remarkable program permits you to immediately install over 50 scripts via your control board. Scripts include blogs, forums, galleries, shopping carts, and more.

Endless e-mail accounts - Allows you to have as numerous, or as few, different e-mail addresses as you like.

cPanel control board - At the heart of any webhosting experience is the control board, the good news is Hostgator uses one of the very best units around, a cPanel. It's well laid out and simple to operate. It consists of numerous functions and offers good efficiency. Finest of all, there is a complete working demo on the Hostgator website, so you can check it out yourself!

Client service and technical support

Hostgator offers us 24/7 phone support, and live online chat. The reality that you are provided 2 choices to get instantaneous technical support at any time of the day is terrific. Our experience has actually constantly been extremely great when contacting Hostgator, their operatives are very respectful and most significantly they seem to understand their things when dealing with technical issues.

Performance

The efficiency from Hostgator's servers is exceptional! Hostgator location much tighter restrictions on the variety of sites sharing the exact same server compared with most other shared hosting companies. This offers higher dependability since less stress is put on the servers; and it likewise considerably enhances the rate at which your websites run.

Server efficiency is another one of the essential locations where Hostgator identify themselves from the crowd of other webhosting.

Our verdict

Generally there is a lot to such as about the method Hostgator works, they truly do seem to have a great grasp on exactly what the typical client requires from a web hosting supplier. Hardly ever do you stumble upon reports of unsatisfied Hostgator customers, and after hosting with them ourselves we now know why! Dependability, efficiency, and uptime from the servers is first rate, likewise customer support is method ahead of a lot of other host out there. Nevertheless, the location where Hostgator actually excels is value for money. At just $9.95 / month for the "Infant" plan (which consists of limitless domains); anybody wanting to host even more than one internet site has a quite simple decision to make. The other terrific aspect of this bundle is that you do not need to sign up to a contract. You pay on a month-by-month basis, which leaves you complimentary to cancel your account at any time without losing cash. So to summarize, we do not actually have any bad things about Hostgator; at the rates they charge, we truly feel that they provide a phenomenal service. Sustain the good work Hostgator!