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    Best/most reputable web hosts

    Who are the best and generally the most reputable web hosting companies?

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    If you're referring strictly within the WHT community then I would say HawkHost, StableHost, BigScoots, and quite a few others are known to be reputable as they've been in business for quite a while and have a number of positive reviews/comments posted about them.

    But in a general sense, it is hard to say because there are so many different hosting providers. It depends on what you're looking for in a host as everyone's requirements are different. While one hosting provider may be perfect for one customer it may not be able to offer the same for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    Who are the best and generally the most reputable web hosting companies?
    'Best' really depends on what you're looking for in a host. There are always trade-offs between price and performance, uptime, support, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneZSolutions View Post
    If you're referring strictly within the WHT community then I would say HawkHost, StableHost, BigScoots, and quite a few others are known to be reputable as they've been in business for quite a while and have a number of positive reviews/comments posted about them.

    But in a general sense, it is hard to say because there are so many different hosting providers. It depends on what you're looking for in a host as everyone's requirements are different. While one hosting provider may be perfect for one customer it may not be able to offer the same for you.
    1. Lets say the best and most renowned VPS providers which meet the following specifications:

    PHP: 5.2.4+
    MySQL: 5.0+
    PHP extensions: MySQLi, GD (with JPEG support), PCRE, SPL, SimpleXML, DOM, JSON, iconv, ctype
    PHP safe_mode off

    2. And what about the hosts at http://cloudhostinghq.com/shared?gcl...dLItAodyXEAKQ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    Nothing more than another affiliate site. 6 out of the 9 listed are all owned by the same company..

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    It seems you're confusing a couple of things here.

    First, a VPS provider would give you root access and you could install whichever versions of things you wanted. That's why people go for a VPS - they want the finer control. So if you want to find a good VPS provider, you're asking the wrong question if you ask which one supplies version N of software X.

    But then take PHP 5.2. You wanted a host that offers 5.2.4+. PHP 5.2.x is End Of Life - that means that PHP are releasing no more updates for it, including security fixes. It's likely full of holes by now. So you really need to be using 5.3 (for another 7 months), 5.4 or 5.5. (There are a few ways that providers can run 5.2 in a secure way - either by using Centos repositories that will continue to patch for 7 years, or by subscribing to a commercial repository to continue this old version.)

    So it all depends what you mean by 5.2.4+. If 5.3.x counts as 5.2.4+, then that's most shared providers that can offer that. If it's VPS you want, you can install whatever you like.
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    You know, there is no best host ever, there is only the best one for your specific needs.

    What server location are you interested in?
    How much disk space and bandwidth do you require?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post
    Nothing more than another affiliate site. 6 out of the 9 listed are all owned by the same company..
    The bad thing about these types of sites aren't the affiliate links themselves. Maintaining a review site takes time, dedication and commitment just like running a hosting company. As long as there is an FTC disclosure, as required by law, I don't see a reason to point fingers. Even though I am seeing no disclosure on the site being discussed.

    The really sad part about it is that the list seems compiled by someone who doesn't understand anything about web hosting and seems more interested in giving good grades to the companies that pay the most rather than providing useful information that will enable a customer to make an informed decision. The "features" listed are standard ones every host provides. What really matters are the speed, the uptime, the CPU usage, server location (for SEO) and other restrictions. All the rest is advertising hype. Most of the companies listed are EIG companies, anyway using the same servers in the same location. So the different ratings don't even make sense.

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    I have been researching and have found the following 4 hosting companies to be generally the most well renowned, especially for VPS:

    http://www.bluehost.com/cgi/vps

    http://www.ipage.com/advanced-hostin...ooter&cid=1533

    http://www.justhost.com/vps

    http://www.inmotionhosting.com/vps-hosting

    Has any one used or is using any of the above hosting companies?

    Has any one found these companies not to be good in any way?

    Any reviews from experience?

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    You've got that shortlist from sites that list the top-ten hosts. I know because the same recommendations come top every time, and it just happens that they are the hosts who pay the highest referral fee for each click-through that signs up.

    If you search on here, you'll find a different set of VPS providers coming up again and again. But nobody profits from the recommendations on here, so nobody is tempted to recommend the ones who pay them for the tip-off.

    The site rules only let me list the ones I've used myself. I know the other ones that get recommended often, but I'll stick to the ones I'm allowed to point you to.

    It sounds like you want a managed VPS - few people who ask your questions are also looking to manage the server entirely themselves. So I'd recommend KnownHost and Future Hosting. Both brilliant. If you wanted an unmanaged VPS provider, look at RamNode, BuyVM, Hostigation or Server Dragon - but you would be on your own with them apart from network or hardware issues.
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    There is huge number of best hosting provider. Find a hosting provider and search reputation of the company. I think you will find your best company for your service.
    Some people like hostgator, some people like godaddy, some people like ipage etc. So it is not fixed. you have to find a company and check there policy and reputation and your required features.If you think everything is matching with your requirement and the company service. I believe that will be best for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    I have been researching and have found the following 4 hosting companies to be generally the most well renowned, especially for VPS:

    http://www.bluehost.com/cgi/vps

    http://www.ipage.com/advanced-hostin...ooter&cid=1533

    http://www.justhost.com/vps

    http://www.inmotionhosting.com/vps-hosting

    Has any one used or is using any of the above hosting companies?

    Has any one found these companies not to be good in any way?

    Any reviews from experience?
    All the companies you listed are EIG companies. We explained a number of times that these companies make it to these so-called top-hosts lists because they PAY for it. They are actually the worst shared hosting providers you can possibly find around, since they are the slowest and most unreliable.

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    InMotion isn't an EIG company, but the others are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    Who are the best and generally the most reputable web hosting companies?

    Reputable...few.....best....subjective.

    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    I have been researching and have found the following 4 hosting companies to be generally the most well renowned, especially for VPS:

    bh

    ip

    jh

    im

    Has any one used or is using any of the above hosting companies?

    Has any one found these companies not to be good in any way?

    Any reviews from experience?

    Show me the money!




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    I am having trouble loading it too. My apologies to InMotion Hosting, by the way.

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    I was seeing 503 errors last night, but was doing fine today.
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    so, what are the best and most recommended, fully-managed(independent) VPS providers? There's a lot of confusing responses here... any concrete suggestions based on real, genuinde user-experience and reputation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    so, what are the best and most recommended, fully-managed(independent) VPS providers? There's a lot of confusing responses here... any concrete suggestions based on real, genuinde user-experience and reputation?
    In post #10 of this thread I listed two fully managed independent providers. Did you look at them and find that they aren't quite right for you (in which case, how are they not right?) our have you not looked yet? Both those recommendations were from my own experience.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OakHosting_James View Post
    In post #10 of this thread I listed two fully managed independent providers. Did you look at them and find that they aren't quite right for you (in which case, how are they not right?) our have you not looked yet? Both those recommendations were from my own experience.
    Thanks - I have looked at both KnownHost and Future Hosting. Future Hosting has no testimonials and doesn't seem ready to meet the server requirements of XenForo. KnownHost hasn't responded yet, seems slow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    Thanks - I have looked at both KnownHost and Future Hosting. Future Hosting has no testimonials and doesn't seem ready to meet the server requirements of XenForo. KnownHost hasn't responded yet, seems slow.
    I see we had one sales ticket related to XenForo which was just replied to. Have a nice weekend!
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnownHost View Post
    I see we had one sales ticket related to XenForo which was just replied to. Have a nice weekend!
    I responded with some early brief enquiries. thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    Thanks - I have looked at both KnownHost and Future Hosting. Future Hosting has no testimonials and doesn't seem ready to meet the server requirements of XenForo. KnownHost hasn't responded yet, seems slow.
    You need to remember that most hosts will distinguish their sales team from their support team - often with priority given to supporting existing customers, and sales not working 24x7. It sounds like they've got back to you.

    As for Future Hosting - there are good reviews of them on this website, even if they haven't republished them on their own. But from my experience both KH and FH are good, so if you end up with either of them I'm sure you'll be well looked after.
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    bqbackup.com - any good alternatives for this?

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    VPS -> Top Notch providers?

    ok no problem:

    WiredTree
    BigScoots
    HostDime
    LiquidWeb
    KnownHost
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    Quote Originally Posted by creampie View Post
    I responded with some early brief enquiries. thank you.
    Just shot you over a reply
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