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Thread: My Hostgator Review
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11-08-2009, 07:28 PM #26Junior Guru Wannabe
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Well, i was going to move from ************ shared to HostGator Dedicated.
I too had a recent giant DDoS attack, and lost my domain for quite some time (2+ weeks). ************ didnt try to do anything, like figure out IPs to deny, they simply turned off that domain for 2+weeks! The attack lasted that long, or at least they said, and I think I believe that.
I talked to a hostgator technician and also a security specialist recently and they assured me up and down that they have many ways to mitigate DDoS attacks. I even offered to show them the ddos attack logs, and they said it would be alright. This thread makes me think that might not be true?
With ************ the way i solved it was having my users use sub-domains to access the forums and website. I even continued to do business using those sub-domains instead. Would this option still be doable if i got attacked at hostgator?
So if i have a dedicated server with Hostgater ($219/mo) my account and domain will not be suspended if i get ddos attacked will it?
I was completely impressed with the quickness, proper english, willingnes to help, and intelligence of the Hostgator people when I talked to them. And I've heard almost nothing but great things about them. I would love to do business with them but this DDoS garbage has me seriously stressed out.
I seriously cant believe any punk from anywhere around the world can basically point a virtual gun and destroy your business at any time. F'n Ridiculous. And no, I'm not paying $500+/mo for EXTRA DDoS protection.Last edited by McNulty; 11-08-2009 at 07:43 PM.
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11-08-2009, 07:32 PM #27Junior Guru Wannabe
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It's funny in my last post that web-host-for-life is astricked out but HostGator is not. Maybe WH4Life has such a bad rep it's not allowed to be typed here?
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11-08-2009, 07:45 PM #28Aspiring Evangelist
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Sorry to hear your experience with them, although I see good reviews on them from some members. Hope you found a new host to move to. Best of luck. =)
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11-08-2009, 07:53 PM #29Web Hosting Master
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11-08-2009, 11:29 PM #30Web Hosting Master
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11-09-2009, 04:12 AM #31Backup Master
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11-09-2009, 01:34 PM #32Retired Moderator
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So if i have a dedicated server with Hostgater ($219/mo) my account and domain will not be suspended if i get ddos attacked will it?
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11-12-2009, 11:54 AM #33Temporarily Suspended
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HostGator enabled your account number of times thats really good. ppl here suspend full dedicated servers for whole day even customer is paying them $$$ , try to optimize your db and code as well. VPS would be your ultimate choice.
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