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By on May 7, 2010 in Help, Hosting, Reviews
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I’ve been using Host Gator for quite some time and I have to say I’m liking it. I just set up a site on a “Business Account” there and they offered the hosting, a dedicated IP, and an SSL certificate for a good price. I also like that they have cPanel (simple backups rule) that everyone knows. I’ll try to post more here about my experience with HostGator, but it’s been good to me so far.

I also like that they have a phone number, local people who answer the phone and know what they’re talking about.

What’s your experience with HostGator?

Update: Maximum file upload size. When you upload a file (JPG, PDF, etc.) in WordPress, depending on your host, it will show the maximum megabyte size limit (usually 2 MB or maybe 4 MB). With HostGator, it’s 64 MB. Of course, you can change settings in your php.ini or wp-config.php or .htaccess files, but you need FTP access and know how to edit those files.

Update: Speed. I’ve noticed a significant speed improvements with the sites I’m hosting with HostGator. Especially with WordPress hosting, the speed difference is quite remarkable. Will I be moving some of my sites to HostGator from my other hosting companies? Yes.

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About Bradley Charbonneau

I've done the big corporate thing. I've done the creative writer thing. Now I'm happily in the middle. I like to help small businesses who are interested in "working their website before their website works them." I'm also interested in creating beautiful sites with powerful WordPress themes.
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6 Responses to Host Gator

  1. Dan Barahona May 10, 2010 at 9:35 am #

    Interesting. What made you move on from Bluehost?

    Reply
  2. Bradley Charbonneau May 11, 2010 at 10:23 am #

    HostGator had a great deal on a Business Account with the hosting, IP address, and SSL certificate that was great for that client. Also, HostGator has reseller accounts and BlueHost doesn’t. But in general, I still like BlueHost, still a solid hosting company for certain.

    Thanks for commenting, Dan.

    Bradley

    Reply
  3. Dan Barahona August 11, 2010 at 7:22 pm #

    Bradley, do you know if Host Gator provides SSH access?

    Dan

    Reply
  4. zach February 25, 2011 at 11:10 pm #

    Hi Bradley, I am reader of your blog, thanks for the info about hostgator, I just registered an account with them, I wanted to let you know also that using this coupon code 1CENTONLY2011.

    You can get a shared Baby account hosting plan for just 1 cent, for the 1st month, is quite good to have an idea how the hosting is working and if is good for my requirements.

    Just wanted to let you know.

    Bye

    Zach

    Reply

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