Hosting

From Notes

TOP

Top Webpage or Website Hosting companies of the Internet
(Collection of popular sites as researched as of 2005-2007)

..................Company............	$/Yr	GB	Other Included . . . .
Network Solutions ?	15	2	email, 'Easy-webpage-Built-it' wizard, Journal, Photo
BelaHost Personal (10/2007)	24	.1	Email, php5, perl, cgi, Webstats
1 & 1 Beginner (01/2007)	48	10	1 Domain, Website builder, Gallery, 10 mysql, php4/5, 2GB mailbox++
WestHost.com Pers Basic (01/2007)	48	.250	1 domain, 1 site, ++forwarding, no DB, cgi, Perl, PHP, Python, C++, ssi,
IXWebHosting.com Expert (03/2007)	48	200	2 Domains, 2 IP's, php, Perl, Cgi, Asp, .htaccess, No MySql, external domains
goDaddy.com Eco (01/2007)	48	5	NDS, php4/5, 10 mysql, email+, packages
ICDSoft Universal (03/2007)	60	1	1 domains, 10 mysql, php4/5 , perl, python, 2GB mailbox++
1 & 1 Home (01/2007)	60	120	2 domains, Website builder, Gallery, 25 mysql, webstats, cgi library, php 4/5, perl, python, 2GB mailbox++
GeoCities Plus (10/2007)	60	.5	Webspace via Geocities, No Domain, PageWizard, php, perl, mysql, packages
HostMonster.com (01/2007)	60	200	1 Domain, ++domain pointing, 100 mysql,100 postgresql, ssh, php4/5, Perl, Python, Ruby/RoR, FrontPage, Web Builder, packages++., stats
PowWeb (01/2007)	70	40	DNS, 5mysql, php4/5, cgi/cron, packages+, webstats,
Enom.com Spotlight (01/2007)	72	1	DNS, email, wizard 6 pages, feedback-form, 15 mySQL, php4/5, Asp.Net, Perl, FrontPage 2002, packages+
goDaddy.com Delx (01/2007)	76	100	DNS, php4/5, perl, 25 mysql, email+, packages+
IXWebHosting.com Business (03/2007)	78	400	3 FQDN reg, 8 Domains, 8 ip's, php, Perl, Cgi, Asp, .htaccess, 100 MySql, 100 Postgresql, shared SSL, Frontpage Ext,
BelaHost Personal+ (01/2007)	84	1	Email, php5, perl, cgi, Webstats, ssh, 2mySQL
HostGater Hatchling (01/2007)	84	50	1 Domain, ftp, ++mysql, php4/5, perl, python, packages+, stats+, ssh, shared SSL, cron
WestHost.com Pers Starter (01/2007)	84	2.50	1 domain, 1 site, ++forwarding, ++mysql, cgi, Perl, PHP, Python, C++, ssi, packages+, ssh, cron, stats+
WestHost.com Business Starter (01/2007)	84	2	1 domain, 1 site, ++forwarding, ++mysql, cgi, Perl, PHP, Python, C++, ssi, packages+, ssh, cron, stats+
Advanced Networks MEga (01/2007)	96	2.5	1 domain, php, perl, ssh, 5Mysql, ssl, Packages+
Enom.com Advanced	117	2	DNS, email, wizard 6 pages, feedback-form, 15 mySQL, php4/5, Asp.Net, Perl, FrontPage 2002, packages+
GeoCities Pro (01/2007)	108	2	FTP, sub-domains, php, perl, mysql
WestHost.com Pers Value (01/2007)	120	4	1 domain, 3 sites, ++forwarding, ++mysql, cgi, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby/RoR, C++, ssi, packages+, ssh, cron, stats+
WestHost.com Special (01/200)	120	5	1 Domain, 10 sites, ++DB,
1 & 1 Business (10/2007)	120	250	3 domains, ssh, Gallery, 50 mysql, webstats, cgi library, php4/5, perl, python, cron, form builder,
Gate.com (01/2007)	120	5	Windows .Net, 100mb SQL, 500 mailboxes
Bela Host Standard (01/2007)	120	2	Email, php5, perl, ++mysql, cgi, Webstats, ssh
HostGater Baby (01/2007)	120	100	++Domain, ++mysql, php4/5, perl, packages+, stats+, shared SSL, ssh
Network Solutions Standard (01/2007)	120	7	email, Free Domain, webstats, cgi-bin/ssi, php4/perl, 4 mysql, ssl cert
Yahoo Starter (01/2007)	144	5	1 Domain, PHP4/5, perl, ++MySQL, webstats, packages++
WestHost	144	2	3 domains, DNS,
Advanced Networks	144	3	php, ssh, Mysql, ssl, Packages+, Email+, Domain Free, Domain+1
IXWebHosting.com Unlimited Pro (03/2007)	156	+++	5 FQDN, 16 IPs. 16 Domains, php, Perl, Cgi, Asp, .htaccess, ++MySql, ++Postgresql, shared SSL, Frontpage Ext,
WestHost.com Business Value (01/2007)	156	4	1 domain, 5 sites, ++forwarding, ++mysql, cgi, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby/RoR, C++, ssi, packages+, ssh, cron, stats+
goDaddy.com prem (01/2007)	180	200	php, 50 mysql, email+, perl4/5, python, java, blogging, forums, gallery, packages+
HostGater Swamp (1/2007)	180	200	++Domain, ++mysql, php4/5, perl, packages+, stats+, shared SSL, ssh
1 & 1 Developer (10/2007)	240	300	5 domains, Website builder, Gallery, 100 mysql, webstats, cgi library, php4/5, perl, python, form builder, SSH , SSL-Cert
Yahoo Standard (01/2007)	240	10	1 Domain, PHP4/5, perl, ++MySQL, webstats, packages++

Top Hosting listing Sites:

• WebHosting Unleashed, ^{http://www.webhostingunleashed.com/}
• RipSide Hosting, ^{http://www.ripside.com/hosting.asp}
• Web Hosting, ^{http://www.webhostinginspector.com/}

Other future research

• WestInc Hosting, ^{http://www.westnic.net/web-hosting/}
• Lunar Pages, ^{http://www.lunarpages.com/basic-hosting/}
• Brave Net, ^{http://www.bravenet.com}
• Acsite, ^{http://acsite.net} (Lots of low-cost solutions, for low disk space)
• NetFirms 60 / 120 / + , ^{http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting-plus}
• Anfy Host, ^{http://anfyhost.com/}
• Omnis, ^{http://www.omnis.com/}
• Small Business Yahoo, ^{http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting}
• BlueHost , ^{http://www.bluehost.com/}
• Lycos AngelFire (includes FREE), ^{http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/}
• iDotz.Net, ^{http://www.idotz.net}
• http://laughingsquid.net/ , ^{http://hostsite.com/web-hosting.html}
• List of popular scripts: http://netenberg.com/fantastico_scripts.php

FREE simple pages hosting

(blog, Journal, etc)

Reference/Resources: http://www.kmax.ws/bloglinks.htm

• Stumble-upon: Free membership, image/review blog style, ^{http://stumbleupon.com}
• Live Journel, blogging, blog, ^{http://livejournel.com}
• The Face Book, (limited to people associated with College or High School), ^{http://thefacebook.com}
• MySpace , ^{http://myspace.com}
• Blogger, ^{http://blogger.com}
• BlogSpot, ^{http://blogspot.com}
• Xanga, ^{http://www.xanga.com/}
• Blog Ware - blog of bloggers, ^{http://home.blogware.com/}
• ($1/month, some limitations), ^{http://www.angeltowns.com}
• Opera Community , ^{http://my.opera.com/community/}
• Blog City , ^{http://www.blog-city.com}
• SuSE Root Blog , ^{http://www.suseroot.com/blog/}
• MecWorks Blog , ^{http://blog.mecworks.com}
• Weblogs Radio , ^{http://radio.weblogs.com}
• Gnome Community Blog , ^{http://blogs.gnome.org}
• Rapid Share , ^{http://rapidshare.de/}
• Free webs members , ^{http://members.freewebs.com/}
• Ripway blog , ^{http://www.ripway.com/}
• Blog Lines, ^{http://www.bloglines.com/}
• Blog Wise - blog search, ^{http://www.blogwise.com/}

FREE Image/file sharing sites

• Upload Galaxy (100mb max, ^{http://www.uploadgalaxy.com/}
• Flickr File sharing, ^{http://flickr.com}
• ReDiff image hosting, ^{http://photos.rediff.com/}
• Image Shack, image hosting, ^{http://www.imageshack.ws/}
• Photo Bucket, image picture hosting, ^{http://www.photobucket.com/}
• Image / face categorization, ^{http://riya.com}
• Spread it , ^{http://www.spread-it.com/}
• MooLoad (500 mb storage), ^{http://www.mooload.com/}
• E-Snips, 1 GB free storage), ^{http://esnips.com/}
• My FileHut , ^{http://www.myfilehut.com/}
• RapidShare , ^{http://Rapidshare.de}

• VillagePhotos, ^{http://www.villagephotos.com/}

Other Top sharing site lists

• Free File Hosting , ^{http://darkflux.org.uk/freefilehosting.php}

(See also Wiki software sites)

RSS/Atom tools

( See Web_standards/RSS for more information)

Podcasters tools

• Ipod Cast, ^{http://ipodcast.com}
• etc.

FREE Email

• Google mail (Gmail) , ^{http://mail.google.com}

FREE Email + Hosting

• Yahoo mail and hosting, ^{http://yahoo.com}
• Hotmail mail and hosting, ^{http://hotmail.com}
• Aol mail and hosting , ^{http://aol.com}

Domain Name Registerar

Company	$/yr	Other
GoDaddy.com	5-9	Discount w/Hosting
Advanced Networks	14	Free w/Hosting
WestHost	15	1/2 off w/Hosting
Dyn DNS	35	plus alot of other internet services

Other Research:

• Business Yahoo domains , ^{http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/}

Web traffic trend tools

• Ul Trends, ^{http://www.urltrends.com/}

IP Tools

• DNS Stuff: Testing and evaluation, ^{http://www.dnsstuff.com/}
• WhoIS by IP, ^{http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=0.0.0.0}
• SpeakEasy SpeedTest (req flash 7), ^{http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/}

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(See also Website standards for other Web/HTML/PHP information )