Hostgator going downhill - need SOLID alternative
- Thread starter King.
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funny. Im not the only person that noticed how shitty they've gotten. Bluehost/Hostmonster [owned by endurance just like hostgator] is still top notch.
Check out LiquidWeb on Twitter. They're offering a $100 coupon to switch. Seems like all the other hosting providers are circling like vultures today. And I can't say I blame them. Hostgator's 8-hour outage is inexcusable and their sporadic and useless status updates on their site are frustrating.
How great is it that their chat system is also down when their experiencing network issues
I think their chat system is down due to overload. Too many customers trying to reach them. The problem is one of transparency. Even though they were good about announcing the problem, they've been incredibly opaque on the specific reasons why and any timelines on fixes. Plus, they keep apologizing for "intermittent" issues, when many customers have been completely offline for 21 straight hours.
I have a dedicated server with them, and apparently the remaining networking issues are isolated to that pool. Nice--the premium customers get screwed. Two of my three sites on that server are responding but my main money site is dead in the water.
The only reason I need the site to come back online at this point is so that I can grab the latest backup and move to LiquidWeb.
I have a dedicated server with them, and apparently the remaining networking issues are isolated to that pool. Nice--the premium customers get screwed. Two of my three sites on that server are responding but my main money site is dead in the water.
The only reason I need the site to come back online at this point is so that I can grab the latest backup and move to LiquidWeb.
Check the server location where you're hosted.
If you're on Provo, you'll soon be saying "Oh, no!"
If you're on Provo, you'll soon be saying "Oh, no!"
I just canceled HostGator and switched over to LiquidWeb.
I hope it's reliable and less of a headache.
I hope it's reliable and less of a headache.
Hostgator has never been a good hosting company , not even their support - I had to wait for 15-30 minutes every time when i want to reach their live support .That was before a few months and now i'm with arvixe .. can recommend them though .
I am in the midst of migrating to KnownHost and they have been solid. Response time to a ticket is typically under 5 minutes.
But... I just set up a client on RackSpace and even through they are expensive, it is worth it if you have a mission critical site. The team over there was proactive in fixing a couple minor issues and then recommending optimization techniques. I was very impressed.
But... I just set up a client on RackSpace and even through they are expensive, it is worth it if you have a mission critical site. The team over there was proactive in fixing a couple minor issues and then recommending optimization techniques. I was very impressed.
Its so shitty, i tried a few other shared hosting providers and they seemed quite bad as well. Finally said fuck it and am paying $15/mo for a VPS with root access. Best move I've ever made as far as hosting goes. (Plus, the DDoS support, which thankfully I haven't needed yet, is included at the network level and is a BEAST.. and I still only have to pay $15/mo).. Seriously, fuck shared hosting all together.
And for the record, hostgator USED to be good, decent speeds and good uptime.. but I've given it 2 tries since then over the last 2 years and they've failed miserably both times (Ended up getting refunded within a week both times). I will NEVER use them or recommend them to ANYONE in the future, ever again. In fact, I'm so disgusted by their service, anyone who asks me about them, I'll let them know how shitty they truly are, and I won't even have to embellish how terrible they are to dissuade anyone.. I'll just have to tell the truth.
And for the record, hostgator USED to be good, decent speeds and good uptime.. but I've given it 2 tries since then over the last 2 years and they've failed miserably both times (Ended up getting refunded within a week both times). I will NEVER use them or recommend them to ANYONE in the future, ever again. In fact, I'm so disgusted by their service, anyone who asks me about them, I'll let them know how shitty they truly are, and I won't even have to embellish how terrible they are to dissuade anyone.. I'll just have to tell the truth.
Liquidweb ftw. I was being auto-billed with Hostgator for an account I had, and they switched something, now I can't automatically give them my monies anymore... Like I seriously have to login once a month to pay for the VPS I got with those clowns. How does that even make sense...