Comments on: Hostgator.com: Hostgator Review

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:02:24 +0000

Interesting HostGator Review. I’ve been using them for a few months now and no complaints. I’ll have to check into the inodes policy, that’s new to me.

By: Jabae

Jabae — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:48:01 +0000

I’m a huge fan of Hostgator. We’ve hosted with them for almost a year and have only had one issue and that has been taken care of. Thank you Brent!

By: San Diego Web Designer

San Diego Web Designer — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:11:33 +0000

I’m a San Diego Web Designer and we host all of our customer accounts with Hostgator.

They are by far the best hosting company with absolutely no problems, and outstanding customer service. I had NEVER hacked an account with Hostgator, NO downtime, INSTANT online help from reps based in the US.

Believe me, we have seen most of their competitors (as many customers come to us with a web host they selected before they met us), and the Hostgator guys are outstanding! I recommend Hostgator to everybody, they are definitely your best choice on the market!!!

By: Friendster

Friendster — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:24:16 +0000

I’m glad I found this post. At least I know some disadvantage of hostgator. Not all are good but come to think of it, there are no perfect webhost. At least their price is very competitive and you can try monthly payment to test if they are okay unlike paying a one time fee for one year and if the hosting sucks, you will have a hard time refunding it or just kiss your bucks goodbye and switch to another hosting.

By: Haraye

Haraye — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:44:43 +0000

I don�t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. I�ve been experiencing this very same problem with a new WordPress installation of mine. I�ve spent weeks calibrating and getting it ready when all of a sudden� I cannot delete any content. It�s a workaround that, although isn�t perfect, does the trick so thanks! I really hope this problem gets solved properly asap.

By: Dev

Dev — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:28:12 +0000

This inodes issue from hostgator comes as a huge huge shock to my company. I cannot afford $175/mo for small websites that we maintain.

Hostgator promises gb’s and gb’s of server space but cut it short with these crazing and cheap tactics called inode controls.

Very sad and dirty game Hostgator is playing.

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:15:21 +0000

I was with Host Gator for two years without a problem but recently they pulled my site with no warning. They left a lovely ‘suspended’ message in place of my site, which left my members (who told me so) thinking it had been pulled for non payment.

This happened three times & it turns out it was due to their policy (implimented last year) on inodes. Until this experience I hadn’t even heard of an inode. I thought I was fine because I hadn’t used much of my allocated space or bandwidth.

To say it has been an unpleasant experience would be an understatement. It has been horrible.

I think for a small site they would be fine, but a larger site, no. The thing is, I just wish they’d treated me a bit fairer. I wasn’t informed of their change to the TOS & had they just told me my account had too many inodes & maybe it was time for me to look for another host I’d have parted ways amicably. The whole saga has left a really bitter taste in my mouth.

By: ben1265

ben1265 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:04:19 +0000

I’ve used many hosts in the last 10 years, and I’ve had one problem or another with all of them, ranging from extended downtime, bad customer service, slow performance (especially when using Joomla), or hidden fees (eg, some providers make a killing on a security certificate resale). Not so with Hostgator. I opened my first account with them last November, and recently completed migrating all my web sites (20 or so) to Hostgator. No complaints! Customer support is fast and courteous, there are no hidden fees, and the management utilities are up to snuff. I highly recommend them for peace of mind.
Now, about Jai’s complaint about losing data… Ultimately, you shouldn’t trust anyone other than you for backing up your data, period. I know that’s a pain in the butt, but that’s the bottom line. I understand a good provider has backups, but still…

By: WebHosting Case Study: My Hosting Diary

WebHosting Case Study: My Hosting Diary — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:48:51 +0000

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By: GoogleLady

GoogleLady — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:18:46 +0000

Hello Brent,
Thanks for coming and commenting, I didn’t have any problem just was explaining for the “posibility” of Jai’s problem. Keep the good work hostgator!