A few questions about domains and hosting

[dold5000]

Hi, i am just curious to know if anyone has any recommendations on who i should go with for hosting, domain name and any particular packages you like. I have been looking at godaddy but i heard a few negative things in regards to them. I have used them in the past and personally didnt have an issue but that a few years ago. Any suggests?

[anglian]

Godaddy are ok for domain name registration, I have never used their hosting so can't comment on that. You don't have to host your website with the same company your domain is registered with. I would recommend choosing a host that uses Cpanel, it is the most popular control panel around, and if you find you are not happy with your host it is very easy to transfer your data to a new host.

[iisjman07]

What country are you in?

[dold5000]

Originally Posted by iisjman07

What country are you in?

I'm from Canada.


Thank you very much for the input guys, ill defiantly check out hostgator, and ya i agree i enjoyed c panel a lot it also seemed easier to use for everything overall.

[16k_zx81]

Originally Posted by dold5000

Hi, i am just curious to know if anyone has any recommendations on who i should go with for hosting, domain name and any particular packages you like. I have been looking at godaddy but i heard a few negative things in regards to them. I have used them in the past and personally didnt have an issue but that a few years ago. Any suggests?

Godaddy = domain regs
Hostgator = hosting

[tf76]

I have used jumba, namecheap and ipage.

But.......check some reviews for yourself

http://webhostinggeeks.com/

Regards,

[Lefty]

I've worked with godaddy, ipage and hostgator.

Whatever you do, don't use ipage, access is always slow and unreliable. Godaddy is ok with speed, though their cPanel is not very intuitive.

I recommend Hostgator all the way.

[brummy1984]

Yep, definitely hostgator, never had any problems with them.

[jamesp4330]

I do a lot of hosting for local business and I use GoDaddy for my Domain name register. I tried their hosting, it was terrible. They like many over sell their servers. If you are going to be working with local companies I recommend finding a hosting service that has servers close to you.

The difference can be huge in the response times of the sites.

[codegreen]

I'll spare you a rant on GoDaddy, but I don't give them any of my business for various reasons.

For hosting, I use Linode, and I can highly recommend them if you're looking for a VPS. In general, I recommend that you use separate companies for your hosting and domain names.