Is it a good option to use namecheap as a hosting service?

12 years ago

Are you talking about shared hosting?

If so, namecheap is a big enough company that has been around long enough to be reliable. But there are some hosting providers that are more popular and maybe more dependable. HostGator for one.

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briny

12 years ago

I tend to use Namecheap when I am buying domains, either them or Godaddy personally I prefer Hostgator to host my sites there back up service is second to none, hope this helps.

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Ron Killian

12 years ago

I only use namecheap for domains, so I am no help either. Sorry.

Though, as mentioned, they are a big company, you'd think their hosting should be quality.

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Booster

12 years ago

I am presently with Bluehost (and have to renew my hosting package in the next days) but I would like to reduce my cost for few months. I think I will use namecheap monthly package (shared hosting) for few months and maybe switch back later to bluehost (does not provide monthly package) or hostgator.

Is it possible to use ssl key with namecheap or hostgator on shared hosting?

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Kingfish85

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

I am presently with Bluehost (and have to renew my hosting package in the next days) but I would like to reduce my cost for few months. I think I will use namecheap monthly package (shared hosting) for few months and maybe switch back later to bluehost (does not provide monthly package) or hostgator.

Is it possible to use ssl key with namecheap or hostgator on shared hosting?

Namecheap would certainly be an upgrade from BlueHost - as a direct competitor to my company, I'd recommend Namecheap.

If you own the SSL cert and it's portable, it shouldn't be a problem getting it installed.

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12 years ago

I am using ipage hosting on my website enstructive. And i found it is best hosting at friendly price. and best for WordPress and joomla. so i recommend this.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by enstructive

I am using ipage hosting on my website enstructive. And i found it is best hosting at friendly price. and best for WordPress and joomla. so i recommend this.

That site you linked to took an extremely long time to load....:confused:

Tested from 2 locations - Website speed test

20+ seconds to fully load.

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Jack Gordon

12 years ago

I am not a Namecheap customer. However, I have only ever heard good things about their domain registration service.

I assume that you are considering using them because you have your domain(s) registered there.

If that assumption is correct, I would strongly encourage you NOT to use them for hosting as well. For the simple reason that it is bad policy to host your website at the same place your domain is registered. You are simply giving too much power over your fate to someone else.

Take it or leave it, but it is a bad idea.

Also, I haven't been a Hostgator customer for years, but do a search for them right here on the forum and you'll see that their quality has taken a dramatic hit over recent months.

Keep looking, and good luck.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Jack Gordon

I assume that you are considering using them because you have your domain(s) registered there.

Yes, it is exactly the case.

Originally Posted by Jack Gordon

If that assumption is correct, I would strongly encourage you NOT to use them for hosting as well. For the simple reason that it is bad policy to host your website at the same place your domain is registered. You are simply giving too much power over your fate to someone else.

Take it or leave it, but it is a bad idea.

Also, I haven't been a Hostgator customer for years, but do a search for them right here on the forum and you'll see that their quality has taken a dramatic hit over recent months.

Even before reading your post I was thinking of staying with bluehost (since I do not want to change the ssl key, etc...) but if I can find a cheaper hosting package somewhere else (other than namecheap) with monthly payment I will do it.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

Yes, it is exactly the case.

Even before reading your post I was thinking of staying with bluehost (since I do not want to change the ssl key, etc...) but if I can find a cheaper hosting package somewhere else (other than namecheap) with monthly payment I will do it.

An SSL certificate shouldn't stop you from moving - your new host can install this literally in seconds...

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

An SSL certificate shouldn't stop you from moving - your new host can install this literally in seconds...

Yes, of course but I have just checked the monthly pricing on arvixe.com and eleven2.com : it is even more expensive after three months comparatively with bluehost quaterly payment. So, at the moment staying with bluehost is the best solution.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

Yes, of course but I have just checked the monthly pricing on arvixe.com and eleven2.com : it is even more expensive after three months comparatively with bluehost quaterly payment. So, at the moment staying with bluehost is the best solution.

You're talking about a whole different world of "quality" here...

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

You're talking about a whole different world of "quality" here...

This was given in another thread (http://www.warriorforum.com/internet...sucks-now.html) as "good hosting" company in the same category than namecheap....

Then, my choice is reduced to only staying with bluehost.

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Kingfish85

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

This was given in another thread (http://www.warriorforum.com/internet...sucks-now.html) as "good hosting" company in the same category than namecheap....

Then, my choice is reduced to only staying with bluehost.

HostGator, BlueHost, IPage, HostMonster, or any other EIG brand are not the only hosting companies out there....do some checking around as those are NOT quality providers.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

HostGator, BlueHost, IPage, HostMonster, or any other EIG brand are not the only hosting companies out there....do some checking around as those are NOT quality providers.

Yes, but at the moment I prefer to stick to well known companies since it is hard to find a good own without feedback.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

Yes, but at the moment I prefer to stick to well known companies since it is hard to find a good own without feedback.

I mean, if you're set on staying, then why create the thread? There's been multiple alternatives provided that will give you a much better quality service. The only reason they're "well known" is because of their affiliate payouts..

They're all the same company for the most part.

I mean, we're talking the cost of a lunch for a much better service provider...over the course of a month..

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

I mean, if you're set on staying, then why create the thread? There's been multiple alternatives provided that will give you a much better quality service. The only reason they're "well known" is because of their affiliate payouts..

They're all the same company for the most part.

I mean, we're talking the cost of a lunch for a much better service provider...over the course of a month..

As you can see, the title is a question...

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Kingfish85

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

As you can see, the title is a question...

Namecheap is a hell of a lot better than BlueHost... Namecheap is not in the same category as HostGator or any other EIG brands....

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

Namecheap is a hell of a lot better than BlueHost... Namecheap is not in the same category as HostGator or any other EIG brands....

I am not sure to understand, do you mean namecheap is better than bluehost or the opposite?

So what do you advise me for around $10 per month?

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

I am not sure to understand, do you mean namecheap is better than bluehost or the opposite?

So what do you advise me for around $10 per month?

What I'm saying is the yes, Namecheap is a much better solution than BlueHost - as is most other "non-unlimited" providers. Mdd Hosing, Hawkhost, StableHost etc.....

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Kingfish85

What I'm saying is the yes, Namecheap is a much better solution than BlueHost - as is most other "non-unlimited" providers. Mdd Hosing, Hawkhost, StableHost etc.....

Despite of the fact that namecheap is equally all my domains registrar (I saw that there is an additional fee in order to be able to use a ssl key)?

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I prefer hostgator, although be honest I have never tried the other paid hosting companies apart from godaddy which never really impressed as load speed of my blog was not good at all.
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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Jack Gordon

I assume that you are considering using them because you have your domain(s) registered there.
If that assumption is correct, I would strongly encourage you NOT to use them for hosting as well. For the simple reason that it is bad policy to host your website at the same place your domain is registered. .

The reason people suggest this is because
(1) a host is not a registrar,
(2) at most registrars, hosting is a "me too" service (ie, not something they specialize in, or even do that well).

In Godaddy case, they just all-around suck at everything, both as registrar (terrible anti-consumer policies) and terrible hosting (slow, crappy proprietary servers). They spend too much money on ads, and not enough on servers. The effect? Trying to upsell everything, overloading servers, etc. Again, terrible company all around.

Namecheap, however, is the exception to the "never put hosting and domains together" rule. They excel at both hosting and at being an ICANN certified registrar. I'd consider Namecheap a competitor of the larger excellent hosts like Site5 and Arvixe. Better, in fact, as Namecheap has some very nice high-end products (Xen VPS, dedicated servers, SSDs, etc). Two of our servers are with them, and it's because they're so good.

Coincidentally, the VP of hosting at Namecheap wrote about this very topic earlier this month. It tells of what Namecheap does. I'd just warn that it DOES NOT apply to other registrars AT ALL.
Read it: http://community.namecheap.com/blog/...good-web-host/

For SSL certs, Namecheap is the ONLY company where it wasn't a PITA. For domains and hosting, I have several excellent choices. But for SSL, in my opinion, there's only one choice.

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Banned 12 years ago

Hmmm! Well I use namecheap. My first experience was delighting. I recommend them to anyone

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12 years ago

Hawkhost is a lot better than Namecheap, Hostgator, Bluehost, etc. I have a reseller account and a semi-dedicated with them for a longtime (along with accounts in a dozen other companies).

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Nuno

Hawkhost is a lot better than Namecheap, Hostgator, Bluehost, etc. I have a reseller account and a semi-dedicated with them for a longtime (along with accounts in a dozen other companies).

I saw at this thread there are Hawkhost and Stablehost that are not bad comparatively to namecheap.

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Kingfish85 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

I saw at this thread there are Hawkhost and Stablehost that are not bad comparatively to namecheap.

StableHost & HawkHost are both excellent providers, as I mentioned above. There's a few more I'd add to the list as well.
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12 years ago

Namecheap is great. some IM used namecheap for a light domain redirects. If you would like to use it for wordpress, I would suggest fatcow or bluehost

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12 years ago

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12 years ago

One of the hosts I've been using for the last year and half has been Namecheap.

In my opinion, they;re excellent. I send a lot of traffic to my sites and I've never
had a problem with customers getting their downloads etc...and they are very
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12 years ago

Just pick from the following list:

MDD
Stablehost
Veerotech
Hawkhost
Site5
Arvixe

I've used MDD, Stablehost and Hawkhost and friends use the rest. But those are the highest rated options I've seen for that $10/month budget you mentioned.

I personally would not use my domain registrar as my host, but that's just me.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by heavysm

Just pick from the following list:

MDD
Stablehost
Veerotech
Hawkhost
Site5
Arvixe

I've used MDD, Stablehost and Hawkhost and friends use the rest. But those are the highest rated options I've seen for that $10/month budget you mentioned.

I personally would not use my domain registrar as my host, but that's just me.

Well read my blog post (that was cited above at Can a domain registrar be a good web host?) and see if you think differently.

We've worked hard to change this misconception with us and we have a lot of people enjoying our hosting services.

Thank you for the feedback and positive recommendations so far. I'm happy to address any questions that people have around our hosting service.

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Booster

12 years ago

Presently my choice is between namecheap, hawkhost and site5 (but I found this last a bit expensive).

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Nuno

12 years ago

It's good to see Matt from Namecheap here. They are a good company and I've seen good reviews at WHT, but overall I still prefer the price/quality of Hawkhost's semi-dedicated (with the discount they often give). Their default Litespeed also makes a big difference to simple Apache (without Varnish or Nginx).

This doesn't mean they aren't a good solution for many here, on the contrary.

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I'll put in my unbiased two cents here. I am in no way compensated by or associated with Namecheap.

I began using them to register my domains about two years ago and the service has been stellar. About a year ago I purchased a reseller hosting package from them and recently added a dedicated IP. Once again, the service has been fantastic.

Are there issues from time to time? Of course there are. You're dealing with digital services so things will come up. What I can say is that the few times I have encountered an issue, responses to my support tickets were very fast. In addition, the support staff has given a lot of handholding to walk me through various issues. They have even done things on my behalf, like installing an ssl for me, that I could have done on my own. I can also say that the issues I have encountered have mainly been on my end via a lack of technical know how. There have been zero issues with downtime or website interruption.

I am also a longtime HostGator customer, and, in truth, the quality of the service is pretty close. I do think Namecheap is more customer-friendly in many cases, and they constantly offer specials and promotions that keep their customers engaged. The holiday trivia contest they do every year is pretty awesome.

From price to service, I have no reason to think of looking elsewhere. Namecheap has lived up to what I expect from a vendor.
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Joan Altz

12 years ago

I tried Namecheap several times....reseller account, vps, and dedicated server. For some reason, their setups have strange glitches, out-of-memory errors (on even new sites), they go blank sometimes...just odd. I can't recommend them at all and I really like Namecheap for domains, but hosting? Never again.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Joan Altz

I tried Namecheap several times....reseller account, vps, and dedicated server. For some reason, their setups have strange glitches, out-of-memory errors (on even new sites), they go blank sometimes...just odd. I can't recommend them at all and I really like Namecheap for domains, but hosting? Never again.

This sounds more like a site error than a hosting error. In a VPS/Dedicated if you have an out of memory error, you are using all of the available resources, resources that are guaranteed for you.

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Leigh Burke

12 years ago

I have a VPS server with namecheap. The server speed is amazing, stable and reliable. The support is the best I have ever had for hosting, and I have used all the big names.

Depends on what you're doing and what your budget is, but if you're looking to build a business online, you really need at least a VPS server to get decent speed for your customers.

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12 years ago

I use Namecheap for all of my domains, and HostGator for all of my hosting.

I know when it comes to hosting that HostGators support is #1, I have never got off the phone with them without having my question fully answered.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

I was with Bluehost and returned this morning to them (for my point of view, Bluehost remain one of the best hosting company...if not the best (according to my experience)).

Bluehost and Hostgator are the same host!
Same datacenters, same servers, same techs, etc. BH is HG!! You never left/switched.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

Hi all,

I would like to know if namecheap if fine for hosting multi-sites (joomla & wordpress).

Thanks in advance for your help,

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My recommendation the hosting company and the registrar are NOT the same company. And godaddy they are the worst I hate that company but that's me and M. Filsaime I heard him say he doesn't like them as well.

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Originally Posted by Booster

Hi all,

I would like to know if namecheap if fine for hosting multi-sites (joomla & wordpress).

Thanks in advance for your help,

Booster

Honestly, I think it's always a mistake to use what is primarily a registrar for hosting. It is also always a mistake to have your hosting where your domains are registered. If your host should get a spam report or some other bug up it's butt, they can suspend your hosting, but can't touch your domain unless it's registered there also. It would be simple to just change the nameservers and relaunch your sites on another host if necessary.

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Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by M@tt

That's out-dated advice. You shouldn't do any business with a service provider you do not trust.

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I wrote a pretty lengthy article on this very matter.

Matt

Well, Matt of Namecheap, I stand by my advice. I do use Namecheap and recommend them for registering domains. I do NOT recommend hosting where you register your domains.

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12 years ago

Unfortunately the WF moderators removed my link but my point remains. Choose a good, reputable service provider and you'll have no problem.

Choose someone untrustworthy and you'll have issues. Choose one of the highest paying affiliate hosts and you'll have issues. Choose one of the fly-by-nights and they'll disappear.

There are good alternatives to us, I'm not disputing that. I recommend some of them in here. I'm friends with some of them.

But I will continue to refute outdated advice. Why? Because I care about this industry. It's already got a bad enough name for itself. And there's only a select few that care about anything other than bottom line to try and correct that.

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Paul Myers 12 years ago

Matt,

Unfortunately the WF moderators removed my link

As I mentioned to you privately, we remove nearly all links to external blogs or articles in the body of posts, when they're reported. It has nothing to do with the content of the page being linked to.

You are welcome to make your points within the thread itself.

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talking

12 years ago

If you need a quality hosting service, use ifastnet or webintellects.
These companies have plans which are full of useful resources and servers are stable.
Uptime is high and their support service is beyond praise.

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bogor

12 years ago

i'm using namecheap hosting and domain for more than 1 year, i've tried reseller level 3 and share hosting. up until now, everything is fine. the customer support was great (from my own experience). the only webhosting i would like to try beside namecheap is bluehost...but until now, i have no problem with namecheap.

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Kingfish85

12 years ago

Originally Posted by bogor

i'm using namecheap hosting and domain for more than 1 year, i've tried reseller level 3 and share hosting. up until now, everything is fine. the customer support was great (from my own experience). the only webhosting i would like to try beside namecheap is bluehost...but until now, i have no problem with namecheap.

Do yourself a favor & stay with Namecheap - going "from" namecheap to bluehost would be a downgrade.

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Kindleismylife 12 years ago

I have enjoyed Namecheap for one reason in particular.

I can preload my account with money through paypal and then have my VA purchase domains for me (usually EMDs for book Titles). That way I don't have to spend my time sitting there looking for what is available.
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abuzar

12 years ago

Namecheap is a good company but i use hostgator for my wordpress and other websites.

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HelpingYouBeAnExpert

12 years ago

Namecheap is not a registrar they are just a private label reseller for enom. Enom (Namecheap) are the best compared to 1&1 and Godaddy. Godaddy you should stay away, they have blocked people's account and took days to unblock over 1 single complaint, so be careful putting your primary domain with them, 1&1 I had problems with their staff, plus it took ones 5 days to propagate the domain years ago, something smelled fishy so I use enom which I think are the best.

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kpmedia 12 years ago

Originally Posted by HelpingYouBeAnExpert

Namecheap is not a registrar they are just a private label reseller for enom. .

Namecheap has been ICANN certified for years.

From what I've read, legacy account holders go through eNom, while new account holders go through non-eNom. There's all kinds of glitches with ex-reseller registrars (example: Registerfly fiasco), and my understand is that they want to avoid that possibility. It would be nice to get an official answer on this someday. Not that it really matters -- eNom is good, Namecheap is good.

Ain't broke, don't fix it.

Originally Posted by Booster

you guys tends to believe of being smarter : (big) IT companies (especially for hosting) have always enough employees

Not sure what you're implying here. I'm not a Namcheap employee. I'm at home right now, and I've been up since 4 a.m., prepping dinner and cleaning up for family that's driving in to town. Right now, I look forward to it in the same way that I look forward to going to the dentist. We'll see if that changes later!

Originally Posted by xpesos

hostgator is better

I disagree, as will MANY others
- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-my-sites.html
- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...s-traffic.html
- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-all-down.html
- http://www.warriorforum.com/internet...hostgator.html
- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-want-out.html
- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-hour-now.html

Use a good host. HG is not it. And Bluehost = HG (same company, EIG).

Namecheap is good. But there's many others to choose from out there. Arvixe, for example.
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MyLuckyYear

12 years ago

I only like Hostgator because I have bad experiences with Namecheap and several other hosting providers.

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xpesos

12 years ago

Well i have using both hostgator and namecheap hosting services, i am currently hosting couple of wordpress blogs on both, what i see that both are good but hostgator is better in terms of uploading and downloading to server, also i find that my wordpress on hostgator is bit fast then namecheap one's

Originally Posted by Booster

Hi all,

I would like to know if namecheap if fine for hosting multi-sites (joomla & wordpress).

Thanks in advance for your help,

Booster

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Booster

12 years ago

Originally Posted by xpesos

Well i have using both hostgator and namecheap hosting services, i am currently hosting couple of wordpress blogs on both, what i see that both are good but hostgator is better in terms of uploading and downloading to server, also i find that my wordpress on hostgator is bit fast then namecheap one's

It may be fine for you but that was not the case for me....It so simple than that...

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davegarcia939

12 years ago

I mostly use Namecheap for Domains and for hosting i prefer Bluehost or Hostgator.

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IMProductReviews

12 years ago

Hi there, I would not recommend namecheap as a hosting service. I am with bluehost and they have the best support I know. In my opinion its the most reliable one out there.

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kpmedia

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Booster

Everybody with a minimum IT skills/experience knows that one can easily damage a site without leaving a trace (it is not thought emails that one could see it).

No.

There's almost always a trace left behind. What exactly is left behind depends on the knowledge of the hacker, and the level of sophistication. But even then, there's often fingerprints. There's too much to alter to make it invisible.

I think you've been watching too much TV.

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Booster

12 years ago

As I am not in this forum in order to damage any one reputation [my case is not significant regarding namecheap service (and linked to the fact that I was in emergency,etc...)], please feel free to ask the forum moderator to delete this thread (if himself he agrees).

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kpmedia

12 years ago

I see no reason to delete threads. It has some good info.

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Paul Myers 12 years ago

Originally Posted by kpmedia

I see no reason to delete threads. It has some good info.

Some certainly. The 42 posts I just removed regarding Booster's tech support issue weren't really going to be of use, and the way they started out could easily have lead people to a conclusion the final resolution didn't justify.

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Booster

12 years ago

It is fine by me.

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Paul Myers 12 years ago

It is fine by me.

Thought it might be. It seemed like the best way to achieve your goal without losing the useful info.

Thank you for that, by the way. Very few people show the courtesy of coming back and asking for that sort of discussion to be removed once the situation is resolved.

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maz1207

12 years ago

Namecheap hosting is good. I use both Bluehost and Namecheap, i almost buy Hostgator hosting the other day but i hate the long waiting time so i bought another Namecheap shared web hosting. Currently, i use two shared hosting on Namecheap (the first one i bought last year) and one on Bluehost. I also buy domain names there. I don't have any problem with their hosting and would recommend you to try it during their huge sales now. Services is great and support is fast.

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