Web Host Review: HostMonster

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HostMonster provides great services to customers in one package that was designed to incorporate the most sought-after features and capabilities. HostMonster and FastDomain are owned by the same people, so their packages are almost identical.

Reliability
HostMonster has excellent reliability since they basically do not experience downtime, and there are only brief instances in which the speed slows down.

Price Value
12 months: $6.95/mo
24 months: $5.95/mo
36 months: $5.95/mo


There is only one plan available which includes numerous features and offers, such as unlimited domains and storage, free database support, multiple software solutions and a free domain name registration. The value obtained is great for the price paid.


Hostmonster Hosting Awards
Cheap Realiable Unix Hosting by “Web Hosting Geeks” (2006)
Best Customer Service 2006 by “Hosting Review” (2006)
#3 Web Host of 2006 by “Web hosting top”
Top 5 Web Host Of The Year by “Web hosting review”
One of the best hosts of the year! by “Webhosting top”
#2 Best Overall Web Host by “Top 10 webhosting” (2006)
#2 Best Rated Web Host by “Top 5 web hosting”
#3 Rated Overall Best Host by “Top 10 web hosting”
#2 Rated Best Best Host by “Host Critique”

Control Panel
HostMonster uses cPanel, which is very comprehensive, user friendly and integrates various Fantastico capabilities like blogs and shopping carts. They also provide higher-end features, such as databases and multimedia streaming.

Customer Support
They offer 24/7 customer support through email and toll-free phone. Their support level is good and timely.


General Features:
Web Space: 1500 Gb
Monthly Bandwidth: 15 Tb
Multiple Domains: Unlimited
POP3 Email: Unlimited
Subdomains: Unlimited
FTP Accounts: Unlimited
MySQL Databases: 100


Hostmonster Fantastico Script Libray Includes
Blogs: b2evolution Nucleus, pMachine Free, WordPress
Content Management: Drupal, Geeklog, Joomla, Mambo Open Source, PHP-Nuke, phpWCMS, phpWebSite, Post-Nuke, TYPO3, Xoops
Customer Relationship: Crafty Syntax Live Help, Help Center Live, osTicket, PerlDesk, PHP Support Tickets, Support Logic Helpdesk, Support Services Manager
Discussion Boards: phpBB2, SMF
E-Commerce: CubeCart, OS Commerce, Zen Cart
F.A.Q.: FAQMasterFlex
Guestbooks: ViPER Guestbook
Hosting Billing: AccountLab Plus, phpCOIN
Image Galleries: 4Images Gallery, Coppermine Photo Gallery, Gallery
Mailing Lists: PHPlist
Polls and Surveys: Advanced Poll, phpESP, PHPSurveyor
Project Management: PHProjekt
Site Builders: Templates Express
Wiki: TikiWiki, PhpWiki
Other Scripts: Dew-NewPHPLinks, Moodle, Open-Realty, phpAdsNew, phpFormGenerator, WebCalendar
Extras: Language, Side menu appearance, Email notifications, Installations overview

Hostmonster Hosting Includes
Multiple Domain Hosting (Host Unlimited Domains in 1 Account), cPanel (Demo available), Support International Domain Names, 2 Different Web Based Email Solutions, Fantastico Script Support, Bulletin Board (Message Forum), PHP Nuke, Bloggers (Web Blogs), Image Galleries, Web Auctions, Help Center/Support Ticket, SSL Secure Server, OS Commerce Shopping Cart, MySQL Databases, PostgreSQL Databases, CGI-BIN, CGI Library, PHP Version 4 or 5 (Your Choice), Perl 5 Support, Ruby/Ruby On Rails v1.1, Server Side Includes, Frontpage 2000/2002/2003 Extensions, Shell Access (SSH), Log Files + Site Stats, Supports Streaming Video and Audio, Search Engine Submission, Search Engine Position Report, Password Protected Directories, Spam Assassin Protection


Additional Features:
Free Domain: Yes, Forever!
Ecommerce Ready: Yes
Website Builder: Yes
Money Back: 30 days
Support: 24/7 toll free

Summary
HostMonster is ideal for customers searching for higher-end features, as well as for an economical all-inclusive package.
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