- Based in: Niagara Falls, NY, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and London, England
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- HostPapa Plan: $4.95 (3 year plan)
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Other services offered besides Web Hosting include:
Email is one area in which all of the web hosts reviewed on this site differ considerably. With that mind, be aware that HostPapa stands out in offering:
- MX records where none of the others do
- Virus Scanning (one of the only web hosts reviewed on this site to offer this)
- SMTP (about half the web hosts reviewed on this site offer this)
HostPapa is the best web host reviewed on this site in terms of Full DNS Management. Of the following features HostPapa offers, each of the other web hosts offer either a handful of them or none at all:
- international domains
- domain forwarding
- sub-domain names
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- A-Records
- Free registrar transfers
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HostPapa offers 100 MySQL Version 5 databases and phpMyAdmin, but no PostgreSQL databases. Given that PostgreSQL is not nearly as common as MySQL, this may or may not matter to you.
When it comes to providing tools for filling your website with dynamic content and interactive features (i.e. blogs, bulletin boards, Help centers, and such) HostPapa ranks at the top of the list.
HostPapa uses cPanel as its control panel. cPanel is the web hosting industry's definitive control panel, setting the bar for ease-of-use, navigability, customization, and functionality. One of the highlights of cPanel is the real-time web stats sidebar that displays all of the relevant information you need on your site's performance so that you can take whatever actions seem most appropriate to manage it effectively. Customize the main menu to display only those functions (and categories of functions) that you actually use, and orient them in the order of use that works best for your system - from databases to domain management to security to files to software.
As for programming scripts, cPanel includes a bevy of them, not least of which is Fantastico, filled with over 30 free programming scripts for everything from content management to website building to blogs, forums, polls, and more. It even includes an alternative website builder (SohoLaunch) to the one that comes built-in to the cPanel's main menu (RVSiteBuilder). Whether you're a master webmaster or new to the whole practice, cPanel's tutorials and explicit instructions make it easy for anyone to make the most of all the many tools and resources this industry leading control panel has to offer.
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- High performance Intel servers
- Cisco-powered network
- Multi-honed OC48 and Gigabit fiber connections
- Triple-redundant Firewall
- 24/7 network monitoring and proactive support
- Secure and reliable backups
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- UPS Power Supply
- Standby and redundant power generation and diesel backup generators
- Complete climate and temperature controls
- Fire-suppression systems
- Water detection systems
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- 24/7 manned security
- CCTV
- Card readers, photo identification, and other access controls
- Alarm systems
- Comprehensive data recording and reporting capabilities
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- 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee
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- 30-day money-back guarantee
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- Hosting-Review Editor's Pick 2008 (and 2007)
- RateMyHost Top 25
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- HostReviewSite #1 Green Hosting Award
- TheWebHostingHero Best Green Hosting 2008
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- Telephone, Email & Chat (24 hrs Mon-Fri, 6am - 7 pm Sat/Sun)
- Email ticket support system
- Extensive knowledgebase & video tutorials
Linux Hosting Plan: Unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth, $4.95/month
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