HostMonster

Hostmonster（ www.hostmonster.com ）It is the top virtual hosting provider in the United States Bluehost Its brand was founded in 1996 in Omler, Utah. Since the establishment of the brand, with the upgrading of hardware, management and co construction of technical teams, Hostmonster and Bluehost have gradually kept abreast in product features, hardware quality, price and service. So far, Hostmonster has won the trust of nearly 2 million users around the world, and has become a high-quality choice for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises to build a website host. In the following Hostmonster evaluation , we will introduce this model in detail Virtual host Functions, performance, and services.

Hostmonster host function

The Hostmonster virtual host scheme, which costs only $3.95 per month, has powerful functions, including more than 100 open-source applications, plug-ins and themes installed by one button, fully meeting users' requirements for a virtual host product that covers everything. 1. Basic functions

• Unlimited hard disk space, unlimited traffic
• One free domain name will be sent, unlimited domain name will be parked, and unlimited subsites
• POP3/IMAP e-mail support, unlimited forwarding e-mail account
• FTP access, Web based file management
• SSH login
• The latest cPanel virtual host control panel

2. Database and script

• MySQL, PostgreSQL databases and database servers
• PHP 5、 Support custom PHP INI file
• Supports Perl 5, Python, Ruby
• Support JavaScript, DHTML
• Support Flash and Shockwave

3. Free website creation script

• Blogs (WordPress b2evolution）、Drupal、Joomla
• Forum software (phpBB, etc.), social network script, mailing list
• Picture management, help center and customer service script
• E-commerce support (SSL, shopping cart, password protection, etc.)
• Multimedia functions (streaming media, real-time audio and video support, MIDI file support, etc.)
• Search engine optimization function

Hostmonster product price analysis

The original price of the Hostmonster virtual host is $8.95/month, but all new customers can enjoy a minimum price of $3.95/month through this preferential link. The discounted price of Hostmonster virtual host is US host Relatively low price in the industry. The specific price is as follows:

Hostmonster promises to make an unconditional full refund within 30 days (if you use the free domain name of Hostmonster, you need to deduct the domain name registration fee of about $10), and refund in the remaining months after 30 days. Domestic users can use Paypal and credit card when purchasing.

Hostmonster speed and stability evaluation

The stability of the performance of a host solution cannot be achieved without the financial and technical investment of the host company in the data center. High configuration server, customized operating system and efficient data transmission effectively ensure the performance of Hostmonster virtual host. Hostmonster promises 99.9% server availability (Uptime). Its data center is co built with Bluehost and adopts world-class technology. The servers are all high-performance dual way quad core processors, equipped with UPS power backup and diesel generator sets. The software uses Apache, a version carefully customized by Hostmonster engineers, and mature Linux, The computer room is connected to the main backbone network of the United States with multiple 10GB high-speed optical fibers for 24-hour network supervision. Hostmonster's data center is located in Utah in the Midwest of the United States. Compared with the data center on the west coast of the United States, it is not inferior in speed. It also avoids the impact of natural disasters such as coastal hurricanes.

Hostmonster operability analysis

Hostmonster provides the latest version of cPanel. This most frequently used virtual host management panel supports Chinese operations, helping novices quickly master the management of virtual hosts and maintain websites. Webmasters can conveniently manage user accounts, files, email accounts, domain names and databases on the top of the cPanel control panel. In addition, Hostmonster has integrated a one click script installation tool, SimpleScript, in its control panel to help users easily install WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and other content management systems, e-commerce, forum web page production tools, etc. Hostmonster also set up a trial of the new version of cPanel on the home page of its official website. The webmaster can personally experience the convenience of the virtual host management panel with this graphical interface. Please refer to CPanel Tutorial 。

Hostmonster customer service comments

Hostmonster provides 24X7 all-weather customer service and 100% American local technical support. Users can solve problems through real-time communication such as free hotline and online chat, or contact Hostmonster technicians by submitting problems via email and official website. The average reply time of Hostmonster mail is only 17 hours. In addition, the help center on the official website of Hostmonster is more functional. It has not only a host knowledge base, but also text, video tutorials, and user forums. According to the use evaluation of Hostmonster users received by HostDianping.com, the Hostmonster virtual host has stable performance in general, and 91% of the recommendation rate also proves that the performance of this virtual host is obvious.

Our suggestions

Hostmonster virtual host is a good choice for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises to build a website. It is powerful and easy to operate. However, the virtual host has its inherent limitations on its CPU and memory resources. Although the Hostmonster virtual host supports a variety of multimedia and e-commerce functions, we do not recommend setting up high traffic e-commerce websites, video, file sharing websites or highly active forums on it, or you can consider the VPS of Hostmonster with better performance. To learn more about Hostmonster, visit www.hostmonster.com 。