Anyone recommend a good, inexpensive hosting service?

[pityocamptes]

Currently running Godaddy, and want to look at some other provider, not very happy with them. I would like something specifically for Vbulletin (and maybe a same provider for a Magento store/software - another site I will probably transfer from Godaddy in a few months when the renewal comes up). Anyways, I am running an SSL on my site, would like to keep it that way, and want a provider for SSL, perhaps CDN SSL, and FAST no hassle service, and help transfering over DB and files. Along with reasonable prices, perhaps on par with Godaddy, or cheaper. Thanks!

[Max Taxable]

Same company owns Godaddy and vBulletin....

What makes you think you have hosting trouble?

[pityocamptes]

Oh. Not happy with Godaddy, service always slow, and sucks... was hoping for something better, maybe a member or small business type environment... with comparable costs...

[Max Taxable]

NO host is going to improve this terrible performance of your site: WebPageTest (http://www.webpagetest.org/result/140911_F1_ZXC/)

[Max Taxable]

I've used GD for all my sites for ten years and never had a peep of trouble with it, and always enjoyed excellent tech support and service.

[pityocamptes]

Thanks. I also a run a magento site and it issues all the time - speed issues. Probably due to shared hosting... I don't know. I've been hearing bad things about godaddy, lately...

[Max Taxable]

Thanks. I also a run a magento site and it issues all the time - speed issues. Probably due to shared hosting... I don't know. I've been hearing bad things about godaddy, lately...The bolded is correct.

Good luck host hopping.

[ozzy47]

Read through this thread, has alot of testimonials, http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/general/vbulletin-hosting-options/21955-host-experiences-and-testimonials-thread

[Zachery]

So, I've spent the last month testing GoDaddy services. If you are on the DELUXE WINDOWS or DELUXE LINUX packages, these should have a fancy standardize webhosting control panel, plesk / cPanel. You should be fine.

I personally have been very happy with ASmallOrange

[pityocamptes]

Thanks. Anyone use Blue Host?

[Max Taxable]

So, I've spent the last month testing GoDaddy services. If you are on the DELUXE WINDOWS or DELUXE LINUX packages, these should have a fancy standardize webhosting control panel, plesk / cPanel. You should be fine.My ten years with it tells me you're correct. :D

Too often people are dissatisfied with their site performance and instead of rolling up their sleeves and doing the work necessary to get better performance, they want a magic bullet like a host change, or getting on a CDN.

If your site is bloated and loads slow, neither of these helps one bit.

Changing hosts can be a real pain in the ass and people should really think about compelling reasons for doing it.

For vB especially, be ever mindful of PHP compatibility, and so on...

[ozzy47]

I have seen more bad reviews about BlueHost than good, but I never tried them.

[pityocamptes]

I have seen more bad reviews about BlueHost than good, but I never tried them.

Yes, just noticed that. Especially censorship... looking at A2 - Iceland host...

[Zachery]

My ten years with it tells me you're correct. :D

Too often people are dissatisfied with their site performance and instead of rolling up their sleeves and doing the work necessary to get better performance, they want a magic bullet like a host change, or getting on a CDN.

If your site is bloated and loads slow, neither of these helps one bit.

Changing hosts can be a real pain in the ass and people should really think about compelling reasons for doing it.

For vB especially, be ever mindful of PHP compatibility, and so on...

For a long time their legacy packages were pretty terrible. And only newer customers rolling onto these packages will have the correct stuff.

The old godaddy plans had insanely out of date php nad MySQL, 5.2.17 and 5.0.19~ respectively.

[Max Taxable]

For a long time their legacy packages were pretty terrible. And only newer customers rolling onto these packages will have the correct stuff.

The old godaddy plans had insanely out of date php nad MySQL, 5.2.17 and 5.0.19~ respectively.The deluxe packages are definitely preferable, and are current, and inexpensive.

I really can't imagine anyone using one of their economy packages. But really, you get what you pay for.

To the OP: Are you on economy, or deluxe hosting with GD?

[My Hattiesburg]

Okay, I have to ask - what about vBulletin's cloud hosting?

[Zachery]

You're paying for a license and our hosting service. It only runs vBulletin 5.

[New Joe]

For me 'Inexpensive hosting' means to me not that good hosting
I went through lots of the 'cheaper' options until I found URL JET hosting.

They aren't on the inexpensive side, but you get the best vB hosting and support out there imho.
They have R1 hourly backups which is great as I needed a full database back up for one of my sites and they have one which was only 2 hours old so I lost virtually nothing and they did the full back up for me and it was all done within 30 minutes.

I will never use any other hosting company.

[Max Taxable]

For me 'Inexpensive hosting' means to me not that good hostingThere's 'inexpensive' then there's CHEAP. Cheap is really bad. Inexpensive is serviceable.

Doesn't make much since to spend a ton on hosting when your traffic is low. Deluxe package is $150 annually with unlimited domains, sites, bandwidth and storage. That's annually, not monthly.

The OP's problems will carry on to his next host. He merely has to make the change, then see no change, to learn that.