May 2nd, 2010
This is a review of bluehost as Joomla hosting provider.
Bluehost
Bluehost is a web hosting company founded in 1996 and based out of Provo, Utah, USA. Currently is one of the top 5 web hosting providers with hundreds of thousands customers. Have received good number of rewards and reviews from clients.
Bluehost Joomla
Bluehost account have everything you need to run Joomla content management system. PHP with the latest version is installed and MySQL database support is available. XML and ZLIB functionality is also present in Bluehost PHP installation. Joomla can be installed manually by uploading files/folders or via Fantastico one-click installer.
Other features
Bluehost supports many features in one web hosting plan. Unlimited domain hosting, unlimited Joomla installations, supports other scripts including wordpress, drupal, phpbb, galleries and others. FTP access, 24/7 and other.
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April 19th, 2010
Joomla Content Management System is very powerful designed from programmers perspective. The plugin system and the theme system are excellent.
Plugin/module System
Joomla plugin/module system adds new functionality to core features. Developers do not need to change core code to add new features, they write PHP code and implement it as a plugin into Joomla. Currently there are more than 4600 plugins on the official Joomla Plugin directory – http://extensions.joomla.org/ . Plugins range from Access and Security, Administration to Structure and Navigation, Tools and Vertical Markets. Webmasters can create almost any kind of website thanks to the plugins.
Theme/Template System
Theme system separates design from code. Thus designers who can create templates and easily integrate them into Joomla. Many free and professional templates are available on the Internet.
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April 13th, 2010
Joomla Content Management Script is very easy to install. The whole installation is well explained and the process is very easy. First you need to create a MySQL database. This can be done in the control panel. Log in the control panel and look for the database tool where databases and users are created. Once you create the database add a user to it with all permissions. Take a note of the database details including the name, username and password. After this download the official distribution package from the official site joomla.org to your desktop. Extract all the files in an empty folder. Using your favorite FTP software upload all the files where you want joomla to be installed (to a folder on our hosting account). After you upload all files, access the site, web address where joomla is going to be installed. You will be automatically redirected to the installation form. From here follow the instructions to install it. After installation remove the install folder so you can start using the site, download some free template and/or plugins to further customize Joomla. Alternate way of installing is to use one-click installer like fantastico, which will do all these steps above automatically. You will not need to create database, users or upload files. Most hosts today offer cPanel control panel with Fantastico.
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April 6th, 2010
Justhost
Justhost is web hosting company offering shared and reseller hosting services, with offices in United States of America, United Kingdom and Australia. Shared hosting plans includes PHP, MySQL, free domain name, unlimited domain hosting with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, anytime money back guarantee, 99.9% uptime guarantee and lots of other features.
Justhost Joomla Test
Justhost account is perfectly setup so you can run Joomla Content Management System. Our tests showed that Jushost is excellent joomla hosting provider. With Fantastico de luxe you can install Joomla fast and easy in 3 simple steps.
Justhost Support
Support can be contacted via live chat, phone and email (tickets). With two months with Justhost we did not have any problems so far to contact support staff.
Justhost Rating
Our test account on Just Host have showed both response and uptime to be excellent. They are serious company and have been top rated on many hosting reviews sites. I give 9/10 rating for Joomla Host.
Please comment on your experiences with Justhost.
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March 31st, 2010
Webhostingpad
Webhostingpad is USA based web hosting company founded in 2005. that offers only one shared hosting plan. Single hosting plans includes everything you need to run Joomla powered website: PHP, MySQL, unlimited space and bandwidth, unlimited domain hosting, custom PHP.ini (not required for Joomla, but worthy of mentioning), cPanel control panel. With Fantastico cPanel tool you can install Joomla in 3 simple steps, without the need to upload files, setup databases or other related installation tasks.
Webhostingpad Joomla Test
On webhostingpad you can run Joomla without problems. On our test the installation went without any problems.
Webhostingpad Support
We’ve been two months with web hosting pad and so far have not had any problems to contact them. Support can be contacted via tickets(email), phone and live chat.
Overall Rating
On our tests, sites showed very good uptime and response time. We give Webhostingpad rating 8/10. They are good Joomla host, you can get their hosting plan for a very cheap price of $1.95/Monthly.
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March 25th, 2010
HostGator
Hostgator is web hosting company offering shared, reseller, dedicated and vps hosting services. It is founded in 2002 and currently hosts more than 2,500,000 domains with more than 200,000 customers. There are three shared hosting plans, hatchling, baby and business. These features are included: PHP, MySQL, cPanel control panel, host unlimited websites (except on hatchling plan), unlimited bandwidth and disk space, 45 day money-back guarantee, 24/7 support and many other for reasonable price.
HostGator Joomla Test
HostGator account have all you need to run a Joomla site. On our test Joomla CMS run on Host Gator without any problems, with all features Joomla offers. You do not need to have any technical knowledge to install it on Hostgator, you can install it very easily with Fantastico one-click install cPanel tool.
HostGator Support
Live chat, tickets, community and phone support is available. I have not had any major issues with Host Gator hosting. I had only minor 2-3 problems in my two years time with them, and they were quickly resolved. The average response time was between 15-25 minutes. Technicians seemed knowledgeable and nice.
Rating
My rating is 10/10 for Host Gator. They are really great hosting company, and are dedicated to providing top hosting and support to its customers. I recommend them as your Joomla host, and as a web hosting provider.
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March 16th, 2010
Joomla 1.5 CMS hosting requirements are a web server (apache httpd or other compatible), with PHP installed either as a module or cgi (common gateway interface) or other and MySQL database server. PHP will need the following extensions too: MySQL, XML, and Zlib. The minimum PHP version 4.3.10 and MySQL 3.23.x, but recommended versions are PHP 5.x and MySQL 5.x to get the best results. And the best Operating System is Linux. The following hosts have their hosting accounts perfectly (all requirements) so you can run Joomla without problems with the best results:
HostGator – Tested Joomla. Runs without any problems, best Joomla host.
Bluehost and Hostmonster – Have the requirements needed for Joomla. Have not tested Joomla yet.
Ixwebhosting – Is also good Joomla Host.
Webhostingpad, Justhost and Dreamhost are also great Joomla Web hosts. On all hosts mentioned you can host unlimited domains, with cPanel (except ixwebhostning – hsphere, dreamhost – their custom panel). One-click Joomla installers are supported on all hosts.
Nowadays many hosts offer these features, but when you choose a hosting company, what is important is the company reliability and support. These hosts are top 10 in the industry with years of experience and hundreds of thousands customers.
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March 11th, 2010
Joomla Content Management Software is one of the most popular CMSs around. It is created with PHP web programming language, and uses database system like MySQL for storing settings and data. Joomla offers many features including content management of text and media, user management with permissions, menu manager, RSS feeds, template system, modules (extending features without altering core code), blogs, static pages, localization and lots of other features. Webmasters can create almost any type of website with Joomla thanks to the many modules available and lots of features. To run Joomla you will need a web server with PHP and MySQL installed. Many hosts offer this kind of setup on their servers. To make it even more simpler there are one-click installers that automatically set everything for you including creating databases, setting up tables and initial settings. It’s not up to features when you signup with hosting company, but the company reliability, fast servers and support. Some popular Joomla hosts are HostGator, Bluehost, Ixwebhosting, Hostmonster, Hostnine, Rochenhost and others.
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March 3rd, 2010
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