HostGator



HostGator is one of the most popular hosting providers on the internet, and for good reason. They offer a great many features at a very low price. Here is a listing of just a few of these features (listed for the $7.95/month Linux plan):
Basic Resources

E-mail

Domains

Programming

Other Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective

HostGator, as it promises, provides very low cost hosting with a broad spectrum of useful features making it appropriate for lightweight CMS use. As always, using a shared hosting provider comes with performance compromises, but HostGator does offer a very generous 45 day money back guarantee, which will allow you to test and see if its right for you without much risk. Of particular interest is the broad support for programming languages and environments offered. If you trying for some more advanced applications, such as those that process images, HostGator might be a good choice for you since it offers libraries such as Image Magic. Overall, HostGator is one of the better values available for hosting your next CMS driven site. Check out their various offer here

February 18, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | Write a Review 

PowWeb


PowWeb Hosting - Only $7.77 per month!

PowWeb is another hosting company with a lot to offer. To make things easy, they offer a simple “One Plan” for shared hosting that offers a good variety of features designed to suit most users. Here is how these features break down:

Basic Resources

E-mail

Domains

Programming

Marketing Features

Other Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective
Overall, PowWeb offers a very nice cross section of features for users. They support the latest version of PHP, with the Zend optimizer, which helps keep applications such a CMSs running smoothly. There servers are loaded balanced, which should ensure that your your site is able to run as fast as possible at all time. In addition, their automatic install script includes many popular CMS systems, such as Wordpress, phpBB, Joomla, Mambo, and more. This makes it easy to get up and running quickly with PowWeb hosting. At such a low price (as low a $5.77 a month, depending on the contract, PowWeb is definitely offering a good cross section of features at a very attractive price. Check them out.

January 17, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | Write a Review 

Dotster


$8.95 Domain Names Transfers from Dotster

Dotster, like Go Daddy , is well known for its domain registration services. However, also like Go Daddy, they offer some hosting packages as well. They offer both Linux and Windows hosting plans, so those who need certain Windows features will have a good option with Dotster. Here is a summary of their features, based on the standard Linux package (as low as $7.95 a month). Check out their website for more hosting options.

Basic Resources

E-mail

Domains

Programming

Other Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective

Overall, Dotster offers a pretty basic package without much to distinguish it from the competition. You can get more disk space, bandwith, and features with other offers. However, they may be a good option if you get a good deal with a registration transfer, or have simple needs. For serious CMS driven sites, though, I might suggest looking for a more feature rich provided.

January 15, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | Write a Review 

Go Daddy


GoDaddy.com Hosting & Servers

Go Daddy is well known as a domain registration company, but they are also a web hosting provider as well. As with most other hosting companies, they offer several tiers of hosting plans, each with their own special set of features. They are also notable for offering both Windows and Linux based plans, so those who prefer using Windows servers and .NET technologies will have a good option with Go Daddy. Here is a breakdown of the features offered, based on the Deluxe $6.99 a month shared hosting plan.

Basic Resources

E-mail

Domains

Programming

Marketing Tools

Other Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective

Go Daddy offers fairly typical cross section of features for a shared hosting provider. A few areas that immediately stand out, though, is the very low monthly price it offers with such a low commitment. To get the low price with many hosting companies, you need to subscribe for a long period of time, typically a year. In Go Daddy’s case, you can pay only $7 a month with the option to cancel at any time.

As for the ability to host a CMS, I would highly recommend choosing the Linux hosting option so you can get PHP. There are some CMSs written in .NET, but not nearly as many. Go Daddy, with their Hosting Connection package, offers free, easy installs a a large number of CMSs. One potential issue is the fact that the Deluxe plan only gives you 25 MySQL databases. If you need more than this, consider going with one of their upgraded plans.

As always, if you need more performance than you can get from shared hosting, consider a virtual private hosting or dedicated hosting package. Go Daddy offers both options, at very reasonable prices. Check them out here.

January 12, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | Write a Review 

Yahoo Hosting



Yahoo Web Hosting offers quality web hosting from one of the most respected players on the internet. Because of their unique position as one of the leading businesses on the internet, they are able to offer some features and services that few others can. The following is a basic breakdown of the general features they offer. Please check each individual plan to make sure you’re getting the features you want before signing up.

Basic Resources

E-Mail

Domains

Programming

Marketing Tools

Other Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective
Yahoo Web Hosting offers a solid hosting package at a reasonable price. The features they offer are especially appealing if you are a small business owner looking to establish an online presence, as Yahoo is very geared in both its feature set and philosophy towards these types of customers. The advertising vouchers and e-commerce tools available make it an ideal choice for small businesses and others. Yahoo is a very trusted name in the industry, so you know that you are not dealing with a fly-by-night operation.

As for the technical side of things, Yahoo is fairly competitive, but does not offer too much beyond the basics. One possible drawback is that it currently only seems to support PHP 4, which is getting to be a little out of date. However, a very large number of applications will run fine in this environment. Like others, Yahoo offers an automatic install feature for popular web platforms such as Wordpress, Movable Type, and PHP Nuke. These automatic installers are sure to prove themselves as time savers for those who use these quality platforms. However, Yahoo does lack some of the more exotic features such as e-mail list management, and support for languages beyond PHP and Perl. However, those who are looking for a very reliable hosting platform from an established company should consider Yahoo Web Hosting

January 11, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | Write a Review 

DreamHost

DreamHost

DreamHost is a very popular shared hosting provider that has many attractive features at a low price. Here is a list describing the basic features available to you.

Core Resources

User Accounts

E-Mail

Domains

Programming

Advanced Features

Support

CMS Hosting Perspective

There are a lot of features listed above, but there are a few that stick out for those looking to host a CMS. First of all, for those who are inexperienced, they have easy, one click installs for several popular CMSs (Wordpress, Joomla, Moodle, and more). This makes it easy to get up and running quickly with a basic site. Additionally, DreamHost offers unlimited MySQL databases. Since pretty much every CMS will use at least one database, this provides plenty of room for growth and experimentation. Other nice features include the ability to choose which version of PHP you want to run. PHP is the most common language for CMSs (as well as most other web applications), so you can be sure that you’re running a compatible version.
DreamHost also supports Ruby on Rails, another web framework which has become popular in past years.

Other features, such as full SSH shell access and the ability to manage e-mail lists without an outside tool, make
DreamHost very attractive for the price. However, if you choose one of their shared hosting plans, there are a few things to keep in mind concerning performance. Since the web server and the database server are being shared by many people, performance suffers somewhat, which may be an issue if you’re launching a very high traffic or database intensive site. For people like this, DreamHost offers dedicated hosting plans which gives you your own server, with all of the great features listed above (and many more). Whatever your hosting needs are,
DreamHost is sure to fit the bill.

January 9, 2008 | Filed Under Reviews | 1 Review 

Hello world!

Welcome to CMS Web Hosting Reviews, your guide to getting up and running with a modern content management system driven website. Content Management Systems (CMSs) are one of the biggest things going in todays online world. In the past, websites made up of static HTML pages were easy to setup, but hard to maintain and grow. A content management system allows you to keep the content and presentation of your website separate, making growing and maintaining your website a much simpler task, one that can be performed by those with minimal technical skills. Please check out our articles section to learn more about using a CMS.

However, due to the technology involved in deploying these CMSs, not all web hosting providers will perform well. This site provides a guide to various web hosting services from the the perspective of a CMS user. Users can submit reviews detailing their experiences with different hosting providers, and how well they performed when used with a CMS. Please read around to find the best hosting provider solution for your unique needs.

January 4, 2008 | Filed Under Site Info | Write a Comment