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HostGator Dedicated Server

March 28th, 2012

In true means, If you have a hostgator dedicated server, you have more then just a server. Its built in a way to take your business to next level. Hostgator dedicated server comes preloaded with cpanel for free and its delivered typically in less then 24 hours.

Security, speed, uptime are just not the factors that have been well taken care off but you will witness the capacity and latency of your server to UP and even better during the times when you really needed it.

I have my own dedicated server with hostgator. Damn!! The latency is mind blowing, some times ping replied in less then 50 ms. If you are also looking for a dedicated server for your own business needs, look no further then hostgator.

What Does HostGator Have To Offer?

HostGator Dedicated Server

You can go navigate to hostgator.com/dedicated.shtml or you can click on dedicated server tab in the navigation menu on their official site at hostgator.com.

Hostgator has Top of the Line Network with no single point of failure. Hostgator network is highly secure which is backed up with multiple security layer and continues data backup.

HostGator Dedicated Server

HostGator Dedicated Server

Hostgator support has been awarded year after year to be so good at support that even customers of other company are jumping out to be with hostgator. I can even vouch for them to be best at support I have ever seen in terms of web hosting needs. Those boys are up and running all time 24×7. :)

Hostgator offers Both Linux as well as windows server dedicated hosting. Let’s learn more about them.

HostGator Dedicated Servers

In terms of hardware used, the servers are really robust and Damn good. You can ask nothing more then a Xeon family processor to power up your business services.

Dedicated server plans starts from $174 to $279 per month. As beginner server, basic dedicated server will be more then enough for you, I am hosting 5 websites on it having War like traffic :) , but their servers just don’t quit.

But, if you plan to have a website which is going to offer more then just surfing, like E-commerce shopping, active services like mailing and strong database query standards then you can consider on adding more RAM to your server and it will be good to go.

In higher end servers, like what they provide in standard, pro and elite dedicated server, you will witness power of Quad core to Hexa core Intel Xeon Servers. You will be giving more hard drive space, but total bandwidth of 10TB and number of dedicated Ips = 5 will remain the same. You will have a free installation of WHMCS or WHM.autopilot with your dedicated server.

HostGator Dedicated Server

If you don’t know what WHM is, its a software loaded on your server at the backend, which you can surely access, with you can manage and create more cpanels, host more sites and ip addresses. Well a lot more then that. Its good to have this good piece of software to be preloaded for free.

HostGator Dedicated Server

Windows dedicated servers are loaded with same hardware specifications as the Linux dedicated servers are at hostgator. But your will Plesk installed on it completely free. You will also get Microsoft web matrix and smarter stats freely preloaded.

HostGator Dedicated Server

With all of these unmatched preloaded services, you don’t even need to go to Google again to look for another company to compare with. My highest recommendation are with hostgator if you are really serious about business running on dedicated servers.

When you will have your server with them, I would love to here about your experience below in comments. :)

What is HostGator?

March 26th, 2012

HostGator Web HostingWhat is HostGator?
Hostgator is a leading website hosting service provider company. Hostgator is now hosting more then 8,000,000 websites on there servers. That’s just 1 % of total websites online. But even that ability of holding 1% sites around the globe is more then enough to say that hostgator is a giant in web hosting business.

There are various types of web hosting services offered by hostgator now a days. They are as follows.

  • Shared Web Hosting – Its a normal shared web hosting. Shared web hosting means that your websites will be sharing a server with many other customer sites. For almost every new site, this kind of hosting is sufficient and cost effective too.
  • VPS Hosting – VPS Hosting Stands for Virtual Private Server Hosting. In this type of hosting, your site will have more power input from the server. In normal means, the server your sites will be hosted upon will be having a dedicated share of memory and priorities. This kind of server is good to go as an upgrade option for normal shared hosting, if you are sites grow big.
  • Dedicated Servers – Dedicated servers are real fully loaded physical servers. If you buy or rent a dedicated server, you sites will only be running on that server. Means no resource or server space sharing. Your sites will be having maximum power and CPU memory to handle huge amount of traffic and requests. [Facebook and yahoo kind of sites run on servers like this :) ]You will need to upgrade to dedicated server if your sites grow like a giant and handling more then 100,000 users a day.
  • Reseller Hosting – This hosting service gives you power to be a hosting company at your self. Means you can run your own web hosting business by having a reseller hosting plan. You will pay a definite amount of sum to the hostgator and they will give you a server with a limited resources, which you can resell as per your own prices.

Now if you are a webmasters too, by going through above information you will able to get an idea, which web hosting service will be best suitable for your new or earlier sites.

Now I would like to elaborate and clear 7 highly asked questions to me.

What is Hostgator cPanel?
Well, hostgator Cpanel is user interface of your web hosting account. By accessing it with your own unique username and password, your can manage your sites hosted on it. To know more about Hostgator cpanel, you can click here, I have explained it in real detail.

What is Hostgator VPS?
As I have explained above, VPS is a better server then a usual shared hosting server, you have to pay a little more then shared hosting. Click here to check out Hostgator VPS Plans.

What is Hostgator WordPress?
Wordpress is open source Content management software which is loaded on your site and it can make your site in minutes. On hostgator cpanel you can install wordpress software on your sites by using fantastico option in few clicks.

What is Hostgator’s Name Servers?
Name servers are web site pointing addresses, they are like a domain name address but they are useful to attach your site to a hosting account. You can grab the name server for your site by logging into your cpanel and seeing the account information box at the bottom in the sidebar.

What is Hostgator Sitebuilder?
Hostgator Sitebuilder is a quick website building tool, just like wordpress. But it gives you a static website. Means plain html. Its simple and step by step site creation tool. You can use it by logging into your cpanel account and going to site creation tools.

What is Hostgator FTP?
FTP is away by which you can access the files on your site. For that you need FTP client like Filezilla and then you will need ftp details of your site. Typically your site ftp details are :

ftp.yourdomain.com
username is – your cpanel login id
password is – your cpanel login password

Use a FTP client like filezilla or cuteftp and enter these details in site FTP access section and you will be able to see and modify files on your site.

What Are Hostgator Coupons?
Hostgator provides discount coupons for to new users. You can use these coupons when you are about to sign up for a hosting plan you have chosen.

Currently there are following Hostgator Coupons are there, which are found to be effective:-

1. To get 25% Discount, use coupon code: hgwmarch01

2. To get $9.94 Discount, use coupon code: hgwmarch02

3. Use HostGator Coupon 1CENTSERVER To Get Your Hosting For 1 Cent Only!