Name -
PHP Web Hosting -
http://www.phpwebhosting.com
(based out of Indianapolis, IN)
Summary -
They boast to be the best web hosting company for the price given their feature set. WIth all of the unlimited and extra features that many hostng companies do not give, I believe them.
Pricing -
$9.95 monthly or $110.16 yearly($9.18/mo if you sign up for a year contract)
Major Features -
Scripting: PHP 4, Perl, Python, Ruby, cgi-bin, ssi
Web server: Apache, mod_ssl, mod_rewrite, full .htaccess reconfiguration
Libraries: GD, ImageMagick, FreeType2
Mail: POP3 boxes, auto-responders, mailing lists, forwards
Database: MySQL
SSL: Allows for certificates to be used to encrypt your website
Limitations -
None really beyond no adult sites, no files/leeching sites, etc. They try to promte fair and equal access to everyone.
Disk: 500mb (though you can request more for no additonal charge)
Bandwidth: Unmetered (at 25gb/mo, you will get warned)
Database: You can create as many MySQL databases as required
Email: You can create as many pop3s as you like
Subdomains: You can create as many subdomains as you like
Parking: You can park domains free of charge (they point to your base /index.html site though)
Support -
Helpdesk: All suport is handled via their web based helpdesk system. There is no real 800 support number.
Support has been "ok." They usually respond in 24-48 hours. Sometimes that isn't fast enough when someone has a runaway process on the server you share with them, however. (That has only happened twice and I've been a customer for well over a year now.)
Access -
System: Secure shell unix account (by request, free of charge), FTP, crontab, java, compilers, various shells
Control panel: custom bult web control panel that allows management and creation of subdomains, parking, database creation and deletion, email management, webmail, and phpMyAdmin
Service -
Server: It is decent. It's not the fastest in the world. But it is at least a 4 processor pentium III server.
Availability: There have been some slow patches, and a couple server reboots, but for the most part, my site has been up and available 24/7
Grade -
I give PHP Webhosting a B+ for giving me so many unlimiteds for $10 a month. They are extremely generous wth their resources and are generally pretty helpful in fufilling unusual, nonstandard requests.
