For those who run Vbulletin software, which host do you use and how has it worked out? Is your forum well trafficked? I'm leaning towards bluehost, but I want to see if there are any recommendations for bluehost or otherwise on the best server to keep vbulletin on.
Well from personal experience I've learned that Bluehost is still the best so far. I'll post some experiences I've had with other hosting providers below. HostGator ----------- Good script compatibility No downtime so far Good customer support Media Temple ----------- Great hosting Awesome support Fast servers Con: Expensive *Had some major issues with their servers last year Vexxhost ------------ By far the wost hosting provider I ever used Massive downtimes (Usually daily - 6-8 hours) Horrible support - Phone support is an answering machine (Support staff are unkind and disrespectful toward their clients) "You get what you pay for" Hostitplanet ------------- Slow server -probably hosted on a VPS Still waiting for a refund that has not come yet... Godaddy ------------- Slow web loading time Pretty bad support Minor/Moderate downtime (weekly usually) *Used cheapest linux hosting last time Apthost ------------- Awesome host Support is good but a bit slow Has FFMPEG support Subdesign7 ------------- Servers is horribly slow Has FFMPEG Lacks support - 1 man company "You get what you pay for"
URLJET.com its dedicated host for vbulletin.. its one of my client.. if you will give my reference than they may give you discount..
If you have a big board I would suggest you going to a VPS or some type of semi-dedicated non-oversold host as most of the bigger (overselling) hosts will simply suspend you for too much resource usage, that's just how it works up there.
I agree with Lucas Go for a VPS and avoid all the trouble of switching hosts later I am sleeping better ever since I switched to Media Temple Their Grid Server is for Hobbyists but, their Dedicated Virtual (a VPS really) is pretty good I have posted some Discount Offers here if you are interested
I didn't post an affiliate link here, nice try and yes, www.theforumhosting.com is who I'm currently using we have a quad core server and very happy with it
so the the post above mine Most links that people post when asking for a host will go to pages with affiliate links. Not really something out of the ordinary
I would personally avoid MediaTemple, I'm with them right now, and they're always having mysql issues, grid issues... I'm looking to switch.
For startup forums, its good idea go with hostgator. If you have timeout problems, just talk to the support; ask them increase query execution time. From the experience I have with them, I can say they are good; hands down.