10 Signs of a Bad Web Host

[killah4eva]

This list includes a biased list of 10 ways to tell if your web provider sucks. You might be frequently asked “Are you using a good hosting provider?”

If you answer “No” to any of the following, there is a good chance your hosting provider sucks

1. Run on Linux Servers - Running your sites on windows is dangerous and cost ineffective.
2. Runs Apache - If your like me you will require one or more of Apache’s many modules.
3. Support for mod_rewrite - Why do hosting providers run Apache and not support it?
4. SSH access - SFTP is secure, FTP is not. (SSH - SFTP)
5. Available MySQL databases - 90% of today’s websites are run with database back ends.
6. SVN server hosting - If your not using SVN now, you will be.
7. Allow Multiple domains - Your only going to be running 1 website? No alternative domains?
8. Email mailboxes - Even if they do provide email it probably sucks, but at least you have something.
9. Email Alias - This way you can forward your email to a good service.
10. HP support - My favorite scripting language, but if you script in Perl you really wouldn’t care.

[touche_]

i think what really matters is a good support team. (how available they are etc)

[michell]

yes of course if any of these factors are absent , it is not a good webhost

i can suggest u some good ones.

[Frankykeats]

Yes, I totally agree support team is must.