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Originally Posted by helterskelter808
I'm also wondering what the difference is between Dreamhost and Hostgator. I thought they were both, like a bunch of others, the 'overselling' type of host. Yet I see people recommending Hostgator all the time (and not even with reflinks).
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I have a shit ton of shared hosting accounts that I use for a private blog network, and I have never had a single issue with Host Gator. They have fast support and I have never had a downtime issue, and if you get on a server that is oversold they will happily move you to another server if you just ask. Like any shared account they will shit can you if you use too many resources on the server, but you shouldn't be putting a resource hungry site on a shared account to begin with. The difference is their support is amazing and truly available 24/7, and they actually have more than one tech working the graveyard shift. The people that criticize Host Gator most likely have never used them or just like to make themselves feel smart by bashing them. Host Gator is very good for an entry level shared host, or for what I use it for, another place to mask my private blog network.
Dream Host, on the other hand, is a fucking nightmare. If you throw up a domain with a generic Wordpress install it will take a minute or two just to get that to load, even with no content, and their support is fucking abysmal. Both companies oversell, but Host Gator will actually work with you, while Dream Host will just take your money and disappear.