ANHosting vs BlueHost

Written by Terence Chang on May 16th, 2007

Currently they are both the same price and support PHP4, 5 and with good tech support waiting time. However there are difference.

ANHosting.com

  • 50 Simultaneously accesses to MySQL database
  • 20 Domains on the same account ($3/mon to add 10 add-on domains and upto 300GB diskspace)
  • Access to .htaccess
  • default to PHP4/MySQL4.1, can request PHP5/MySQL5 after signup
  • Upgradeable to VPS account through http://www.singlehop.com

BlueHost.com

  • 20 simultaneously accesses to MySQL database
  • unlimited add-on domains
  • Access to PHP.INI and .htaccess
  • Shell access through SSH requires drive license and key confirmation
  • 300 accounts on the same share server (Lower CUP power server)
  • Can upgrade to higher power CPU Server
  • No dedicated/VPS hosting
  • Not guaranteed to PHP5/MySQL5 or PHP4/MySQL4. Will know after
 

2 Comments so far ↓

  1. The Old Vic says:

    Hi,
    I am looking for a hosting service as I am about to create a new blog using WordPress, my current blog is on blogger. You seem to have had a lot of problems with ANHosting, yet you still recommend them. Why is that ? Do you know of any better hosting services than ANH ? Thanks for any help. Vic

  2. Terence Chang says:

    @The Old Vic:

    Yes. I have had some many troubles with ANHosting.com. All those issues are some how related to their Datacenter. I heard they are moving to a new facility. When the site is up, it’s up and running fast. When it’s down it’s down for hours. However, compare with the previous hosting company HostingZoom.com. ANHosting.com is much better. I have also tried MediaTemple.net which seem to be good and solid.

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