BackupBuddy: Hosts - Revision history

485ambiguous at 22:35, December 29, 2012

2012-12-29T22:35:10Z

Dustin at 23:19, October 29, 2012

2012-10-29T23:19:11Z

Cory at 14:28, October 23, 2012

2012-10-23T14:28:05Z

Cory at 14:27, October 23, 2012

2012-10-23T14:27:42Z

Cory at 14:26, October 23, 2012

2012-10-23T14:26:26Z

Dustin: /* WPEngine */

2012-08-24T07:14:44Z

WPEngine

Dustin: /* Rackspace Cloud Hosting */

2012-08-24T07:12:42Z

Rackspace Cloud Hosting

Dustin: /* GoDaddy - F */

2012-08-15T07:59:33Z

GoDaddy - F

Dreamhosttest: /* Dreamhost - D (maybe F) */

2012-08-09T07:09:23Z

Dreamhost - D (maybe F)

Akers: /* Dreamhost - D (maybe F) */ formatting fix

2012-07-16T16:28:27Z

Dreamhost - D (maybe F): formatting fix

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 '''We've created a free ebook resource titled How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree.'''
-Download it here: [[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]
+Download it here: [http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/ How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree]
 The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise.  Much of this information is provided by customers. Please contact your host for details and confirmation as this page should be used as a guideline only, not an official definitive source.

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 Download it here: [[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]
-The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.
+The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise.  Much of this information is provided by customers. Please contact your host for details and confirmation as this page should be used as a guideline only, not an official definitive source.
 ==[http://1and1.com 1and1]==

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−	We've created a free ebook resource titled [How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree]. Download it here: [[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]	+	'''We've created a free ebook resource titled How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree.'''
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		+	Download it here: [[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]

	The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.		The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.

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−	We've created a free ebook resource titled How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree[[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]~~. Download it here: http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/~~	+	We've created a free ebook resource titled [How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree]. Download it here: [[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]

	The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.		The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.

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		+	We've created a free ebook resource titled How to Pick a Great Web Host without Having a Computer Science Degree[[Media:http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/]]. Download it here: http://ithemes.com/publishing/how-to-pick-web-hosting-without-a-computer-science-degree/
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	The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.		The information contained here is for shared hosting accounts unless specified otherwise. Some hosts include a letter grade next to them as a quick reference score of how well they perform.

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 ==[http://wpengine.com/b/ WPEngine]==
-* Doesn't allow/support command line ZIP via PHP's exec() function.
+* We do NOT reccomend WPEngine for BackupBuddy compatibility.
 [[Category:PluginBuddy]]

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 ==[http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/ Rackspace Cloud Hosting]==
-* Currently fails path/directory detection preventing backups.
+* Some reports of failing path/directory detection due to symlink issues, preventing backups.
-* We are working with Rackspace to try and get this issue resolved.
+* We have not had success or failure reports for Cloudsites hosting in a long period so we cannot accurately report the status.
 ==[http://justhost.com JustHost]==

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 ==[http://godaddy.com GoDaddy] - F==
-Godaddy is currently working with us to try and improve known issues.  We will update this pending improvements.
+Note: Godaddy is currently working with us to try and improve known issues.  We will update this pending improvements.
 '''Issues'''

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 ==[http://dreamhost.com Dreamhost] - D (maybe F)==
 '''Issues'''
-* Does not allow HTTP Loopbacks.
+* Does not allow HTTP Loopbacks (PHP connects back to site via curl to Site URL - ie http://yoursite.com ).
 * Unlimited plans terms of service PROHIBITS storing of backups in your account.  "Unlimited" is not truly unlimited.
-* Extremely slow.
+* Resource related:
-* No cPanel (uses custom system)
+** Extremely slow zip generation.
-* No native command-line zip. BackupBuddy will enter the slower, less reliable compatibility mode.
+** Problems reported with sites above 22mb (with zip compression on; off increases limit) due to slow processing.
-* Problems reported with sites above 22mb (with zip compression on; off increases limit) due to slow processing.
+** Possible workaround: Can create a custom php.ini to extend PHP timeout to increase BackupBuddy run-time.
-* Procwatch automatically kills off BackupBuddy if it uses too many resources in the process of making a backup.
+* No cPanel (uses custom system) - See Resources below for manual unzip functionality.
-** Can create a custom php.ini to extend PHP timeout to increase BackupBuddy run-time.
+* Configuration related:
-* Make sure with them what mysql server you need to use as it may not be localhost for ImportBuddy migrations.
+** No native command-line zip. BackupBuddy will enter the slower, less reliable compatibility mode.
 '''Resources'''
 * File Manager (allows for manual unzipping): https://webftp.dreamhost.com/