Web Hosting Reviews

Hosts that offer free Fantastico De Luxe

Hostmonster
BlueHost
LunarPages
Hostgator
FastDomain


Features

Hostmonster
$4.95-$6.95 per month
Quad Processor Performance Servers
Linux operating system
Apache Server
UPS Power Backup/Back-p generator
OC-48 Backbone connection
Courtesy Site Backups
Free Domain
Unlimited Domain Hosting
Multimedia Support
CronJobs
Ruby On Rails
Founded 1996
Location Utah


BlueHost

$6.95 per month
Quad Processor Performance Servers
Linux operating system
Apache Server
UPS Power Backup
Diesel Generator Backup Power
OC-48 Backbone connection
Courtesy Site Backups
Multimedia Features
Host Unlimited Domains
Location Utah

LunarPages

$4.95 per month
2000 Mbit Connectivity
Ddos Protection
Tape Backup
Power Generator
Multimedia Features
Ruby On Rails
Dreamweaver Compatible
MySql Databases Unlimited
Email Accounts Unlimited
Email Auto Responders Unlimited
4 Data Centers
Location California
100+ Staff Members


HostGator

$4.95 per month
Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Bandwidth
Free Setup
CronJobs
Ruby On Rails
Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited Bandwidth
Host 1 Domain
Location Texas and Brazil

FastDomain

$5.95 per month
Quad Processor Performance Servers
Linux operating system
Apache Server
UPS Power Backup/Back-p generator
OC-48 Backbone connection
Courtesy Site Backups
CronJobs
Multimedia Features
Free Domain
Founded In 2005
Unlimited Hosting Space
Unlimited File Transfer
Unlimited Domains


What Is Fantastico

Netenberg the inventor of Fantastico Deluxe, formerly Cpanelthemes.com is a division of kosmopolis Inc. LLC located in Wilmington Delaware.

Fantastico Deluxe is a web application included free by many web hosting providers. It contains a collection/library of scripts. Fantastico will auto install the script of your choice on demand.

The task of Installing Content Managers like Word press, Joomla, Drupal, Mambo, and Xoops can be reduced to a few minutes. Furthermore, it is no longer necessary to upload 100's of files through an ftp client taking 20 Minutes or more.
If you use picture galleries then you will quickly take advantage of Coppermine a full feature photo gallery written in PHP and included with Fantastico.
The Fantastico dashboard is divided into sections with each section having its own category and collection of scripts.
The Primary categories are:

1. Blogs
2. Content Management
3. Customer Relationship (support services, chat and help services)
4. Ecommerce (shopping carts)
5. Discussion Boards
6. Frequently asked questions
7. Billing
8. Image Galleries
9. Polls and Surveys
10. Project Management
11. Wiki
12. Other Scripts
Multiple scripts can be installed to different directories. It is possible to Host one or many websites simultaneously on one account. You are only limited by the amount of web space and bandwidth purchased.
Selecting a web hosting service that provides free Fantastico can save you time and money especially if you plan to host multiple sites on one account. It is not uncommon for some providers to charge a yearly fee of $9 or more to access just one of these pre-installed scripts. Installing all of these scripts without Fantastico can run upwards of $360 year on top of hosting fees.
But one word of caution, some web host do not properly upgrade scripts with current versions, which can be a security risk. With programs like Wordpress this may not be a problem if you add the automatic upgrade plug-in when installing the sortware.So before buying make sure scripts are updated frequently.
Fantastico Deluxe provides endless opportunities to get website feedback through live chat, surveys and polls. Develop free website content through discussion boards that help to improve ranking and increase search engine traffic.