GoDaddy
The flagship company of The Go Daddy Group, Inc, Go Daddy.com is an Internet domain registrar and hosting company and related services and software such as spam-protected e-mail, secure socket layer (SSL) certificates, and website creation tools. CEO Bob Parsons owns the company, which he founded in 1997. They have offices in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Washington D.C. Go Daddy has more than 33 million domain names under management. The Go Daddy Group of companies also includes Wild West Domains, Inc., a reseller of domains and domain-related products and services; Domains by Proxy, a private registration service; Starfield Technologies, a research and development affiliate; and Blue Razor Domains, a membership-based discount registrar. Go Daddy was voted "Best Registrar" in the 2008 Domain Name Wire annual survey for the 3rd consecutive year, earning more than half the votes.
Shared Hosting
GoDaddy.com develop, run, maintain and support their hosting plans in their facilities, 24/7. Their web hosting packages are available for Windows and Linux users. PHP 4 and 5 are enabled for all Linux hosting accounts. PHP 5 is enabled for Windows hosting accounts running IIS 7, only. Go Daddy was recognized by Linux Journal as the "Readers' Choice" for Favorite Linux-Friendly Web Hosting Company.
Web Hosting Features | Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Set-up fees | No set-up fees |
| Uptime Reliability | 99.9% network uptime commitment |
| Open Source Applications Library | DotNetNuke, DotNetNuke, Drupal, Joomla. You can interact with your customers using blogs, forums or other open source applications. |
| Transfer Files | 24x7 FTP access |
| Ruby on Rails | Yes, Call 24x7 Technical Support - (480) 505-8877 |
| Customer Support | You can call (480) 505-8877 for 24x7 Technical Support |
Web Hosting Packages for Linux| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Economy Plan | * 10 GB disk space * 300 GB monthly data transfer • 100 Email Accounts • FREE! Software • 50 Email Forwards |
| Deluxe Plan | * 150 GB disk space * 1500 GB monthly data transfer • 500 Email Accounts • Unlimited Web sites • FREE! Software • Unlimited Email Forwards |
| Unlimited Plan | • Unlimited disk space • Unlimited monthly data transfer * 1,000 Email Accounts • Unlimited Web sites • Free SSL Certificate • Unlimited Email Forwards |
Web Hosting Packages for Windows| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Economy Plan | * 10 GB disk space * 300 GB monthly data transfer • 100 Email Accounts • FREE! Software • 50 Email Forwards |
| Deluxe Plan | * 150 GB disk space * 1500 GB monthly data transfer • 500 Email Accounts • Unlimited Web sites • FREE! Software • Unlimited Email Forwards |
| Unlimited Plan | • Unlimited disk space • Unlimited monthly data transfer * 1,000 Email Accounts • Unlimited Web sites • Free SSL Certificate • Unlimited Email Forwards |
Technologies Supported| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Language Support | Linux: SSI, Frontpage Server Ext., PHP4 or PHP5, Custom, PHP.ini/PHP5.ini, PHP.ini/ PHP5.ini, Perl w/FASTCGI, Python CGI, Java, Ruby CGI, Ruby on Rails w/FASTCGI, ColdFusion Windows: Frontpage Server Ext., ASP, ASP.NET v1.0/2.0/3.5, ASP.NET AJAX, PHP4 or PHP5°, ColdFusion |
| Pre-Installed Apps. | Linux: ImageMagick Windows: MS IE Web Controls, WSE 2.0, ASPUpload 3.0, ASPJPEG 1.4, GUIDMaker, ASPCrypt |
| Admin Tools | Linux: paFileDB |
| Advertising | Linux: Noah's Classifieds, OpenX |
| Blogs | Linux: Geeklog, Lifetype, reBlog, Serendipity, WordPress Windows: BlogEngine.NET, dasBlog, Serendipity, WordPress |
| Commerce Solutions | Linux: osCommerce, ZenCart Windows: ZenCart |
| Content Management | Linux: anyInventory, Drupal, Joomla!, Mambo, MODx, Moodle, Nucleus, PostNuke, SilverStripe, Xoops Windows: DotNetNuke 4.0, Joomla!, Tandem Server |
| Forums | Linux: phpBB, SMF, Vanilla Forum Windows: Vanilla Forum, YetAnotherForum |
| Image Galleries | Linux: 4images, Coppermine Photo Gallery, Gallery Windows: Gallery |
| Project Management | Linux: Brim, dotProject, Mantis, phpCollab, PHProjekt |
| Social Networking | Linux: Elgg |
| Tools/Scripts | Linux: jQuery, Script.aculo.us |
| Website Add-Ons | Linux: Aardvark Topsites, Advanced Guestbook, PHCDownload, phpMyFAQ, phpMyVisites, WebCalendar, WWW Paint Board Windows: Advanced Guestbook |
| Wikis | Linux: MediaWiki, pmWiki, Twiki |
| Other | Linux: Databases- MySQL, OpenDB, OrangeHRM, phpFreeChat Windows: Databases- MySQL |
