Worst web host tested

List updated January 19, 2009

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Although we try to highlight the good services out there we thought it'd be a good idea to write about really bad webhosting companies aswell. On the start you may see some warnings in the list and here we give a full explanation to why we recommend you stay away from those hosting companies.

NetFirms

NetFirms use their own control panel with very limited features. There are no fantastcico features and plugins such SMF Forum and Joomla are not supported.

There is no index protection which means every folder on the server that doesn't have an index file can be browsed by anyone unless you password protect it.

Logging in to the control panel is like gambling, sometimes you can and sometimes you cannot. The same goes for the email servers. If you automatically check send/receive every 5-10 minutes you should count on the mail server not responding at least once per hour. You will get error messages that your username/password is wrong (even when they aren't) or that the server timed out.

Netfirms seems to have some serious issues with their servers in general. Count on a lot downtime on a daily basis when you websites are not accessible to you nor the public.

At least once per day the web server seem to be offline for one hour or more.

You cannot name your own databases so if you are moving from another webhost then prepare to rewrite all config files for all your databases.

The support is anything but great. Up to 6 days to get an answer on a simple support ticket. The staff seem to like to just copy and paste an answer from the FAQ and that is even if the FAQ doesn't answer your question or solve your problem.
We strongly recommend you stay away from NetFirms.

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