Pligg Web Hosting by HostUpon.com
HostUpon now supports Pligg!
What is Pligg?
Pligg is an open source Content Management System (CMS) that you can download and use for free. Pligg CMS provides social networking software that encourages visitors to register on your website so that they can submit content and connect with other users. Pligg software creates websites where stories are created and voted on by members, not website editors. Use Pligg content management system to start your own social networking community in minutes.
HostUpon is now listed as an official Pligg Hosting provider. We have been providing web hosting for CMS and Social Networks for years now and are proud to offer Pligg as a supported software. The days of getting a website designed from scratch are slowly diminishing with so many great open source platforms available. From blogging to CMS’s to social media websites the once complex web design project can take a matter of seconds with scripts like Pligg.
If you’re looking for Pligg Web Hosting HostUpon has all the server requirements and we will soon have a Pligg Auto-Installer!
Web Hosting For Elgg Community Software
HostUpon is now proud to be a recommended Elgg Hosting provider!
What is Elgg?
“Elgg, started in 2004, is an open source social engine which powers all kinds of social environments - from education to business and sports such as rugby. If you are looking to create your own social application or want to build and run a site for your organisation, Elgg is a great choice as it provides the building blocks you will need.
As well as a robust and extensible core engine, there are a collection of features you can use to get going.”
At HostUpon we have designed our plans to be fully compatible with Elgg Social Community software and meet all the requirements. We are now hosting a variety of Elgg websites on our hosting network. We chose to partner with Elgg as they provide a professional script that is clean and very easy to use.
You can visit the Elgg website by going to www.Elgg.org
HostUpon Gets Another Hosting Award
I’m proud to announce that HostUpon has received yet another hosting award!
The folks at Top10HostingReviews.org have awarded HostUpon the Best Web Hosting Provider award. The award was based on our uptime, in-house support, 24-7 ticket support with a 15min or less response time and our shared hosting plans.
It’s always great to be recognized by our peers in the industry. One of our biggest advantages to many of our competitors is the fact that we have in-house staff and support. We do not outsource at all specifically because we find that in-house support is crucial in the hosting industry. Having someone to speak with that actually works directly in the office is a huge benefit for our customers.
Not only do we try to improve our current internal infrastructure but we also try to add new services which will enhance our user experience. Within two weeks we will be launching Hourly Backups. This new service will be available to new and existing customers and for a small fee we will entirely backup every aspect of your website EVERY hour. This means if you edited a webpage at 10am and it’s 11am we can simply restore the file from 10am within minutes. The process is seamless and gives you the peace of mind that your website is backed-up every single hour of every single day. Our backups will be made on a remote server in a different data center than where your website is hosted for optimal redundancy.
At HostUpon we try our best to make our customers happy, secure and online each and every day. We are constantly improving our service from the brand name servers we utilize to the experienced staff members we bring on to our team. It feels good to be recognized and we hope you all give us a try as we truly will be your one and only hosting provider.
HostUpon On Twitter, Come Follow us!
You got it, the latest updates, coupons, promotions and news at HostUpon is now available on our Twitter page! We will be posting special coupons and promos all the time on our Twitter account at the URL below:
We would love for all of our exisiting clients to follow us as well to take advantage of the sweet deals we will offer through our Twitter account. We’ve seen some great growth in the past few months and we will be launching a new line of services inclduing the much anticipated Hourly Backups at HostUpon.
Do check us out on Twitter and share the coupons with friends and family. We are dedicated to our clients and bring the latest technologies, hardware and services at affordable prices.
So come follow us on Twitter and save on hosting!
Hosting with FFmpeg
HostUpon is proud to offer 100% support for ffmpeg. We are now a fully qualified ffmpeg hosting provider
HostUpon’s FFmpeg hosting allows you to host a video website such as youtube clones, phpmotion, Abledating, Ablespace, ClipShare, ClipBucket, Social Engine and the popular Boonex Dolphin softare. Their are a ton of other scripts we support and since FFmpeg is now standard on all plans you can choose any script and be confident that our hosting meets the requirements.
Many hosting companies do not offer ffmpeg because of the resources and memory the modules use however at HostUpon our infrastructure, support and scalability allows us to provide ffmpeg hosting without loosing the speed and reliability. Your website will load fast, your visitors will be happy and your wallet won’t take a hit 
So what is FFmpeg?
FFmpeg is a collection of free software that can record, convert and stream digital audio and video. It includes libavcodec, a leading audio/video codec library. It allows you to upload a video for example and converts it to a streamable format for your viewers to see.
At HostUpon FFmpeg is about the future and video functionality on your website. You can now move in the right direction as video streaming is getting more and more popular.
If you need FFmpeg Hosting check out our hosting plans and get started today!
Abledating Hosting with ffmpeg
ABK-Soft.com has partnered with HostUpon meaning we meet ALL requirements to run any of their social netowkring scripts.
ABK-Soft has many specific requirements for their dating and network script and now we at HostUpon have everything you need to host them! Our plans all have ffmpeg, the main module for video uploading/converting. We also have the required ports and server requirements.
Hosting for abk-soft has never been easier as we have designed our hosting plans specifically to match the requirements for their software.
Abledating Hosting is simple and easy just choose a plan and signup and you can begin installing your script immediately. We have support and sales 24/7 so if you have any questions just ask!
BoonEx Dolphin Hosting at HostUpon.com
HostUpon is proud to have partnered with BoonEx Community Software to provide professional web hosting for their software. We now have a Dolphin auto-installer inside the cPanel so customers can install the software with a few clicks!
BoonEx is a great company who offers some of the best social community software on the market. At HostUpon we realized that customers who purchase such software also need a host that can support it. Our hosting plans are ALL configured to meet all of the Dolphin software requirements and even exceed them. If you need reliable and powerful hosting for Dolphin we are now your number one choice!
In terms of plans we do recommend our Private Hosting as this is specifically designed with social communites in mind. Dolphin 6.1 is the latest version of BoonEx’s software and has a ton of awesome features. With profiles, videos, music, chat and more you are looking at a complete package and at HostUpon we are perfectly configured to host your website.
If you’re investing in such an amazing script such as Dolphin you want to make sure your hosting is just as good. HostUpon is known for our support, uptime and scalability to make sure your hosting requirements are met. If you need hosting for Dolphin give us a try! We are very happy to offer hosting for all of BoonEx software clients and are sure you’ll be more than satisifed. if you have any questions you can always call our toll free number or come speak with a sales representative on our Live Chat.
SocialEngine Hosting
Recently I noticed a really clean looking script called Social Engine. The script is basically a social netwokring script with a clean and simple design. I decided to take a quick peak at our current customers and found a few people actually using the script. Our servers are actually matched perfectly to host Social Engine and we fully meet all the Social Engine system requirements.
Most of the clients use our Private Hosting plans which have actually been discounted for the month of August 2008. If you use the coupon code morepower you will get an additional 20% off your entire order! This promotion is only for the month of august and allows you to get our best hosting plan at an amazing price.
Social Engine is great for anyone looking for a simple yet powerful social networking script. The price is definitely competitive and the features are awesome. You can start your own social networking script within minutes as the installation is super simple. You can actually use any plan at HostUpon though personally I recommend our Private Hosting plans because of the power and growth options you have. Keep in mind that when you have a social network it can get big very fast and upgrading your account can be a pain especially when you have an established site. I recommend our PV100 hosting plan as it gives you a good amount of space, unlimited bandwidth and many easy upgrade options without any downtime.
The script is also available for a free demo download so you can test it out. We’ve come across many social networking scripts and this seems to be one of the best. It gives you the ability to build and customize your own social network and we fully support the hosting aspect!
If you’re looking for a great social networking php script check out Social Engine and be sure to try us out for your hosting!
Tips to help Secure Your Hosting Account
I cannot stress enough how important security is when is comes to your web hosting account. There are a few proactive ways to help ensure that your web hosting account is safe and secure. Hopefully, preventing your data or clients data being compromised. The first step to security is to ALWAYS keep a backup of your website an or any important files you have on the server. Backup anytime a critical change is made and store the backup on your home computer, USB key or even an external hard drive. I cannot stress enough how important it is to backup your website as disasters can happen at any time. To create a full backup of your account, login to your cPanel and click on the Backup Wizard icon. Follow the steps to create a FULL account backup. The server will generate a backup and provide you with a download so you can store it on your computer or any other means of backup. For detailed instructions on how to backup your website through cPanel click here.
The next step to securing your website is your cpanel password. Many people change their password to something very simple but with today’s technology a combination of only letters and numbers is not secure enough. First off, don’t change your password just because the one we provided was ‘too hard to remember’. There is a reason it’s hard to remember! The following are a few tips that you can take in regards to password security:
- Never use the same password for more than one purpose or account online.
- If your password is short or easy to remember, it’s most likely insecure.
- Always try to include a mix of Upper and Lower case letters as well as numbers and special characters.
- Make sure you do not tell anyone your password, even the person designing your website should not have your main cpanel password.
- Use the ‘Generate password’ option in cpanel if you are having difficulty choosing a password.
Moving on, security is not only based on a secure password. Updating your website script is a key factor in web hosting security. As a hosting customer it is your responsibility to make sure your website is up to date and running the latest secure version of your software. Whether you use a forum, blog, image gallery or shopping cart script, make sure you check for updates and run the latest version of the software. I have seen many people run an old version of Joomla or Wordpress or even OsCommerce and get compromised. In most cases where a client may report an account having been exploited, the incident that took place was a result of a lack of proper attention to the script installed within that individuals hosting account. Outdated web applications and scripts can easily allow an individual to gain full access to your hosting account without the need for any login information. If you have or are planing on installing any script to your account the following tip should help!
- Use strong passwords and cycle your passwords regularly (every 2 - 4 weeks)
- Subscribe to the scripts mailing list or whatever alert system they make available. These lists are generally are only updated when a new update is made available for the script.
- Backup and Update your account regularly!
- Don’t forget to secure your database authentication data! You are most likely leaving this data within a regular text file. Make sure the file is permissioned securely and is not visible or available to anyone on the web.
- Delete any install files or chmod 777 files that give global access to your directories.
- Ask us for help! We can give you advice and in most cases help you make the right decision in terms of security.
In the end keeping your website secure is just as important as keeping the bad guys out of your home. You have to be proactive and keep up to date. It can happen to anyone and taking preventive measures is a great way to maintain your account. At HostUpon we want our customers to understand that the Internet is never going to be 100% secure and each hosting account needs to be well maintained, monitored and backed up by the account owner.
If you have any questions regarding the security of your website please do not hesistate to contact us anytime.
Unlimited Hosting, The Battle is Over.
As far as I can remember the hosting industry has been battling in terms of web space and bandwidth offerings. With some hosts increasing these specs on an almost monthly basis it’s difficult for consumers to grasp what the main difference between certain hosts are. For the longest time customers have been choosing a host based on these two specific quotas. This was an issue because novice or newbie hosting clients did not factor is some of the more important features such as support, uptime and plan features. A Host could easily offer double the space and bandwidth of their competition and gain a client however limiting the client to the resources and or features they may actually require.
At HostUpon we started with one offering, 700Gb of space and 7000GB of bandwidth. We have never changed our plan structure until now. As of today HostUpon provides Unlimited Web Hosting with no space or bandwidth limitations. As you can understand this is a significant change to the end-user however going unlimited was just a matter of time. We have the support and infrastructure to support the Unlimited offerings. The main reason for this upgrade per say was to deter the focus from space and bandwidth values that really had no meaning. We don’t want to confuse potential clients with numbers and values and would like them to look deeper in to the plans we offer to find their needs as apposed to their wants.
We are now offering two feature rich plans with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth. The plans both have unlimited addon domains as well unlimited databases. Practically all features are unlimited on both the Starter Unlimited and Business Unlimited plans. The only difference between the two is that the Business Unlimited plan includes a dedicated IP Address and free Search Engine Submission by our staff.
Unlimited Hosting is now a reality and HostUpon is building a solid foundation where customers can host their websites without limits or strings attached. We continually evaluate the market, the current offerings and what would be best for your current clients and potential clients.
So what really does unlimited hosting mean?
In regards to disk space customers can create websites as large as they like in terms of space with as many pages and public content as they like. There is no penalization for space usage that is used for their website specifically. Keeping in mind this is a shared hosting environment and growing a website very large too fast can impact the stability and performance of the server. Shared hosting has it’s own server limitations as does any shared service but the space you can consume is scalable and as long as you are not affecting other customers in terms of server resource usage you are well within your allowance. HostUpon will closely monitor activity to make sure the shared environment is not at risk by any specific user. Our objective is to provide an unlimited amount of space and bandwidth while at the same time providing a service that is fast and stable for all users on the server.
Bandwidth is also Unlimited and aside from server processor usage there are no limitations. A user can use as much bandwidth as they need without impeding the allowed CPU usage. The bandwidth is monitored closely as well and abuse with not be tolerated of course. We are here to allow customers to host and grow their websites in a hosting community and if they require more resources we offer various other services such as dedicated servers and private web hosting.
Overall we are thrilled to provide Unlimited Hosting for as low as $4.95/month! By next week we will have a new set of banners and creatives for all of our customers and affiliates to use. We’ll post an update when they are ready.
Going unlimited was a big decisions but it was the right decision. With unlimited space and bandwidth our customers can focus on other requirements and make a more accurate decision on their web hosting needs.