LunarPages - Webhosting for Real Webmasters
If, like me, you are a real webmaster needing plently of disk space to host multiple websites under one account, with a full featured cPanel control panel, look no farther than LunarPages; Webhosting for real Webmasters like you and me!
I just recently moved all of my websites to LunarPages, onto a shared Basic hosting plan. The move was remarkably smooth and uneventful, with everything functioning just like it had on my previous host, Bluehost. This included all of my .htaccess IP blocklists and mod_rewrite directives. The entire operation took one full day of my time and involved uploading almost 1 gigabyte of files and folders, setting executable file attributes as required, recreating and importing my MovableType blog database, setting up some Apache handlers, importing my numerous POP3 and forwardering email accounts and spam filters, adding on parked and separate domains, final testing of cgi contact forms, hit counters and server side includes, then changing the Name Servers at my domain Registrar; Dotster. Within two days most of the Domain Name Servers (DNS) had been updated and by the third day the DNS changes were completed world-wide.
LunarPages offers several hosting options
If you have a personal or informational website that does not require its own dedicated server, or root access to the operating system, Lunarpages Basic Web Hosting is your best and least expensive option. See the features of the Basic web hosting package below.
Although most websites run fine on Apache based servers, running on a Linux operating system, some websites use special scripting, like Active Server Pages, that only runs properly on Windows Servers. LunarPages offers an excellent Windows hosting package, for around 10 bucks a month (with the first 3 months free!). All hosting plans come with priority 24 hour support.
When you have a large website, with thousands of daily visitors, you may overwhelm a shared server, which houses hundreds of other websites. In this case you are better off renting space on a VPS server. LunarPages leases Virtual Private Servers for $39.95 a month!
If your website is for business use and you intend to sell products, you will need a secure server and a personal SSL certificate. To avoid having other people's actions interfer with your hopefully busy website, a fully dedicated server may be your best option. Lunarpages has Dedicated Servers starting at $99.00 per month.
Here are the features included in the LunarPages Basic shared hosting package.
| Plan Key Features | |
|---|---|
| Cost per month† | $4.95 (12 and 24 month plan) |
| Set Up* | FREE! |
| $775 Free Bonus! ** | Included |
| Free Domain Name* | Included |
| Storage | Unlimited! |
| Bandwidth per Month |
Unlimited! |
| 30-day money back guarantee | Included |
| Online Control Panel | Included |
| MySQL Databases | Unlimited |
| postgre SQL Databases | Unlimited |
| Microsoft® FrontPage® Extensions | Included |
| Dreamweaver Compatible |
Included |
| Add-On Domains | Unlimited |
| Parked Domains | Unlimited |
| Sub Domains | Unlimited |
| CGI-BIN | Included |
| FTP Accounts | Unlimited |
| Online User Statistics | Included |
| Apache 2 | Available |
| Shell Access | Available - $2 per month |
| Ruby on Rails Support | Included |
| PHP Support | Included |
| PERL Support | Included |
| PYTHON Support | Included |
| SSI - Server Side Includes | Included |
| Customizable Error Pages | Included |
| Customer Account Page | Included |
| 24/7/365 Award Winning Support | Included |
| Email Features | |
|---|---|
| POP3 | Included |
| SMTP | Included |
| IMAP | Included |
| E-mail Accounts | Unlimited |
| E-mail Forwarding | Unlimited |
| E-mail Auto Responders | Unlimited |
| Web Mail | 2 types Included |
| Mailing List | Included |
| Spam Protection | Included |
| Catch-All Address | Included |
| E-Commerce Features | |
|---|---|
| osCommerce Shopping Cart | Included |
| Cube Cart Shopping Cart | Included |
| Zen Cart Shopping Cart | Included |
| Password Protected Directories | Included |
| OpenPGP / GPG Encryption | Included |
| Shared SSL Certificate | Included |
| Technology | |
|---|---|
| 99.9% Uptime | Included |
| 2,000 Mbit Connectivity | Included |
| Tape Backup | Included |
| Power Generator | Included |
| Ddos Protection | Included |
| 24/7/365 Server Monitoring | Included |
| Free Website Scripts | |
|---|---|
| Fantastico Script Library | Included |
| Blogs | 3 Included |
| b2evolution | 1 click installation! |
| Content Management | 6 Included |
| Customer Support Tools | 6 Included |
| SMF Forum | Included |
| FAQ Builder | Included |
| Guestbook | Included |
| Image Gallery Photo Gallery | Included |
| Polls | Included |
| Surveys | Included |
| Project Management Scripts | Included |
| Web Site Templates | Included |
| Wiki | Included |
| Noah's Classifieds | Included |
| phpAdsNew | Included |
| PHPAuction | Included |
| phpFormGenerator | Included |
| Media Support | |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Silverlight Support | Included |
| Streaming Video Support | Included |
| Streaming Audio Support | Included |
| Real Media Audio & Video Support | Included |
| Flash Support | Included |
| Macromedia Shockwave Support | Included |
| MIDI File Support | Included |
| Own Mime Types | Included |
| Extras | |
|---|---|
| ASP | Available |
| JSP | Available |
| Dedicated IP | Available |
| Dedicated SSL Certificate | Available |
| Anonymous Domain Registration | Available |
†With the purchase of a 24 month plan.
* With the purchase of a 12 or 24 month plan
Last updated on December 1, 2008
Created and maintained by Wiz Feinberg - "Wizcrafts Computer Services"
Please send any inquiries or problem reports to the Webmaster.