Comments on: Top Reasons to not use Yahoo! Hosting

By: Bart

Bart — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:13:35 +0000

Yahoo’s webhosting is a complete nightmare. Paricularly if you have a store on their webhosting platform. They cram ~1000 sites on each server, assign 4 or more IP addresses to your site that change frequently (dynamic IP addresses)and won’t allow you to set up real 301s while they generate multiple urs for your site. The result is that only your homepage will be ranked for just a few unimportant keywords. If you want our business to die a slow & painful death, then go with Yahoo merchant solutions / web hosting.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:40:06 +0000

@ Matt-n-Raleigh

There is no one method to do it, essentially you need to back your database, your theme/template, the plugins list, then switch the DNS address with your current host to point to your new host.

On your new host, install WordPress and add your theme and plugins, create a new database and populate with the downloaded copy from your old site, wait for the DNS to switch.

This way, there is no break between the DNS switching and your site will stay on all the time.

By: Matt-n-Raleigh

Matt-n-Raleigh — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:57:05 +0000

What is the process to switch from Yahoo to a regular hosting company?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:33:45 +0000

Information about a contact form on for yahoo hosting can be found here: http://www.coffeecup.com

By: Will

Will — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:24:05 +0000

Yep. I agree. I am looking for a solution to have a php contact form on my yahoo page, but it doesn’t allow e-mail to be sent. this is a big pain. also you can only have .htm error files, what the heck? what about support for php? the error logs thing is also a thorn in your side.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:10:59 +0000

I will never use Yahoo web hosting again. They were a complete nightmare to work with and leaving them was also a pain. Working with the Australian registrar they’re “partners” with was even more of a problem. Never again. I advise anyone thinking about using yahoo webhosting to stay the hell away!

By: Sheryl Hamlin

Sheryl Hamlin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:46:51 +0000

Yahoo! also doesn’t allow access to the web server error logs, which is a nuisance, but not fatal. Indeed they treat clients as idiots. But their uptime is near perfection and their ability to catch email spammers is very strong. Our application runs well at Yahoo!(plugandplaywebmaster.com) which makes website management and maintenace a breeze, so one doesn’t have to use the Yahoo! tools. I am impressed with HostGator’s environment and their serious support team and would recommend HostGator for webhosting.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:42:18 +0000

@ Elias the Linux Hosting Guy

10K clients is a good number, I agree.

How many machines do you think is needed to host 10K users? I bet Yahoo is cramming 1000+ per machine with daily backups!

By: Elias the Linux Hosting Guy

Elias the Linux Hosting Guy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:10:25 +0000

Well, not that small. Compared to the big guys, I would consider a web hosting company with 10 000 clients to be a small one. It already has some maturity, but is still hungry for success and ready to go an extra mile… This is the best combination for me.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:44:55 +0000

@ Elias the Linux Hosting Guy

Not sure if small is the way to go either, what if the company folds and leaves with your unsaved data(base)?