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At the time of our last Easy CGI hosting review , the company were only offering shared Windows Hosting.

They have now expanded their services to offer Linux VPS Hosting. Take advantage of the latest VPS product offering by Easy CGI. Featuring the Plesk Control Panel and Fedora Core 7, this new line of services provide a cost efficient and powerful hosting solution. VPS Hosting provides the most cost efficient solution for server administrators and web hosting companies looking to resell hosting services. Host unlimited domains and manage your websites with Plesk 8.2 Control Panel. These servers are so versatile that you can even set up Game servers such as Counter Strike or Half Life easily with the Plesk Control Panel. Easy CGI has also added two more Windows VPS hosting plans to its already popular product offerings.

Easy CGI Now Offers Windows 2008 Hosting. Take advantage of the latest Windows Server platform, Windows 2008. Featuring an even more secure platform, FastCGI for optimal performance of PHP scripts, and the .Net Framework 3.5 with ASP.Net 2.0/1.1. This new hosting platform is for the elite programmer as well as the novice designer.

Hosting Features

• Windows 2008/2003 Server Hosting
• PHP 5.2.4
• ASP.Net 1.1/2.0 and ASP.Net Framework 3.5
• Script Install Tool (DotNetNuke, Community Server, PHPBB)
• Free Web Traffic Reports
• SitePal Talking Avatars

With these latest improvements and hosting deals, EasyCGI will have a far wider appeal and with prices for the VPS deals starting at under $40 the new Linux package looks even more attractive.

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When embarking on this review, I did so knowing that Easy CGI have proved to be one of the most popular hosting companies listed on my sites in terms of click through numbers if not perhaps conversions. This says a lot for their presentation and the design of their promotional creatives; their banners in particular generate an unusually high rate of interest, but are they any good and how do they perform in the cutthroat world of web hosting?

Well, Easy CGI started out back in 1994 as an internet service provider before opening the doors to their hosting operation around four years later. They are a relatively large company now and over the years they have concentrated on success through excellent standards of service and customer satisfaction. Judging by many consumer comments around the web, they have performed well in this area, and many customers have nothing but complimentary things to say about them. This is a good start and a definite plus point for any host.

On visiting the website you will be greeted with a good layout and easy to navigate pages. As is now common practice, their shared hosting plans are prominently displayed offering an at a glance feel for pricing and features. There are currently three levels of shared hosting, initially a little confusingly all labeled “Advanced” and ranging in price from $7.96 to $21.56 per month. Even the cheapest of the bunch offers a good level of features and pricing levels are pretty much average for a budget hosting option. For full details of each plan the company’s website is clear and concise with a nice comparison page making it easy to see how each stacks up against your requirements.

All in all the website is workmanlike and straightforward, pretty much like the company. Nothing is hidden and there aren’t any silly restrictions or small print horrors waiting to trip up the unwary. We should mention that Easy CGI is Windows hosting as opposed to Linux. This means no C-Panel, so, if that is an absolute requirement you will need to look elsewhere. Having said that their generic control panel is functional and does what it is designed to do although some users have criticized it for not being quite as quick and sleek as other major control panels, and the fact that its interface is unfamiliar to many means a learning curve to familiarize yourself with a different layout. If you’ve never encountered a control panel before, it’s no different to learning any other panel and shouldn’t cause any problems. Not the prettiest interface either but aside from that, there’s not much to say about it and it gives almost total control over your sites and domains..

Aside from the shared hosting you will also find Virtual Private Server options starting at as little as $43.96 a month if paid yearly. They also offer co-location servers and again, prices are reasonably competitive. Domain services are available via the company too and they can also arrange email only hosting for a very low monthly fee.

Sticking with the shared hosting however, the company support a wide range of databases and even the cheapest plan gives you 50 MySQL’s which is pretty generous. You’ll get all the usual things like FTP and PHP, SSI, PERL, ASP and AJAX, plus of course the usual 24/7 support, a 99.9% uptime guarantee and add ons like a website builder (not sure how good it is) 500 pop email accounts and statistics. It’s really a question of storage and bandwidth differences among the plans, but all are reasonably endowed in those areas.

We mentioned support and by all accounts they perform well with both phone and email help systems that we haven’t managed tofind any real complaints about from users, some going as far as to claim them to be “the best I’ve ever encountered”, which, although relative, is good to know. Billing is straightforward and easy to administer for users, all through their control panel. There’s a built in ticket system and some tutorials, FAQ’s etc. to help out the complete novice and all in all the experience is a pretty painless one for people of all levels. Overall it is fair to say that EasyCGI are a competent enough bunch with very good support channels for their customers. They provide everything you would expect without offering anything exeptionally unique but their prices and services are fair, straightforward and reliable and their reputation pretty solid. For those who are “Linux or nothing” zealots they will obviously not be of interest, but for everyone else, certainly deserving of consideration. EasyCGI.com – 3Levels of Web Hosting to Meet Your Needs

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