Tips for Rapid Blog Deployment on Wordpress.com

On the Internet there are many free services that provide web hosting accounts to anyone having a valid email address. But usually these web hosting services impose some limitations that will determine certain server side applications not to work at their full parameters.

Concerning free web hosting services that provide support for deployment of PHP / MySQL applications, the most common limitations imposed are PHP in safe mode and a predefined number of MySQL database file sizes. For example, when you create a blog that runs on a WordPress platform, many errors could appear on a free web hosting account when you want to install certain plugins; even the main WordPress application works with PHP safe mode on. (more…)

Dedicated Web hosting behemoth, The Planet, captures first spot on the TopHosts Top 25 List for December 2007.

Each month, TopHosts.com, the ultimate destination for the Web hosting community since 1997, reviews hundreds of Web hosts and provides a listing of the best 25 in the industry. Excellence in customer care, breadth of Web hosting services and innovation in technology and marketing strategies are the primary criteria used in the selection process.

The Planet has been selected as the Number One Web Host for December 2007 distinguishing itself among thousands that apply just for inclusion in the world-renowned Top 25 List. (more…)

In a bid to do its part to help the environment, web hosting provider XMission (http://www.xmission.com/) has transitioned to Total Renewable Energy, it was reported today. The company, also a broadband provider, has made the upgrade to “100% renewable energy” through Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program, which the company has been involved in since 2006. According to the company, it is the first Internet service provider in the US state of Utah to “purchase green power equal to its entire electricity use”. The company has also “implemented green standards” at its own data center by upgrading equipment and increasing efficiency of power and cooling systems. (more…)