Host Gator vs. WebHostingBuzz.com ?

I just (unfortunately) signed up for a shared account at WHB. I setup all my addon domains and then went to install WordPress. That is when the real fun began - simply adding certain mainstream plugins would cause me to overshoot the 8mb RAM allowance and I would have to physically delete the plugin to get my WP to work again. I see that HG does not have the same restrictions on server resources.

Will I run into the same types of issues at HG just running standard WP plugins and Drupal? Some examples of plugins/themes that are killing my install on WHB are redoable, contactforms, obosocialbookmarker, polls, postratings, etc.

Another issue that really burns me is that addon domains (read: unlimited websites) are actually setup as subdomains of the primary domain. All the primary domain files go in the public_html root and the addon domains have to go inside that main folder. Basically it is some kind of .htaccess setup, not true DNS based A records. Does HG does this as well?

Any other reasons to choose Host Gator as my next host?

Thanks in advance for your response!

[GvilleRick]

Originally Posted by developr

Another issue that really burns me is that addon domains (read: unlimited websites) are actually setup as subdomains of the primary domain. All the primary domain files go in the public_html root and the addon domains have to go inside that main folder. Basically it is some kind of .htaccess setup, not true DNS based A records. Does HG does this as well?

This is how cPanel works in creating the addon domains and is the way it works at HG as well. With the convenience of being able to set up your own Addon domains comes the tradeoff of having them under your main account public_html folder. If you want completely separate sites you would be better off getting either a reseller account (so that you can create spearate accounts with separate cPanels) or just get a separate account for each domain.

[quietFinn]

Originally Posted by developr

Another issue that really burns me is that addon domains (read: unlimited websites) are actually setup as subdomains of the primary domain. All the primary domain files go in the public_html root and the addon domains have to go inside that main folder. Basically it is some kind of .htaccess setup, not true DNS based A records. Does HG does this as well?

No, it's not any kind of .htaccess setup.
There is a DNS zone for every addon domain, as well as a virtualhost entry in Apache config.
They just reside in a subfolder of the primary domain and can be accessed as a subdomain of the primary domain.

I can deal with the kludgy domain addon arrangement, but what about my other question?

[GvilleRick]

It's impossible to say for sure but there are a number of users here that use WordPress and various plugins. As long as the account does not cause problems for other users on the server you would be fine. HG has a 45 day money back guarantee so that you can run it and see how it goes.