Query regarding coupon sign-up & a lot more...

[virajpatil2k4]

Hello everyone. I am a newbie in the field of web hosting. So please bear with me coz you might find some of the questions to be very stupid.

My queries:
1. I read an advertisement about sign-up coupons. Is it true that I get hosting space of 10GB for $0.01?
2. If the answer to the above question is YES, then my question is, how long will I be charged as per the same rate? Is it just for a month, a year or lifetime?
3. Is the safe mode and RG_EMULATIONS set to off for a shared web hosting package?
4. Are there any restrictions on file type and/or file size?
5. Will I be able to install and run Joomla 1.5 beta 2 given the constraints on CPU usage? I wont be having many users on my site, but I am asking this question coz I have tried free web-hosting and sometimes received FATAL errors related to memory allocation (even when there were no users and I was trying toinstall some plugins for my Joomla installation).
6. Last but not the least, if possible may I get to see an example of any web-site using Joomla & hosted on HG's shared hosting.
Sorry if I have repeated any of the questions that have already been answered in some other thread.

I am waiting eagerly for some replies.

[SNN]

1. You get 100,000 MB (100 GB) of space and 1,000,000 MB (1 TB or 1,000 GB) of Bandwidth (Baby Croc Plan - shared hosting) for a penny (hgc25 is the code, along with many others can work as well.)
2. I believe you are charged monthly, not sure if the coupon works just for signup, but I believe you will be charged $9.95 next month (I am a new customer, just came yesterday, so I wouldn't be 100% sure)
3. You mean safe_mode and in PHP? (I don't know what RG_EMULATIONS is, so you'll have to wait for someone else to answer)
In PHP, as phpinfo() states for php 4.4.4 safe mode is off (safe_mode Off Off )
4. I don't believe so. Should wait for someone else to come along
5. Don't know, but I can try for you.
6. Had a client sided issue, unless the server load was up when I was installing. But Joomla 1.5 Beta 2 works fine on the server

[charlesgan]

Originally Posted by virajpatil2k4

1. I read an advertisement about sign-up coupons. Is it true that I get hosting space of 10GB for $0.01?

use hostgator coupon HGC25 and signup baby plan $9.95 per month.
the coupon will give you $9.94... so if you signup and paid monthly, this makes you first month only $0.01

[virajpatil2k4]

Thanx for the promt replies.
Takes care of most of my queries.
Thanx again.

[micksss]

You can install Joomla from Fantasico

[kmaw]

Originally Posted by micksss

You can install Joomla from Fantasico

....but don't.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by micksss

You can install Joomla from Fantasico

Fantastico allways messes it up

[kmaw]

Once again... a step ahead of you, Sam.

[quietFinn]

There is nothing wrong with Joomla installations made by Fantastico.

[slapshotw]

Originally Posted by quietFinn

There is nothing wrong with Joomla installations made by Fantastico.

Come on, you know that's not true. There's a lot of reasons not to use fantastico.

[jimbob]

What are the reasons for not using fantastico to install Joomla, please?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jimbob

What are the reasons for not using fantastico to install Joomla, please?

Search the forum and you will find the reasons

[jimbob]

Fair point. Sadly, at this stage though, I don't think I have access to the non-public forums, where I suspect such answers are to be found. But perhaps that is all about to change!

[kmaw]

Originally Posted by jimbob

Fair point. Sadly, at this stage though, I don't think I have access to the non-public forums, where I suspect such answers are to be found. But perhaps that is all about to change!

PM GatorJay and bug him to get access.

[smp]

Originally Posted by jimbob

What are the reasons for not using fantastico to install Joomla, please?

The scripts are out of date, buggy and insecure. There's just 3 reasons pretty good reasons why not to use fantastico.

Regards, Steve Xx

[kmaw]

The program coding usually gets modified or added to allowing the program to work with Fantastico and be installed that way... this sometimes results in unforeseen bugs or errors

[jimbob]

I realised scripts often out of date with F, but didn't know about possible mods - had no probs so far with several installations hosted elsewhere, but will bear in mind: thx for the info.

[Break the Silence]

Originally Posted by kmaw

PM GatorJay and bug him to get access.

Good idea, Jay lives for this kind of stuff... Makes him feel all useful and such. - (Being bugged that is)...