BlueHost description

BlueHost is a good webhosting service on the market and also provides Ruby on Rails support

BlueHost provides a demo of their control panel. It's a great feature that allows you to review how cPanel works if you aren't familiar with it.

BlueHost Pricing

  • 12 Months: $7.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)
  • 24 Months: $6.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)
  • 3 Months: $9.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)
  • 6 Months: $8.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)

Also BlueHost offers 50$ free to start promoting your site on Yahoo

BlueHost Features

  • Disk Storage (NOW MORE!) Unlimited
  • Host UNLIMITED Domains (WOW!)
  • Free Drag and Drop Site Builder (NEW!)
  • Free Domain Name
  • Support International Domain Names
  • POP3/POP3 Secure Email Support 2,500
  • IMAP/Secure IMAP Email Support 2,500
  • 3 Different Web Based Email Solutions
  • Forwarding Email Accounts Unlimited
  • Email Autoresponder Unlimited
  • Gigs of Site Transfer (NOW MORE!) Unlimited
  • Add-on Domains Unlimited
  • Parked Domains Unlimited
  • Subdomains Unlimited
  • Additional FTP Accounts 1,000
  • MySQL Databases 100
  • PostgreSQL Databases 100
  • CGI-BIN
  • CGI Library
  • Server Side Includes
  • Frontpage 2000/2002 Extensions
  • Account "Control Panel"
  • FTP Access
  • Shell Access (SSH)
  • Override .htaccess Support
  • Anonymous FTP
  • Webmail (Browser Based Email)
  • Log Files + Site Stats
  • Customizable Error Pages
  • Web File Manager
  • Custom Cronjobs
  • Hotlink Protection
  • Spam Assassin Protection
  • Fantastico Script Support
  • CGI / DATABASES INCLUDED
  • PHP 5
  • Perl 5
  • Python
  • Ruby / Ruby on Rails
  • Support For Custom PHP.INI Files
  • MySQL 5 Database Server
  • PostgreSQL Database Server
  • Javascript/ DHTML
  • Flash / Shockwave
  • FREE WEBSITE PLUG-IN SCRIPTS INCLUDED
  • Message Forum (PHPBB and More)
  • Form-mail Scripts
  • PHP Nuke / Post Nuke
  • Guestbook (Multiple Options)
  • Web Blogs / Wordpress / b2evolution
  • Mailing Lists
  • Image Galleries / Coppermine (More!)
  • Poll and Survey Software
  • Moodle
  • Tikiwiki
  • Mambo and Joomla
  • phpForm Generator
  • Help Center/Support Ticket
  • Many, Many Others...
  • E-COMMERCE FEATURES INCLUDED
  • SSL Secure Server
  • OS Commerce Shopping Cart
  • Agora Shopping Cart
  • Cube Cart Shopping Cart
  • Zen Cart Shopping Cart
  • Free Generated Certificate
  • Password Protected Directories
  • OpenPGP / GPG Encryption
  • MULTIMEDIA FEATURES INCLUDED
  • Supports Streaming Video
  • Supports Streaming Audio
  • Real Audio & Video Support
  • Flash Support
  • Macromedia Shockwave
  • MIDI File Support
  • Add Own MIME Types
  • WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED
  • Quad Processor Performance Servers
  • UPS Power Backup
  • Diesel Generator Backup Power
  • Linux Operating System
  • Customized Apache Web Server
  • 24/7 Network Monitoring
  • Courtesy Site Backups
  • OC-48 Backbone Connection
  • SITE PROMOTION INCLUDED
  • Search Engine Submission FREE