Bluehost Advantages: Fantastico & Simple Scripts
One big advantage of Bluehost is that they offer two auto-install scripts services instead of one. By hosting with Bluehost, you’ll get free auto installation services by both Fantastico and Simple Scripts.
What’s Fantastico?
Fantastico is a well known script library that automates the installation of web applications to a website. Generally, Fantastico services are executed from the cPanel at Bluehost. At the time of writing, Fantastico’s officials claims that the auto-install scripts services are installed on ten thousand servers, with a million users worldwide, which would make it the leading product of its type.
Fantastico Library
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Blogs
CMS
eCommerce
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Forums
Image Gallery
FAQ
Customer Relationship
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Project Management
Polls and Surveys
Site Builder
Wiki
Other Extras
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What’s Simple Script?
SimpleScripts is the new name in town that offer the same services as Fantastico. SimpleScripts officials claim that their service works faster and covers more web scripts in their library.
A huge plus point on SimpleScripts is that the service works perfectly well on cPanel and Plesk; whereas Fantastico works only with cPanel.
Simple Scripts Library
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Blogs
Client Management
CMS
eCommerce
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Forms
Forums
Mailing List
Photo Gallery
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Project Management
RSS
Utilities
Webmail
Wiki
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Advantages of Fantastico and SimpleScripts
Installation/updating of blog/CMS software like WordPress and Joomla used to be complicated but not with SimpleScripts anymore.
With the smart installer function, SimpleSripts will automatically checks to make sure your web host is compatible upon installation; also, web software updates are done within seconds as SimpleScripts will take care of all the dirty work back scene.
What’s good about having both Fantastico and Simple Scripts?
Both Fantastico and Simple Scripts cover a wide range of open source web application.
By having both services in your web hosting simply means you have more choices. Take CMS for example, Simple Scripts include Joomla, Drupal, MODx, and e107; while for Fantastico: Joomla, GeekLog, Mambo, phpNuke, phpWCMS, phpWebsite, Drupal, Post-Nuke, SiteFrame, and Xoops – that’s 12 CMS application for Bluehost customers.
Tim W said,
Wrote on January 3, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
I am really excited now about choosing Blue Host for my hosting needs! Before reviewing your suggestions, I was just about to give up on manually installing Word Press with my current host, Brinkster.com! It was such a hassle and I was already becoming dreary about having to do manual updates to my blogs. Thanks for a great review thats straight to the point.
Tim
Jerry said,
Wrote on January 6, 2009 @ 9:50 am
Thanks Tim for the good words. If you’re hosting with Bluehost right now, I would suggest to install your WordPress using SimpleScripts as WP with Fantastico at Bluehost is outdated at the moment and they seems slow in updating their scripts at Fantastico.
Not sure why this is happening but the easier way – go with SimpleScripts when it’s with Bluehost or Hostmonster.