12 May, 2009
What is MODx?
MODx is an open source Content Management System. The CMS works as a PHP Application Framework that helps users publish/maintain their websites easily. What’s great about MODs is that it empowers developers and advanced users to give as much control as desired to whomever they desire for day-to-day website content maintenance chores.
A few examples of built-by-MODx websites are www.rebirth-festival.nl and www.sumtotalonline.com.
As mentioned in their official website, MODx began in late 2004 out of the desire to have an expendable content management system on which to build standards compliant websites that perform exceptionally well in search engines (Yes indeed it is! When compare with Joomla and Drupal, MODx offer better SEO value).
MODx at Bluehost
Not all hosting companies provide easy installation for MODx as the CMS is not included in Fantastico’s script list. However that’s not the case for Bluehost. One of the best thing I like Bluehost is that they support both SimpleScripts and Fantastico. This offer wider selections for users like me who wish to try out new web applications.
To install MODx, simply sign into your cPanel control panel, go to SimpleScripts, and select MODx from the SimpleScripts index page. It should lead you to a page as above. Click ‘Install Now’ and input a few basic inputs, the whole setup process should be done within minutes.
17 Apr, 2009
Bluehost offers only one hosting plan. The pricing however is different when you purchase different subscription package. For your reference, here’s the web host standard pricing in details.
Bluehost Hosting Price
| Bluehost Features |
36 Months |
24 Months |
12 Months |
6 Months |
| Monthly Pricing |
$6.95 |
$7.95 |
$8.95 |
$9.95 |
| Setup fees |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$30 |
| Free Domain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Unlimited Hosting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unlimited Domains |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full Refund Trial |
30 Days |
30 Days |
30 Days |
30 Days |
Special Notes: Bluehost pricing for 24 months package
Notice that however if you follow my promotion link to Bluehost, the pricing for 24 months is $6.95/mo (which is $12/year cheaper than the standard offer).
Anyhow, I wouldn’t stress too much about this as it’s not much different holding your account for 24 or 36 months with a good host. Further more, Bluehost allows pro-rated payback in their refund policy, this means you can signup with the 36 months hosting plan and simply cancel the services whenever you feels like stopping without losing much money.
13 Feb, 2009
There were nothing much to write about Bluehost hosting service in February. There are no significant down time for the past one week but I can’t be sure that the database connection errors is settled. I’ll observer the server status and website’s uptime for a little longer before I can draw any conclusion.
Right now in case you wish to learn more about Bluehost hosting, check out: www.bluehost.com.