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MODx at Bluehost

Jerry — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:22:40 +0000

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.

Bluehost Pricing Info

Jerry — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:35:33 +0000

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.

Bluehost February Updates

Jerry — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:05:33 +0000

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.