I am not sure if I am posting at the right category but it would be great if I can get some unbiased opinions from the gator folks. Here's the thing -
I have been using Gator (baby plan) for years and I am one very very happy Hostgator customer. The thing is I recently found WP Engine (http://wpengine.com/) - a wordpress-based hosting company that covers some of the heavy tasks (or features) such as protection from DDOS attack, proxy server (for faster load speed), backups, scalability, as well as WP management (like updates and plugin supports).
Yes that's a lot more than what Hostgator is offering but I am well aware that these guys are charging a lot more - $49/mo (cheapest) compare with Baby Plan $7.95/mo but the protection and the convenience it offers is tempting.
So here're my questions:
1. Seriously, how safe we (wordpress blog in particular) are with Hostgator?
2. If I would like to improve security issue with my blog without spending too much time, how can Hostgator help?
Appreciate if folks here can share their view on this matter.
Cheers, Jerry
I have been using Gator (baby plan) for years and I am one very very happy Hostgator customer. The thing is I recently found WP Engine (http://wpengine.com/) - a wordpress-based hosting company that covers some of the heavy tasks (or features) such as protection from DDOS attack, proxy server (for faster load speed), backups, scalability, as well as WP management (like updates and plugin supports).
Yes that's a lot more than what Hostgator is offering but I am well aware that these guys are charging a lot more - $49/mo (cheapest) compare with Baby Plan $7.95/mo but the protection and the convenience it offers is tempting.
So here're my questions:
1. Seriously, how safe we (wordpress blog in particular) are with Hostgator?
2. If I would like to improve security issue with my blog without spending too much time, how can Hostgator help?
Appreciate if folks here can share their view on this matter.
Cheers, Jerry