Does Hostgator has any limitation on forum software applications?
“Does it matter what forum software I use for my site, what won’t Hostgator accept?”
I saw the question not long ago at Hostgator support forum and was very surprise that to learn that there’s certain hosting companies are limiting software usage on their shared hosting servers. I guess these guys are just too afraid that the custom software might eats up all their limited server memory huh?
Well, back to the question, as a user, you can actually install all sort of forum software into your hosting account.
It’s, of course, prohibited if you’re planning to install trojans/viruses into the server but most web applications are acceptable at Hostgator. In our case here, the user wanted to use MyBB for his/her forum and that’s totally fine with Hostgator.
On top of the issue, I actually noticed some other things at Hostgator.
Here’s a screen cap on the dialouge.
Noticed how fast the question got a response at Hostgator forum? It’s 2 minutes away, and you got your question answered! That’s the fastest response I ever seen – and this shows how active is Hostgator forum.
Why does this matter to you?
An active forum matters a lot because this means there’s help whenever you need it.
Imagine that you are stucked or you’re having problem with your web host, you do not want the problem hang halfway there for days! With an active forum around the community, Hostgator customers are sharing their knowledge and helping each other.