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Hosting Provider Information

The goal of this page is to provide a complete listing of hosting providers that are known to have environments that are either compatible or incompatible with CiviCRM. This will hopefully aid in troubleshooting.

Hosting Provider
Hosting package / plan
CMS name and version  PHP version  MySQL version  CiviCRM version  Contact  comment 
Gallery Robinson
Basic Package $90/year
Drupal 5.12 and 6.6
5
5
2.0.5 and 2.1.1
Hershel Robinson
CiviCRM runs well and the support is excellent.
site5.com basic hosting plan ($7)
Drupal 4.7.4 and 6.4
5.2
4 +InnoDB
1.5 and 2.1
Jochen Hartmann
works but civiCRM is very slow , work with civimail too
send till 250 emails per hour, possible set spf record, privacy policy
 
Bluehost.com Shared - 6.95
Drupal 5.x (and 6.x)
5
5
1.9 and 2.05 and 2.1
  Pretty decent given price and the LOADS of features. I have CiviCRM working without CiviMail (might get to that soon). Running on Drupal.
 
godaddy.com (VPS)
Economy Plan
$29.99/month (monthly)

Drupal 5.7
5.2.4 5.0.45
2.0 John Daharsh
Installs easily on Fedora Core 7. Centos 5 should work just as well. Install Webmin (free web-based server admin tool)  for easier server setup and kill Tomcat to free up memory (auto starts for the Godaddy Simple Control Panel). You'll need to set some file permissions (very easy in Webmin - based on error messages from civi installer) and should up the memory in .htaccess to 64M. I have yet to fully test but so far everything works well.
 
godaddy.com (shared)

        phalseid don't even bother! lousy control panel for database creation
also see this forum post about godaddy joomla/civicrm installation problems: http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,5053.0.html
 
hostgator.com 9.99 Any 4.4.4/5.1.6 4.1.22
phalseid still working on it
uses exim for the mailer, so CiviMail won't work&nbsp - Accoring to HG support Jan 17, 2008: At this time we do not support innodb on any of our shared or reseller servers. For this you will need to upgrade to a dedicated server. (nearly $200/mo) Please see: http://www.hostgator.com/dedicated.shtml For details on those packages. ;



strappedhost.com 5.99 + database
Any 4.4.4/5.1.6 4.1.11
 
phalseid still working on it
uses exim for the mailer, so CivicMail won't work
 
startlogic.com  basic VPS plan
Drupal 4.7.4
5.04
  1.5
Jochen Hartmann
does not work: I have just been informed that due to incompatibilities with PLESK (their control panel), Startlogic is unable to upgrade their PHP beyond 5.04.
 
icdsoft.com
basic $6/mo
Drupal 4.x 5.x and 6.x
4.4.4/5.1.6
  1.5/1.6beta and 2.1

CiviCRM and CiviMail works well on my sites

Ace-Host.net
basic $5.95/mo with 12 month commitment
Drupal 4.7.4
5.0.4
  1.5
Michael Mahler
CiviCRM runs okay on 3 sites I have with them

CanadaWebHosting.com

Drupal 4.6, 4.7.4
5.04
 
1.3, 1.5
Joe Murray
CiviCRM works well on my sites, good support, some issues setting up CiviMail
 
DreamHost
free for non-profits.
Drupal 5.0beta
5.1.2
5 1.8
Joe Murray
Chris Mott 
CiviCRM works well except that CiviMail is limited by outbound mail throttle of 100/hr from Dreamhost anti-spam policy. (200/hr for shell accounts.) DH may be willing to lift the throttle under compliance with strict rules. Shared hosting environment also causes variable response times (less politely, the page load times are crap for some accounts, mainly due to slow MySQL query times)

site5.com multisite plan $8.25/mo with 12 mo commitment
Drupal 4.7 CVS
5.2 .0
  1.6 beta
Dave Hansen-Lange
CiviCRM works well.  If you need more PHP memory, simply adjust your site's php.ini.  Site5 has great support and their plans include everything that you'd ever need (except no Tomcat or Java servlets). 
 
Mediatemple.net (GS grid server plan) $20 / month
30 day free trial 
Drupal 4.7  choice of 4.44 or 5.16 (using 4.44)
4.1.11
CiviCRM 1.6, CiviMail, CiviContribute, CiviMember
Jochen Hartmann
Shared web hosting environment, running on this 'grid-server' thing that mediatemple invented, which is a cluster of apache installations. Seems pretty stable, you have control over your own php.ini settings and fairly good ssh options (debian3.1). Tech support is usually very quick and friendly though there are limits to what they can help with. Looking to upgrade to a DV (dedicated virtual) plan soon.
 
Prometheus Labor Communications
Sliding scale, dependent on organization size, starting at $15/month
Drupal 5.1
4.3.10-18.1 (Debian package)
4.1 CiviCRM 1.7,
CiviContribute
CiviMember
Steve Dondley
Specializes in providing affordable shared-hosting solutions for labor unions and labor-friendly organizations.
 
River Valley Web Hosting and Design
$5 to $15 per month.    Drupal 5.1  PHP 5  MySQL 5  CiviCRM 1.7,
CiviContribute
CiviMember
Alfred Nutile  Total solutions that are affordable and creative.
 
Ideal Solution
Starts at $17.95 per month
Drupal 5.1, Joomla 1.0.12 4.4.6 or 5.2.1 4.1.22
Any the customer wants to install.
Jeff Lawton We provide hosting and a broad range of custom development options.
LunarPages   Joomla          Lunarpages doesn't support the InnoDB storage engine required.
 
www.1and1.com

Drupal 5.x
Drupal 6.x

PHP5
(override in .htaccess)
MySQL5
CiviCRM 1.9
David Geilhufe
really slow, PHP memory limited (10MB) upgradable at 20MB by php.ini, but works OK
www.linode.com $20/mo
          VPS provider. Moved from shared host and amazed at the difference. Used XAMPP, Drupal and CiviCRM ... the various auto installers made everything work fine.
WebHosting.UK.com
VPS STARTER £15 / Month Drupal 4.7.x or 5.x
PHP 5.2.x
MySQL  5.0
Client can install any version of CiviCRM Josh
Offer wide array of fully managed hosting services and CiviCRM runs fine.
http://www.slicehost.com/
VPS $20-$70 / month self-install
self-install
self-install
self-install
Self-managed VPS with ajax web interface for console access, backup snapshot management etc.
http://rimuhosting.com/ VPS $20 - $90, dedicated as well
self-install, currently using 5.x
5.1.6 (or what you want)
MySQL 5.0.22 (or what you want)
Currently 1.7 (or what you want)
  Host a number of Drupal developers, and have a one or two on staff. Self-managed VPS with ajax web interface for console access, backup snapshot management etc.
LiquidWeb Starts at $50/month for VPS, $14.95 for shared, $149 for dedicated
self-install, I am currently using Drupal 5.x on all sites
Comes standard with PHP4, 5.2.5 installed by request
MySQL 4.1.22
self-install, I'm currently using 1.9 on multiple sites
  I moved onto them after problems with another host and have loved it. I am running multiple sites with Drupal 5.x and CiviCRM 1.9. I have been told that CiviMail will run on the VPS and Dedicated servers, but I haven't tested the speed yet. Customer Service has been great about adding on to my Apache install, upgrading PHP, etc.
Cruiskeen Consulting LLC
Custom Drupal starting $50/month
Drupal 5.7
PHP 5.1.6
MySQL  4.1
1.9 Steve Hanson We do custom hosting - providing Drupal/CiviCRM module and software maintenance.
aiso.net (green hosting) $150/yr Drupal.5.7
(self-install)
PHP 5.1.6
 
MYSQL 5.0.22
2.0 (self-install)   Had issues with Innodb engine, making things hard.  350 e-mails/day making CiviMail less useful for some.  Really poor admin panel and webmail interface.
www.micfo.com $99.50/yr Self Installation
Php 4,& Php 5
MySQL 4 & MySQL 5
Self Installation
877-817-9595 No setup fees, cPanel, SSH access, co-operative support staff, 5 GB web space and up to 5 GB database space
http://www.tigerserversTigerServersâ VPS Hosting - $19/mo Any PHP 5
 
MYSQL 5
Self-Install Mike Grant VPS/Dedicated service allows for custom configuration and deployment. Comes managed for customers that need server-level issues resolved.
DrupalValueHosting.com
World's Best Hosting Package $40/month
Drupal 5.x, 6.x, Joomla
PHP 5 (+SOAP, DOM)
5 +InnoDB
CiviCRM 2.x (latest) with CiviMail, CiviContribute, CiviMember, CiviEvent (v1.9 also supported)
Amit Gupta
Free Install of CiviCRM of your choice. More Details, Unrestricted Email Limits, Hosted on Dual Quad Core Xeon 5420 'Harpertown' 8 x 2.5 GHz, 2 x 12 MB L2 Cache, 32 GB RAM, Fastest SA-SCSI 15K RPM Harddiscs in RAID10 Arrays!, providing the fastest performance for your CiviCRM!
(ticket support could be make you to wait some days/weeks, no chat assistance, no phone assistance)
civicrm hosting in Italy starting from 2€ per month + domain
Drupal 6.4
Php5.2
mysql 5.0.x Civicrm 2.1 stable, and 2.0 too
  asking for free to install mysql with innodb, civicrm and civimail are going perfectly.
(web site is in italian language)
HostMDS $4.95 per month
Drupal, Joomla, Mambo & others
Php 5
MySQL 5 CivicCRM Support
  Dual Quad Core Servers, RAID-10 Storage Arrays w/ Centralized Storage. 24/7 Phone Support & More!
1-800-224-0956 Call Today!
eApps
VPS hosting, starting at $10/mo.
J1.5, D6.x
PHP 5.x
MySQL 5.x
Running v2.0 and v2.1
  Affordable managed VPS hosting; $20/mo level includes JRE (for CiviReport); lots of room for growth with hosting levels
[Thinkhost] Free for non-profit's, otherwise $7.95/ month
Joomla 1.5.8
PHP 5
MySQL 5
2.1.4 Review by Christopher Parker (no connection with Thinkhost)
Had a bit of struggle getting civicrm installed.  See here for a method that worked: removing some files from install and FTPing them up after.  civiCRM works, but haven't yet got mail working (not that it won't, I just haven't got to it yet). 

civiCRM is a bit too resource intentsive for Thinkhost accounts as judged by the limits on their service agreement.  Lobo wrote: "CiviCRM does require more than 0.5M of memory (more like 64M). Some operations (including search and import) are also likely to take more than 0.1 CPU seconds. Might want to consider paying a bit more and getting a more powerful hosting plan."
Despite that, search and import do seem to work for me.

Dedupe on 2.0 doesn't work - takes too much system resouces.  2.1 uses less resources, but I haven't tried it yet.
Despite the published limits, I've found Thinkhost helpful and willing to temporarily relax their limits at night on occassional one-time basis (for installs and dedupes).  But since it's going beyond their service agreement to do so, they may run out of patience if this happens too often.
Support can be slow - it's e-mail based and can take a few days to respond (or other times it's quite quick).  But the quality of responces has always been quite good.  Also it's nice to deal with real people (nice people) at the other end (and it's a small company, so it's the same people you deal with, not someone anonamous, which I like).
Occassional 500 errors have prevented access to website (I just try again, but not all users do).
I like that Thinkhost seems to have a social conscience as a company and that my website is powered with renewable energy.

Other suggestions are http://www.opensourcehost.com

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