goDaddy.com - No osCommerce scripts please!
goDaddy doesn’t stop surprising people. Recently I registered a hosting plan for one of my projects with them and since this project will be an online shop, I needed to install osCommerce. To my surprise goDaddy blocked osCommerce installations on all their shared hosting plans. I am not sure if you can install on their Dedicated Servers (I think it’s possible).
The good thing is that I can still use the hosting for my other projects, imagine if a normal person registers it and finds out that the hosting that he/she just registered is useless. I don’t know if you can get a refund for that. (I had purchased the hosting for 1 full year). Even if you could, I am sure it will take some time.
So next time you want to install osCommerce, goDaddy should be out of the list (unless it’s dedicated server).
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By LcF on May 9, 2007
i heard many bad comment about godaddy Hosting. “no oscommerce” is another suck.
- Indeed, this is such a big blow to goDaddy!
By Lela Iskandar on May 12, 2007
I used GoDaddy last year and have decided to switch.
Going into it’s domain control is like going into a jungle. Too much unwanted things that confuse you.
It lack so many things and make easy things so difficult.
The good thing is my experience with it’s customer service was a fast and pleasant one.
By JR Kandlesman on Jul 3, 2007
I had a bad experience with RegisterFly.com (which I heard is now owned by Godaddy). I’m using RegisterGenius.com for its low web hosting now and I’m happy with their good service so far.
By Fay on Aug 27, 2007
Yep - Bad news, they want you to use their shopping cart for a fee. I was shocked too and very cross - I have used goDaddy for years and its a slap in the face. You can use an installation of osCommerce on a dedicated server with them, again more money for functionality.