Most but not all hosting forums are owned by their respective web host company hosting websites for their clients, created for the use of their clients. Hosts create these forums so their users can educate each other and sharing problems and answers they have with their hosting service, this saves clients and the hosts countless hours of back and forth support weather by email or telephone solving common problems through a sort of knowledge-base as referred to by some websites.
Because setting up a web serve these days weather shared or dedicated can be no easy task, especially for the everyday Joe, who may simply want to upload and set up their first website themselves. These hosting forums are an excellent dynamic source of information.
Hosting Forum Discussions
Discussions within these vary and are extremely diverse, ranging from topical discussions like setting up a server (shared or dedicated) weather running Linux or IIS to graphic design or off topic posts; this is why hosting forums are an extremely good source of info for people who may not even be clients of the particular forums host especially webmasters. The only drawback with hosting forums is many require you to be an actual client before you may add input or search their content or database.
List of Hosting Forums
Below is a list of many hosting forums. Please be advised that you may need to have an active account with a web host to join some of these forums.
100 Megs Web Hosting Forum: Discussions – Announcements, Technical support, General Chatting, HTML & Site reviews.
BlueHost Forum: Discussions – Announcements, General questions, Advanced scripting and coding help!, Developers and designers & Off topic threads.
BODHost Forum: Discussions – Hosting services, Web hosting offers, Hosting pre-sales forum, Customer testimonials, Polls, Network status, Tutorials and documentation, Control panel forum, PHP forum, VPS Hosting, MySQL issues, Dedicated hosting, Linux server hosting, Windows dedicated server, ECommerce Forum, Introduction & General discussion forum.
Domain Web Hosting Service Forum: Discussions – DWHS news and network status, Tech talk, PHP and script support (new), Lounge area, Pre-sales F.A.Q, Web hosting FAQ’s, Billing F.A.Q, PHP – Hypertext Processor F.A.Q., Web hosting how to’s, Dedicated server how to’s & Computer how to’s.
eUKhost Forum: Discussions – eUKhost announcements, Network status, Career & employment forum, Pre-sales questions, eUKhost services, Suggestions, Customer testimonials, cPanel shared hosting, Windows shared hosting, cPanel resellers, Windows reseller hosting, VPS Hosting – Virtual Private Servers, Linux dedicated servers, Control panel questions, Tutorials/How to?, System security, Web hosting forum, Domain name forum, PHP hosting forum, MySQL hosting, Javascript – Ajax – Tomcat, Ruby on rails, Web designing and development, Online business, Search engine optimization, Web site reviews, Contest, Welcome centre & Off-topic threads.
Free Forums: Discussions – Web hosting – Questions and answers, Dedicated & Colocated servers, Software as a service (SaaS), Running a web host company, Domain name issues, Ecommerce, Legal matters, Website design & graphics, Website development & scripting, Web site promotion discussion, Serchen Interactive community chat, Shared offers, Dedicated hosting requests, SaaS services, Domain name offers, Other web hosting related requests, Web hosting related employment offers.
Free Web Hosting Talk Forum: Discussions – Free hosting forum, Free web host reviews, Free service reviews, Running a free host/service company, Company announcements, Free resources, Free hosting WITH ADS, Free hosting WITHOUT ADS, Image host, Other free services, Related free hosting/service offers, Free hosting or service requests, Related free hosting/service requests, FreeWHT information, FreeWHT discussions, Free Web Hosting Talk lounge, Introductions & Website reviews.
FreeWebSpace Forum: Discussions – Free requests, Free hosting offers, Free hosting discussions, Paid hosting requests, Paid offers, Paid hosting discussion, Dedicated server & reseller requests, dedicated hosting discussions, Host talk, Free services, Ad revenue, Domain names, Review my web design, Web design/HTML, Programming help, General discussions, Computers, Ads & offers, FreeWebspace.net feedback & Test things out.
HostCompanies Forum: Discussions – Web hosting, Web hosting requests, Web hosting advertisements, Web hosting jobs, Domain names, Web design forums, Javascript forums, ASP/PHP Forums, Online marketing, Search engine placement, Website for sale, Freelance work, Templates, PC/Mac help, Introduce yourself, announcements.
HostHideout Forum: Discussions – Announcements and news about Hosthideout.com, Suggestions and feedback, Dedicated, Colo & VPS hosting discussion, Reseller, shared & general hosting discussion, Domain & DNS, Server software & control panels, Server & hosting hardware, Starting and maintaining a business, Billing & payment processing, Customer service, Fraud, abuse & security, Marketing & promotion, Computer forum, Programming, Graphic design & web site reviews, HostHideout pub, All offers forums, All request forums.
HostSearch Forum: Discussions – General web hosting forum, Reseller web hosting forum, Dedicated server & managed hosting forum, Technical issues & security, Web design and content, Search engine optimization, Ecommerce issues, Exchange hosts, The water cooler and introductions, Web host news forum, Web hosting tools & software, Web hosting business, Web hosting offers forum, Web hosting discount coupon, Web hosting requests forum & finally Other offers and requests.
Hosting Discussion Forum: Discussions – Web hosting discussion, Web hosting reselling, VPS, dedicated & Co-location hosting, Hardware and server configuration, Essential software & control panels, Domain name issues, Website development & design, Billing and accounting, Customer service and support issues, Promotion and marketing, Web hosting business and legal issues, HD Announcements, help and feedback, General discussion, Shared & reseller hosting specials, VPS, dedicated & Co-location server special offers, Web hosting Requests, Products/services offers & requests, Employment opportunities, News & PR.
Hot Web Hosting Talk Forum: Discussions – Web Hosting forum, Dedicated server forum, Co-Location forum, Reseller hosting forum, Technical & security issues, Programming discussion, Hosting software and control panels, Running a web hosing business, E-Commerce discussion, Web design and content, Graphic design and content.
Ix Web Hosting Forum: Discussions – General questions, Advanced scripting and coding help!, Ipage forum, Fatcow forum, Cirtex Hosting forum, Justhost forum, Hostmonster forum, Bluehost forum, Green Geeks forum, Hostgator forum, Ipowerweb forum, Starlogic forum, Powwebforum, Host excellence forum, Eukhost forum, Hostican forum, Liquid web forum, A2 Hosting forum, Dot5hosting forum, Site5 forum, Inmotion hosting forum, Fastdomain forum, Webhostingpad forum, Globat forum, Hostpapa forum, Vistapages forum, Anhosting forum, Midphase forum, Website developers and designers, Search engine optimization, Online marketing & online advertising & Off topic threads.
Kahuki Forum: Discussions – Introductions, General discussions, SEO, Google, Yahoo!, MSN/Live.com, Other search engines, Web directories, Graphic design, Web design & HTML, Site reviews, Programming, Marketing/promotion, Monetization, Business & legal issues, Web hosting, Domains, Websites, Templates & designs, Domain marketplace, Services marketplace, Free stuff, Job offers and requests and Suggestions & feedback.
Lunarforums Forum: Discussions – Latest hosting news and announcements, Hosting network notices, Hosting server bulletins, Pre-Sales questions and answers, Web hosting tutorials, FAQs and resources, Lunarpages beginner assistance, cPanel control panel help, LPCP control panel help and tips, E-Mail troubleshooting and tips, eCommerce hosting at Lunarpages, FrontPage assistance, Dreamweaver assistance, Third party scripts and services, Spanish questions, Web site management, Web designer’s help and resources, Search engine optimization, Marketing and social networking, Graphics and flash discussion, Lunarpages affiliate program, Dedicated web hosting at Lunarpages, VPS Hosting at Lunarpages, Reseller web hosting at Lunarpages, Windows development and hosting, ASP support, C++/PEARL/CGI support, PHP and MySQL support, JavaScript Support, JSP and Servelets support, Lunar Chit Chat, Introduce yourself, Showcase your web site, Fun and entertainment at Lunarpages & finally Service and trade.
Micfo Forum: Discussions – Server and network status, News, updates & announcements, Technical inquiries, FAQs & how to’s, Billing inquiries, FAQ’s and how to’s, Affiliate program inquiries & F.A.Q., Pre-Sales questions, Shared web hosting (Linus & cPanel), Shared web hosting (Windows), Reseller hosting (Linux & cPanel), Reseller hosting (Windows), VPS Web hosting, Dedicated server hosting, Security breaches and holes, Clients chat, Suggestions & feedback, Forum archive, Website reviews, E-Commerce & E-Business, Web design & programming, WordPress – blogging – free themes, SEO, Utilities & programs, Affiliate & Ad programs/marketing, Micfo.com lounge, Computing help, Entertainment lounge & Festive season contest.
SaaS Directory Forum: Discussions – Web hosting – Q&A’s, Dedicated & Co-located Servers, Software as a service, Running web hosting companies, Domain naming issues, Ecommerce, Legal matters, Website design & graphic design, Website development & scripting, Web site promotion discussions, Serchen Interactive – Community chat, Shared hosts, Dedicated hosts, SaaS services & Web hosting related employment.
SharkSpace Forum: Discussions – Sharkspace company announcements and policy updates, Sharkspace server and network announcements, Customer reviews, Pre-Sales questions, Support forum, Support and sales knowledge base.
TopHosts Forum: Discussions – Web hosting forum, Technical hosting forum, Shared hosting, Dedicated & managed hosting, Web hosting help, Reseller hosting, E-Commerce, Web hosting jobs, Web hosting deals, Web hosting news, Marketing, Google AdWords or Ad Words, Advertising, Search engine optimization.
TotalChoice Hosting Forum: Discussions – Web hosting with TotalChoice – More specifics, TotalChoice web hosting policies, TotalChoice reviews, Latest hosting news, Family forums news and updates, TCH blog, Pre-sales questions, Tutorials – A list of how to’s, Client written tutorials, Tutorial suggestions, Open discussion, Looking for…, Introductions, Anniversaries and Birthdays, Fun and games & Family contests.
Ultra Website Hosting Forum: Discussions – Website hosting pre-sales, Customer testimonials, News and updates, Wish list & idea bin, Customer website reviews – Your testing ground, Freelance projects, Supported features, General questions, Common errors, Website promotion, Introduce yourself, Share your website, Affiliate talk, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft search engine, Other search engines, General web design, HTML, Javascript, CGI, PHP and MySQL, JSP and Java, Ecommerce, General, Sports talk & Online videos and games.
Web Host Directory Forum: Discussions – See SaaS Directory (identical threads)
Web Hosting Buzz Forum: Discussions – Network & datacenter announcements, Shared hosting servers, Reseller hosting servers, VPS Infrastructure nodes, WebHostingBuzz announcements, Sales, The lounge, Blog, CMS, shopping cart, photo gallery scripts, Support, Dedicated servers & VPS, Suggestions, Your website, B2B Market place, WebHostingBuzz reviews.
Web Hosting Chat Forum: Discussions – Web hosting discussion forum, Dedicated & Co-Location VPS discussions, Technical & security discussions, Domain name discussions, Hosting software discussions, Virtualization and cloud computing forum, IRC Servers, ShoatCast and streaming services, DataCenterTalk forums, Programming discussions, Design Discussions, Marketing & strategy discussions, Google forum, Yahoo forum, All other search engines, Web directories, New to Linux, UNIX/Linux/Windows tutorials, Linux distributions, Filesystem, disks, CPU and memory, Networking, security and firewall, Solaris/AIX/HP-UX/BSD discussion forums, Windows/computer forum, Shared and reseller hosting offers, Dedicated, Co-Location & VPS offers, Web hosting requests, Buy/Sell/Services, News & updates, Web hosting cafe, Web hosting show & Industry announcements.
Web Hosting Talk Forum: Discussions – Premium members, Web hosting, Dedicated server, Co-location and Data Centers, Specialty hosting and markets, VPS, Reseller hosting, Managed hosts and services, Hosting security and technology, Programming discussions, Hosting software and control panels, Running a web host business, Ecommerce hosting & discussion, Domain names, Web design and content, SEO/SEM Discussions, Lounge, WHT announcements, Feedback and questions, Computer and Peripherals, Hosting con, Domain name advertising, Employment requests and offers, Design offers and requests, Related offers and requests, Free hosting offers and requests, community reviews & Industry announcements.
Web Hosting Talk (Australia) Forum: Discussions – General discussion, Domaining, Tech support, Programming and web development, Website reviews, Running a hosting business, Lounge bar, Shared web hosting requests and other requests.
WestHost Forum: Discussions – News/announcements, Comments/suggestions, WestHost 4.0, General Info, Account maintenance, email/FTP management, DNS and domains, Miva merchant, osCommerce, CGI Scripts/Pearl, PHP/MySQL, Front-Page, Solutions, Resellers + affiliates, Web site critique area, Social forum & Classifieds.
WireNine Forum: Discussions – WireNine official news and announcements, WireNine network status, WireNine web-hosting Pre-Sales questions, WireNine customer reviews, cPanel & Shared hosting support, WHM & Reseller support, Submit a ticket, Open discussions (Chit chat), Computer advice and help, WireNine affiliates program, Website showcase/marketplace & Webmaster lounge.
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