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Some of you might have seen that I recently discovered that another was mirroring my website(petmedicalcenter.com). Found out that this domain (justinchina.co.uk) was previously hosted on Host Monster and when we upgraded to a dedicated IP this last year we got that same IP address. Unfortunately, the justinchina.co.uk domain from GoDaddy is still pointing to our server/IP. Thus the mirrored site.
This has been a huge headache and a loss in rankings has made this even more frustrating. Instead of giving me a new IP address, Host Monster said to just add this to my htaccesss file:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} justinchina.co.uk
RewriteRule .* - [F]I waited 24 hours, submitted two support tickets, and talked to 4 tech support people and this is the solution I receive when they should have given me a new IP. I think it is time to switch. Any good host recommendations?
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Thanks Paul!
Why do you think there was more than just a shared IP?
Brant
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Ahh, good. that explains the weirdness I was seeing.
You'll be happy with SiteGround - good choice. If you happen to run into any issues, lemme know. I "know a guy" there
Paul
P.S. There was more than just a shared IP address issue on the old host. Another domain shouldn't be able to resolve as your site just by pointing at your IP address. Anyway, moot point now.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for responding to my thread. Yes, I did start transferring my website to a new host yesterday. I decided to go with SiteGround who have really awesome so far.
Brant
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Have you started to move to a new host already, BCB1121? Because i'm seeing some very strange DNS configuration and behaviour, but if you're in the middle of a move, I won't' bother getting into them.
Can you let me know where you're at with this question?
Paul
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Heart Internet or Fasthosts are both great with amazing tech support. I have servers with both of them.
-Andy
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What are your traffic demands like? I use Bluehost for most of my non-essential hosting, and MediaTemple for the sites with higher bandwidth requirements. Have been using both for years and they provide great service.
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I use GreenGeeks.com for both my sites. Very happy with them. I can call anytime and talk to a person who will answer my questions or fix my problems. No run-arounds, no extra charges.
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