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Online Photo Publishing & Selling Software

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Online Photo Hosting Website Software

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When choosing hosting for your new Ktools.net software please first make sure it meets the minimum requirements of the software that you are purchasing.

Even though some hosting companies say that they meet the minimum requirements for the software they may still limit your hosting in other ways. We have no control over any limitations they may place on your hosting.

Recommended Hosting
These host have been tested and are guaranteed to work with all Ktools.net products.
Hosting Company	Additional Details
Ktools Hosting	2 Months Free. Owned by Ktools.net. Guaranteed to work.
WeHostEm.com	1 Month Free. Ktools.net Partner. Guaranteed to work.
SuccessHosting.net	1 Month Free. Ktools.net Partner. Dedicated Server Options. Guaranteed to work.

Suggested Hosting
Our customers have reported that these hosts meet the requirements and that they have had no problems with them. These hosts are recommended but not guaranteed by Ktools.
Hosting Company	Additional Details
hostgator.com	No troubles reported by customers. PhotoStore & PhotoHost seem to run fine.
webhostingpad.com	No troubles reported by customers. PhotoStore & PhotoHost seem to run fine.
ixwebhosting.com	No troubles reported by customers. PhotoStore & PhotoHost seem to run fine.

Questionable Hosting
Some customers have reported issues while others have used the following host without problems. These hosts not guaranteed by Ktools.
Hosting Company	Additional Details
GoDaddy.com	Godaddy's Windows hosting plans have been reported to not work with our software because of restrictions. The linux hosting plans may work although some customers have reported memory limit restrictions that will limit the size of photos you can work with in PhotoStore and PhotoHost.

Not Recommended Hosting
These hosts have been reported by our customers to have a conflict with our software and therefore you may expect to have issues if you should decide to use them for hosting. These hosts may not meet the requirements for our software or have other restrictions in place that limit the features of PhotoStore and PhotoHost.
Hosting Company	Additional Details
StartLogic.com	Customers have reported problems and very slow servers. Many problems have been encountered when installing PhotoStore and PhotoHost and StartLogic is strongly NOT recommended for our products at this time.
Yahoo Hosting	Customers have stated that there is a memory limit in place that will restrict you from uploading larger photos in PhotoStore and PhotoHost.
1and1.com, 1und1.de	Customers have stated that there is a memory limit in place that will restrict you from uploading larger photos in PhotoStore and PhotoHost.
Easyspace.com	Customers have reported a session issue that may be able to be resolved with some additional code in the .htaccess file.
aruba.it	Customers have reported that they will not support ioncube which is required by PhotoStore.

Tips for finding good hosting:
Stay away from free hosting. Unless you want problems stay away from those free hosting plans. With hosting you get what you pay for. A good hosting plan will run you $7-15/month. Possibly cheaper if you pay for 1 year upfront.

Make sure the company has been in the business for a while. Usually 5 years or more in the hosting business is a good sign. The longer they have been hosting the better the chances are that they are going to provide a reliable service. Most hosting startups have a chance of failing and if they go out of business your website may be lost.

Make sure they have the tools you need. Look for hosting that has a control panel. Most do but there are some that don't include it with their hosting. A control panel is an area where you control your hosting. It allows you to setup email accounts, manage databases, view website traffic statistics and more. The two best control panels are Cpanel and Plesk. If you want to make sure you are getting a good host ask them what control panel they use. If they say Cpanel or Plesk then they are most likely a higher quality hosting company and you will be much happier with them over a company that uses something else.

Unix/Linux Hosting. When possible choose Unix or Linux hosting over Windows. Although Windows hosting will work we prefer Linux/Unix. In most cases it is easier to install PHP scripts on Linux/Unix hosting and many times you have more control over the server settings. You do not need to know how to use a Linux/Unix operating system when using Linux/Unix hosting.

Dedicated Hosting & Servers. Dedicated hosting is a great way to go but only if you know how to administer the server. If you are unfamiliar with running your own server stay away from dedicated hosting. The same goes for setting up your own server.