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[BCB1121]

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?

[BCB1121]

Thanks Paul!

Why do you think there was more than just a shared IP?

Brant

[ThompsonPaul]

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.

[BCB1121]

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

[ThompsonPaul]

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

[Andy.Drinkwater]

Heart Internet or Fasthosts are both great with amazing tech support. I have servers with both of them.

-Andy

[TakeshiYoung]

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.

[GregB123]

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.