Does My Webhost Work with ProPhoto?

Almost all webhosts work just fine to install WordPress and ProPhoto. Below is a list of web "hosts" (some of these are not true web-hosting companies, which is why they are on the list) that DON'T work for installing WordPress and ProPhoto.

These companies web services DON'T work:

  • LiveBooks
  • Photobiz
  • Smugmug
  • Yahoo!
  • Showit
  • MobileMe
  • Google (web hosting)

If you have a website with a company listed above YOU CAN STILL USE PROPHOTO, but you would just need a separate hosting account for hosting your blog.

Pretty much everything else from a hosting standpoint works. Below is a list of hosting companies that work fine.

These companies web hosting packages DO work:

  • BlueHost (ProPhoto's and Wordpress.org's #1 recommended webhost)
  • BluDomain
  • GoDaddy (preferably linux hosting packages, not windows)
  • BigFolio
  • WestHost
  • HostGator
  • DreamHost
  • Media Temple
  • HostMonster
  • Creative Motion Design (CMD)
  • lots more…

Is your host not on the list? It probably works if it's not on the "does not work" list above.

These companies work, sort of:

  • IXWebHosting
  • 1and1

For more info on why these companies only sort of work, read this.

Still wondering about a company?

If you're still wondering if your particular webhost works — it probably does if it's not on the above list. If you want to know for sure, don't ask us (cuz we don't know), instead, email or call your tech support and ask them this:

"Hi, I have a website hosted by you. I want to know if I can install a WordPress blog under my hosting plan. I need to know if my server has PHP and mySQL, and I'll need FTP access and the ability to create a new mySQL database for my blog. Can you let me know if that is possible?"

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