History of Web Hosting
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- #WebHostingTalk
- #HostingIndustry
- #TechnologyTrends
- WebHostingTalk's evolution from a community forum to an archive of web hosting industry trends.
- Key events: 9/11 discussion, hosting scams, provider outages (e.g., ThePlanet, BurstNET), and security breaches.
- Technology shifts: from cPanel and PHP dominance to price hikes, SSD adoption, and consolidation (e.g., cPanel buyout).
- Pricing volatility: median hosting plans fluctuated from $19.95 in 2000 to $15.50 in 2025.
- Provider failures: AngelNetworkz, RegisterFly, and ongoing outages (e.g., Quadranet in 2025).
- Community decline: thread counts dropped from 98 in 2010 to 1 in 2026.
- Recent trends: CentOS pivot, cPanel alternatives, and infrastructure erosion in the 2020s.