InterServer

Pros: Price was good, ASP.NET components were very good and Plesk interface is easy to use. The signup process and creation time for new account was easy.

Cons: Support was lagged. TOS seemed not to even be adhered to.

Overall: I ordered Interserver's ASP.NET plan for 8.00 a month which was a great price. I saw that they offered unlimited files so long as you were under 400,000 inodes (of course this makes sense).

I then ordered the service and began to set up my site. I had to restore a WordPress website so I used Updraftplus to FTP some files over to my new account. I hit a roadblock when I found out my new “unlimited” account had only 15 gigs storage.

Not an issue… I just submit a ticket and they will give me more room right? No.. I’m told that I should host with a PHP plan instead.

“We suggest hosting PHP sites like WordPress on our Standard web hosting Plan (Linux) to avoid permission and compatibility errors. WordPress (PHP and MySQL) powered applications are tightly integrated with the Apache/Nginx web server which is run on Linux web servers.due to lack of tight integration, you might run into compatibility or permission issues which could easily be avoided while running on Linux web hosting. We are suggesting this to avoid the hassle caused by some PHP applications while running on Windows servers.”

Yet in the past I did have an Interserver account that supported Wordpress under ASP back in 2020. In fact the Interserver ASP.NET page shows you can install WordPress as an app. It’s my issue if there’s compatibility issues. I want ASP.NET and Wordpress, and most reputable companies can offer this under Plesk.

Apparently not Interserver. My intention was to run two websites, a PHP blog and an ASP.NET site both from the same plan… totally do’able.

Then came the second reply…

Me: I require at least 30 gigs for the ZIP files to FTP over from Updraftplus, please

>> Sorry your request is not possible on the shared ASP.NET plan


So I have this nice plan with UNLIMITED storage and they tell me that I cannot have more disk space because I plan to put TEMPORARY Zip files (temporary as in one hour’s use then deleted upon restore). How do I get my Wordpress migrated then? If I FTP'd directly I'd STILL need more disk room...

So this has become an uphill battle… first, ignoring my request and trying to push me to PHP hosting and then blatantly saying no, I can’t have more disk room.

I asked for a refund.