Hosting is a big issue for CPMage users. You simply must choose a host that is compatible with CPMage or it will not work.
I have a dedicated server and several clients who host their sites on the server. So, not willing to put my server at risk with an unknown application, I signed up with HostMonster when I first started with the mage. In the beginning it worked just fine. I installed CPMage and created 10 sites with no problem at all.
Then, suddenly CPMage could no longer install sites on my Host Monster account. The sites already installed were working just fine … I just couldn’t add any others.
What happened? HostMonster changed their cPanel interface. CPmage works on most standard cPanel accounts, but when a host uses a non-standard cPanel it will not work.
Bummer.
But stuff happens, so I bought another account on another server.
The bottom line, I think, is simply, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Hosting is cheap. Purchase several hosting accounts and, if/when a host has problems you won’t lose all of your business.
Thankfully, the WPMage tools DO work on HostMonster; I just have to manually upgrade the sites I still have there.
Oh well. That’s what I did before I obtained CPMage power. Manually updating 10 sites will just keep me in practice!
Since I’ve gotten to know the CPMage program and it is no longer in the “unknown script” category, I have created several accounts on my dedicated server without mishap. I still purchase hosting from other companies, though. It is just good business.
