Not to argue, but just state, AWStats are from direct server feeds compare to Google Analytics which needs to execute it self at user browser to calculate a visit or such..
There is one thing which I would like to point out about unitechhost.in, that's their ToS... Once again, this is just for discussion purpose..
http://netwayweb.net/acceptable-usage-policy.html
If our system administrators determine that a customer's account is utilizing an unacceptable amount of system resources, we may temporarily deactivate the account in question.
They are providing cPanel and i have taken a DEMO, there is no way one can view what is the amount of system resource he is using.. Beside, none of their plans states that what is the amount which they consider as accepted amount ??
Company shall provide Customer with a large volume of bandwidth, disk space and other resources, such as email and/or file-transfer-protocol ("FTP") accounts. The Services are intended for normal use only.
What is normal use ?? Well, some time to them a blog is not a normal thing (i will explain later in my reply)
Company will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to take any corrective action if Customer's bandwidth or disk usage exceeds the Agreed Usage or other improper storage or usage.
hmm.. So much for unlimited !!!!
Hosting space is intended for normal use only, and is limited to Web files, e-mail and content of the hosted Web sites, not for storage of media, Mp3, vedio or other data.
Video / MP3 and Other (a real big word meaning lot of thing) is not web files...
This is not just UnitechHosting, you can find almost same user ToS with big names like DreamHost / HostGator / Bluehost and you name it...
Why I am wrtiing this ?
I dont want fellow blogger to face nightmares which I have faced with mine..
web MB and bandwidth GB costs you some thing, compare the plans with aSmallOrange.com . Its a company which has really really good rep at many web hosting review forums... Compare their plan with most of the web hosts, why there is so much difference ??
Let me give some example from my own exp...
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Reference: Monitor Server: amigo Created: Thu May 15 13:24:10 2008Acct Type: Resold Plan: cheeta_500 Domain: chotocheeta.com User: saurav Owner: cheeta Email: [email protected] (Reseller)Suspended: saurav 2008-10-22 00:56:10Hello,This message is to advise you of a temporary block placed on your account. The account referenced above was found to be consuming an inordinate amount of system resources, to the point of degrading overall system performance.While we do limit each account to no more than 25% of a system's resources in our terms of service, we do not actively disable accounts until they greatly exceed that number, which is what happened in this case.It was necessary to disable your account to maintain a minimum level of proper service for everyone else. From this point, the following options are available:a) Block heavy users of your site, if any, that may be causing excessive load.b) Optimize scripts (php, etc) that may be consuming a large amount of cpu or RAMc) Upgrade to a dedicated server; your site may have outgrown a shared environment.Please let us know if you have a solution you feel would resolve this issue. Should a solution not be forthcoming, we are happy to assist you with an upgradeto dedicated services, where your site will have room to grow without affecting other customers. I appreciate your attention to this matter.Thank You,Gabriel MeyerLevel I Linux AdministratorHostgator LLChttp://support.hostgator.com
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No warning, nothing, just bang.. My account was gone..
At that time I am paying them USD 35 a month.. So any down time will effect Ads revenue which is imp to gather the hosting charges !!!
How to argue ??
ToS states they hold rights to remove any time they want !!!
What was I running ??
Just simple WP blog !!!
Same happened with DreamHost also, which matter of fact is a WP recommended host.. Let me show you their reply..
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Hello,Your user, cheeta, has excessive resource usage. You can see below that your site is using too many resources and causing a higher than normal load.cheeta 58541 6.22% 164207.65re 0.10%467.94cp 13.15% 0avio 125576473k*seccheeta 63262 6.23% 206161.52re 0.13%526.85cp 12.33% 0avio 142875249k*seccheeta 63976 6.86% 204269.93re 0.13%537.84cp 12.90% 0avio 145398523k*seccheeta 63881 7.64% 140951.32re 0.08%503.81cp 14.76% 0avio 136258869k*secAs you can see, your user is using over 10% of the total CPU cycles on this server. This is a lot more than we allow, and is not fair to other users on this server who share resources with you.You can use this wiki article to find out what's causing the usage: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Finding_Causes_of_Heavy_UsageSome software can have it's usage reduced with addons: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/CPU_ReductionYou should make sure you have hotlinking disabled as well: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Preventing_hotlinkingAlso, you can try and optimize your code and database calls. If you feel you've done everything you can and need to upgrade to a more powerful machine then you might want to try our VPS servers. You can get more information from http://dreamhostps.com and you can sign-up for this service in your Panel under the Private Server tab.If you have any questions or concerns please let me know by either responding to this email, or emailing me directly at [email protected]!Greg
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I do thank DreamHost that they allowed few hours so that I could actually backup and move without any down time...
I am not alone, look around, many many other users have faced same issue.. It really hurts when all of a sudden you find the entire setup is gone... Even if you have full backup, at-least 24 hours for complete DNS change and restoration in another host !!!
