This is very exciting. Backups are very important no matter what you are doing and while you should as a webmaster never rely on your hosts backups, we have implemented a system that should at least take a little worry away.

The new backup server automatically grabs an incremental update every 3 hours and also archives your databases (in full).  These backup files can be accessed without any need to contact us for help and are available from within the cpanel control panel and downloaded OR restored back to your root folder as a zip archive.

Some hosts charge up to $6/mo for this or similar services and although we wanted to make the service free, the cost of the backup software and the server require that we charge something for this service. However instead of adding one more monthly fee onto everyone’s plate, this service will be available for a ONE TIME setup fee of $25.

please visit:
https://www.ethicalhost.ca/manager/cart.php?gid=addons&pid=139 (you will need to login to your billing management area before you can order the service)

With the addition of this new service, any restore request will now be billed at a rate of $40 per incident to reflect the time it takes to complete such a request.

you can demo this service until Feb 1st, free of charge just look for the r1soft backup/restore icon in your cpanel control panel and check it out. If you don’t subscribe to the service, this icon will be removed on Feb 1st.

After a number of upgrades and improvements to the server along with lower bandwidth costs from our data center, we were able to pass on these features and savings to our customers  in the form of increased disk space and bandwidth for all 3 levels of hosting plans. Please see http://www.ethicalhost.ca/ethical-webhosting-plans.html for the new plans details.

A long overdue post, i wanted to announce the winners of the 2010 tax year donation from Ethicalhost.

Based on your votes, the recipients are:

- The Ontario Clean Air Alliance
- Food Banks Canada
- World Literacy

An evenly divided donation has been made to each of these organizations. You can view the full results here: http://ethicalhost.ca/charities.html

EthicalHost is pleased to announce that due to cost savings from our new domain registrar, We are passing those savings along to you by lowering our .CA domain name prices by almost 15%.

Join EthicalHost in its outcry over the Slaughter of an Elephant by the CEO of Godaddy, Bob Parsons. We urge you to transfer your domain to any other registrar and transfer your hosting to any other webhost AND use your voice in the social media to protest against this behaviour.

News Article

Article from an Elephant Expert about the real issue

To take from NameCheap’s promo, EhicalHost is offering a $10 discount on all domain transfers from Godaddy, in addition $5 from every domain will be donated to Save The Elephants. Use Coupon Code: Elephant during checkout.

Ethical Host has just increased all its hosting plan’s bandwidth and disk space limits (again). This change is effective automatically and applies to all 3 levels of hosting plans.

Ethical Host has just increased all its hosting plan’s bandwidth and disk space limits. In an era of false advertising and claims of “unlimited” space etc, we feel this type of claim is misleading the public as nothing can be unlimited. When you look at the fine print, there are all sorts of restrictions that would make these claims impossible to uphold. We feel it is unethical to advertise in such a way and therefore refuse to jump on this bandwagon that once again has reared its ugly head (this was a marketing fad back in the late 90′s as well). Our plans are designed to suit most web sites on the internet today while offering a higher level of service.

Ethical Host is pleased to announce the launch of its affiliate and referral program. Highlights include payouts of up to $100 per referral and a 365 day cookie expiration. We invite all new affiliates as well as any existing customers to sign up and start earning extra money for your referrals. More details can be found here: Affiliate Program Details