WhoIsHostingThis.com is a popular webmaster tool that lets you discover who hosts any website. Since its launch last year, the site has attracted a lot of attention and it has become the 'go to' tool for webmasters seeking this information, serving approximately 100,000 requests each month.
WhoIsHostingThis.com has relaunched in November 2008 with a radical overhaul of both look and feel and the technology behind the scenes.
The basic premise remains the same: you have to type the name of the URL in question, and then you are automatically presented with the pertinent hosting information. For instance, if you look up “Allmusic.com” you come across information such as host, IP address, and the site nameservers. You are also provided a metadescription and the metakeywords that apply.
The site also comes complete with hosting reviews that provide a good overview of the scene and help identify current and upcoming trends in today’s market. What’s more, a new feature is that you can have your company reviewed by following the provided link.
Web hosting coupons are likewise part of the site, along with promo codes and other vouchers that make for saving on web hosting. A free newsletter is also included, and it is the most direct way of keeping track of these hosting coupons and special offers. Make sure to furnish your e-mail when prompted if your want to receive it in your inbox.
“Most webmaster tools struggle with one simple question: who really hosts a website?
Let's take an example. DomainTools or Netcraft might give you the impression that HostGator.com is hosted by The Planet. Obviously it's not - it's hosted by HostGator! - but they rent space in The Planet's datacenter/IP range.
Knowing the real web host is invaluable if you need to issue a DMCA complaint, libel papers or report a DDoS attack as a matter of urgency.
WIHT uses several data sources to provide more accurate results.”
Let's take an example. DomainTools or Netcraft might give you the impression that HostGator.com is hosted by The Planet. Obviously it's not - it's hosted by HostGator! - but they rent space in The Planet's datacenter/IP range.
Knowing the real web host is invaluable if you need to issue a DMCA complaint, libel papers or report a DDoS attack as a matter of urgency.
WIHT uses several data sources to provide more accurate results.”
It is a free service that makes for accurate results in a timely manner.
Is there additional hosting data that could be included in order to make the service even better?
