FAQ
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Why use Who Is Hosting This instead of Domain Tools, Netcraft etc? 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.
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Are your hosting results 100% accurate?
As far as we know, there is no way to provide 100% accurate results. However, we use several data sources to find out who is hosting a website, including feedback from users. You can help by reporting bad results for us to investigate.
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I'm pretty sure these results are wrong...
Most likely, it's because either:
1. This host is a reseller of a bigger hosting company, or they rent rackspace or an IP range. Our results may sometimes show the IP range owner (not the reseller), but we endeavor to identify both, where possible.
2. The site you requested changed their hosting provider recently and our data has not yet updated.
Found an inaccurate result? Please let us know.
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I entered a domain, and got that same website as the web host. What gives?
- This website is self-hosted, and the company responsible has their own IP range. Some common examples are Amazon and eBay. Unfortunately, we are unable to providemore detailed information about their hosting setups.
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I'm interesting in advertising.
- You can learn more about advertising options, or contact us to discuss your requirements.
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Is this just a hustle to sell web hosting?
The site launched in summer 2007 by two web developers in Zagreb, Gordan Orlic and Stan Sredl.
In August 2008, the site was bought by London-based Quality Nonsense Ltd. We plan to continue Stan and Gordan's good work and always value your feedback, comments and ideas for how we can improve the site.
Advertising relationships do not influence our hosting reviews, user reviews or any other editorial. Read more about what makes our webhosting reviews different.
