I need a host | WPDFD.com Forums http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/ A Miscellaneous forum thread at WPDFD.com en-us 01/14/04, 014 46 2004 2004:%i:1074073582 03:46:22 07/05/08, 187 28 2008 2008:%i:1215257329 06:28:49 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NineLabs Framework Feed Generator sitemaster@wpdfd.com sitemaster@wpdfd.com Alanat said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p251 good hosting company. I'm so annoyed with the one I have at present, very unreliable.

P.S. I don't want to spend too much.

Thanks.

-A ]]> 01/14/04, 014 46 2004 2004:%i:1074073582 03:46:22 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p251 Mpj said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p252
They offer a load of options, I usually go for the 100Mb one. This comes with several configurable email addresses, unlimited monthly traffic, a bandwidth of 128Kb, PHP4, 1 MySQL database and access to Apache logfiles. If you pay by credit card it works out at around 50 euros per year with domain name.

I've heard of people having problems with their mail box (lost messages) but personaly I've only experienced a couple of problems in 2 years. Also worth knowing that a couple of PHP commands have been modified, notably the mail command.

I'd be interested if anyone knows of a good UK based hosting company.]]> 01/14/04, 014 28 2004 2004:%i:1074122921 17:28:41 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p252 Vladimir said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p253
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http://www.arishost.com]]> 01/15/04, 015 19 2004 2004:%i:1074151181 01:19:41 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p253 Arura said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p254 I can sponsor your website with a free hosting account if you send pm to me with a little info about what kind of website you want to make, link to your current site if you have and how much web hosting resources you need. ]]> 01/16/04, 016 23 2004 2004:%i:1074309829 21:23:49 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p254 Alanat said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p255
Thanks, -A]]> 01/17/04, 017 09 2004 2004:%i:1074341393 06:09:53 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p255 Brady said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p256 http://www.ehosting.ca/ has some very good deals..depending on what you need..... right now they are offering free domain names (selected extentions only).

Their start-up plan is $5.95 (80Mb, scripting supported, multiple domains, 25 email addresses), and if you're american...beauty part is..their prices are in canadian funds

also http://www.mediatemple.net is a good one...that's the one i use

I guess it really depends on what you want though... but it doesn't hurt to look.]]> 02/19/04, 050 01 2004 2004:%i:1077224519 15:01:59 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p256 Crumpet said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p257
I originally chose them because they are an Australian company, and I wanted that because, well, I'm Australian.  I've been really happy with them so far.]]> 02/19/04, 050 01 2004 2004:%i:1077238893 19:01:33 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p257 Charise said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p258
Give it a look-->  Netfirms



]]> 02/24/04, 055 13 2004 2004:%i:1077646435 12:13:55 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p258 Mpj said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p259
Provides good uptime
Provides muliple email accounts
Is easy to work with
Does not have masses of small print and hundreds of clauses in their terms of business
Will accept direct debit or cheque payment rather than credit card
Is based in the UK (this is a must!!)

Thanks]]> 02/24/04, 055 36 2004 2004:%i:1077654964 14:36:04 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p259 Joe Gillespie said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p260 www.inweb.co.uk and they would seem to meet your criteria. Reiiable, good to work with and about average on pricing.]]> 02/24/04, 055 27 2004 2004:%i:1077661663 16:27:43 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p260 Jdenny said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p261
Anyone else got anything to say about oneandone?]]> 02/25/04, 056 14 2004 2004:%i:1077743648 15:14:08 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p261 Flaxen said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p262
Check them out, I have no complaints at all.

http://www.123-reg.co.uk ]]> 03/01/04, 061 36 2004 2004:%i:1078137400 04:36:40 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p262 Dzblack said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p263
I'm not much of a fan of the run-of-the-mill servers on IIS which host multiple sites and are run by $8-an-hour HELP DESK people.

However, I do admit that running an in-house server has liabilities too. Someone needs to maintain that server and if it is full of credit card information, then security can become an issue.

Maybe this is not an ideal recommendation, huh?]]> 03/01/04, 061 17 2004 2004:%i:1078154266 09:17:46 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p263 Flaxen said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p264
For the other sites, such as e-commerce etc I decided that it would be wiser to use an established hosting company!]]> 03/01/04, 061 09 2004 2004:%i:1078168187 13:09:47 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p264 Dzblack said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p265
Front End: If your site has no dynamics, i.e., db or ecommerce, then it needs only a plain hosting service. Many sites fall into this category. No scripting, just information to the public. Business Card web sites (that's what I call them).

Back End: If your site needs dynamics, then host it with an ISP that provides excactly what you need for scripting. However, that's where the rubber-meets-the-road and difficult to pin down. For example, does your ISP open up the CGI-BIN? If so, to what extent? Is it for simple forms under their control or yours? Does your site need a professional back-end host that caters to your needs. In many cases, you will find that your front-end site is ok but you outsource all your back-end needs to multiple hosts. It's getting difficult to find a host that can serve all your back-end needs.

Friends, from my perspective, its all about front and back end needs, and no host in service today can meet all of them.

]]> 03/01/04, 061 35 2004 2004:%i:1078184142 17:35:42 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p265 Mpj said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p266
Out of interest, exactly what are the horror stories relating to oneandone? I've also seen an ISP called Simply.com, do you know if they are OK or should I leave well alone?]]> 03/13/04, 073 46 2004 2004:%i:1079225185 18:46:25 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p266 Webarts said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p267 they are very reliable and cheap

unlimited asp and php, jsp hosting
unlimited webspace
unlimited bandwidth
unlimited pop3 emails
unlimited coldfusion on windows servers
unlimited mysql and mssql
21 days money back guarantiee

starter price : $1.66/monthly

www.technolojik.net]]> 04/17/04, 108 25 2004 2004:%i:1082197541 05:25:41 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p267 Kaa said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p268
Been using it for about 2 years now and have had no problems with it. Nice and cheap (aboout £5 a month) and lots of features (php, sql, all that). Not bad for a small personal site.

Their free hosting is great as well, they give you php and sql for nothing! but you do get less space, a bandwidth cap, and a huge google ad bar on your site.]]> 04/22/04, 113 08 2004 2004:%i:1082646537 10:08:57 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p268 Baffone said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p269 dzblack said:
I realize that setting up a server and running Apache is not for everyone.
I understand that, but how complicated is it? My ISP offers me two solutions for the same price: a dedicated ISP server and a plain dedicated server.
Both will run Apache on Linux in flavour Red Hat, with the usual options turned on (FTP, IMAP, POP, SMTP, DNS Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, C, C++, Jave, Perl, Python, PHP, shell, ...)
In the first instance, I would have root access to the machine and I could communicate via Telnet or VNC, in the second one they would setup a control panel for domains administration and simple adminitrator's tasks.
I'd like the second option (because I could install anti-spam or anti-virus filters which I could not do in a computer I don't administrate), but I wished I could know if administrator's tasks are really complicated. Any suggestion/idea?]]> 04/30/04, 121 37 2004 2004:%i:1083321447 05:37:27 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p269 Joe Gillespie said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p270
I find, (that with my ISPs) the tech support always assumes that you know more than you do and give short answers that never really help.

As a 'visual' person, I think in pictures and there rarely are any. The plethora of cryptic command line commands I seldom get right because my typing is bad and I'm dyslexic to a certain degree. Patterns of meaningless characters are impossible for me to remember even for the short time it takes to type half of them.

Now, with all the command line stuff in MacOSX, I have developed a technique where I copy and paste commands into the console and hit return. That way I can navigate the UNIX directory structure - which is a major hurdle for starters. I still have no idea what usr, etc, var, lib and all that stuff mean.

I managed to install PHP, GD and FreeType libraries, but only because Apple give a blow-by-blow tutorial on how to do it and I was able to copy and paste it line for line. If I had to type it, I'd still be trying. Left to the instructions on the 'official' sites, I'd be sunk without trace.

I suppose that what I'm saying is that you might have to pay a little more to get 'quality' support. For an ISP, the cost of putting a few megabytes onto a server pales into insignificance to the cost if answering question in a thorough and timely manner.

Books. There are lots, but again, not enough pictures to explain the concepts. UNIX is not a visual environment unfortunately and that is the major problem for me.]]> 04/30/04, 121 28 2004 2004:%i:1083324535 06:28:55 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p270 Jim_bradford said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p271
http://www.compare-hosting.com/]]> 08/13/04, 226 10 2004 2004:%i:1092377434 01:10:34 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p271 Mr_brightside said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p272 webarts said:
I'm using this host for 2 years
they are very reliable and cheap

unlimited asp and php, jsp hosting
unlimited webspace
unlimited bandwidth
unlimited pop3 emails
unlimited coldfusion on windows servers
unlimited mysql and mssql
21 days money back guarantiee

starter price : $1.66/monthly

www.technolojik.net

forgive my uber-newbieness, but i just started resarching hosting services when i found this topic. this is the only service i have seen so far that offers "unlimited webspace", which is appealing if i wanted to say..backup my hard-drive, but my insistent cynicism begs the question: "How can they do this?"]]> 01/11/05, 011 08 2005 2005:%i:1105459691 10:08:11 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p272 Ratznjammers said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p273 04/27/05, 117 33 2005 2005:%i:1114616006 10:33:26 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p273 Ed Holm said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p1993 I highly recommend them.

www.specstream.com

]]> 06/13/07, 164 58 2007 2007:%i:1181768305 15:58:25 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p1993 Karen Jones said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p2187 Alanat said:
Can anyone recommend a good hosting company. I'm so annoyed with the one I have at present, very unreliable.P.S. I don't want to spend too much. Thanks.-A
Hi there,

I would like to share my experience of web hosting with tenpearls.com hosting my brother's glass ampoules site technoglassampoules.com since last three years. We r very much satisfied by their hosting services and planning to hire their services for one of our another medical site.
You may check it out hope it could help you.

Best of luk
karenjones
]]> 12/18/07, 352 46 2007 2007:%i:1197964008 01:46:48 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p2187 Rick22 Flair said: http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p2234 you can search for the one you want...]]> 02/10/08, 041 05 2008 2008:%i:1202627152 01:05:52 http://www.wpdfd.com/forums/wpdfd/miscellaneous/i_need_a_host/#p2234