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can anymore recommend a good web hosting company?

jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
edited November 2006 in Technical Stuff and Help
I am looking to start 4 different websites. 3 vBulliten message boards and one selling photgraphy. I'm looking for a reliable, affordable provider. any suggestions?
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    http://www.adhost.com
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    aNiMaL wrote:
    http://www.adhost.com


    hmmmmm did you find the most expensive hoster on the net? cuz we are both such diehard liberal friends ;)


    but seriously, I keep hearing you get what you pay for in hosting. I think thats true for anything including this but,...

    if a hosting company has alot of customers cant it afford to buy more powerful servers and bandwidth? hence giving cheaper packages with tons of space and speed? these companies seem to be so far apart on pricing and what they offer.
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    jlew24asu wrote:
    hmmmmm did you find the most expensive hoster on the net? cuz we are both such diehard liberal friends ;)


    but seriously, I keep hearing you get what you pay for in hosting. I think thats true for anything including this but,...

    if a hosting company has alot of customers cant it afford to buy more powerful servers and bandwidth? hence giving cheaper packages with tons of space and speed? these companies seem to be so far apart on pricing and what they offer.
    LOL; no my friend, I did not. :D

    I have just always heard really good things about adhost.
  • jamestr1jamestr1 Posts: 185
    i use http://www.kazix.com for my hosting of http://www.notthebradys.com.

    It's pretty good. Reliability is good, response time is decent, price is great. It's great for my personal site. If you decide to go with them, mention my website as a referrer. You can only host one site per account. But you get unlimited email accounts, you can create subdomains, you get unlimited MySQL, and they use CPanel so there are lot's of extras you can install.

    I setup a free account with https://www.bello-monitors-the.net/ to monitor my site. It checks the status every hour and sends me an email if the site is down or respoding slow.
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  • Duff_ManDuff_Man Posts: 150
    check out http://www.godaddy.com, their very reliable
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Duff_Man wrote:
    check out http://www.godaddy.com, their very reliable


    I read very bad reviews about their shared hosting service.
  • wedgewedge Posts: 81
    jlew24asu wrote:
    hmmmmm did you find the most expensive hoster on the net? cuz we are both such diehard liberal friends ;)


    but seriously, I keep hearing you get what you pay for in hosting. I think thats true for anything including this but,...

    if a hosting company has alot of customers cant it afford to buy more powerful servers and bandwidth? hence giving cheaper packages with tons of space and speed? these companies seem to be so far apart on pricing and what they offer.


    Adhost is exceptional.
    You get what you pay for.
    Scenerio #1: 11.00 per month. Cheap Virtual host. four layers and 24 hours later you get tech support. If you know your stuff (DNS, MX etc, etc) then you can manage yourself. If not..... Limited growth ability.
    Also, who knows which leased/shared server your data is on?

    Scenerio #2:
    Company like adhost: you know where they are, you know they work, you know where your data is and you get a trained, full-time human when you call/email. Unlimited growth ability.


    These are two very different types of "hosts." You need to decide on which type you want.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    I've used Earthlink for years and had no problems.
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    wedge wrote:
    Adhost is exceptional.
    You get what you pay for.
    Scenerio #1: 11.00 per month. Cheap Virtual host. four layers and 24 hours later you get tech support. If you know your stuff (DNS, MX etc, etc) then you can manage yourself. If not..... Limited growth ability.
    Also, who knows which leased/shared server your data is on?

    Scenerio #2:
    Company like adhost: you know where they are, you know they work, you know where your data is and you get a trained, full-time human when you call/email. Unlimited growth ability.


    These are two very different types of "hosts." You need to decide on which type you want.


    I agree with you. thanks for posting. I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. then it kills me when people with cheap plans never have a problem.

    but I dont think I will be going that way. I am starting 4 websites. 3 of which will be vBullietin message baords and one selling photography. I cant risk cheap hosts.

    F5hosting.com (anyone ever hear or use them?) is another top recommended one but I also like the sounds of adhost.

    thanks for your input everyone, keep it comin this is good stuff.
  • SubsonicSubsonic Posts: 35
    These guys are excellent.Very good rates and very little downtime.

    http://www.siteground.com/
    www.Subsonic.ie

    www.myspace.com/subsonicspace
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Subsonic wrote:
    These guys are excellent.Very good rates and very little downtime.

    http://www.siteground.com/


    perfect example of what i'm talking about.

    SiteGround ONE Super Package

    * FREE Domain
    * 40,000 MB Space new!
    * 900 GB Traffic new!
    * 99.9% Server Uptime
    * 15 min Response Time
    * 24/7 Top Customer Care
    * CPanel and Fantastico
    * Immediate Activation

    * FREE SiteBuilder
    * Unlimited MySQL DB
    * Unlimited Emails
    * Unlimited Subdomains
    * Unlimited FTP Accounts
    * FREE Blog Installation
    * E-commerce Pack
    * Full List of Features

    all this for 5 bucks a month???? and you love it???

    adhost or f5 are no where close to this space and bandwidth for much more money.



    *sigh*
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Wow that does sound like a good deal.

    I don't have a website anymore, but when I did, I know this guy in Vancouver that is a major player in a web-hosting company. The nice thing about having a friend in the bussiness is changes get made real fast. Usually there are a few other perks as well.
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  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    Set up your own server, request a static ip with your ISP and go, no more reason to complain about anything other than your ISP (or, ... your own lack of knowledge :))

    You could also use no-ip and then redirect from a free domain name to your no-ip ....
    Just screw around with some header locations and stuff .... :)

    Well, so far for the cheap-ass way
    If you can afford a decent hosting service, do it (you could also finance them by putting up ads -limited in amount plz- from people you know have a shop or so)

    So many options, so few really do suffice our every need
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Jamal wrote:
    Set up your own server, request a static ip with your ISP and go, no more reason to complain about anything other than your ISP (or, ... your own lack of knowledge :))

    You could also use no-ip and then redirect from a free domain name to your no-ip ....
    Just screw around with some header locations and stuff .... :)

    Well, so far for the cheap-ass way
    If you can afford a decent hosting service, do it (you could also finance them by putting up ads -limited in amount plz- from people you know have a shop or so)

    So many options, so few really do suffice our every need


    I thought about this but I dont know SQL and do not trust myself to set it up correctly.

    i'm budgeting for about 20 bucks a month with a reliable hoster.
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    jlew24asu wrote:
    I thought about this but I dont know SQL and do not trust myself to set it up correctly.
    That truly is a tough nut to bust sometimes, but if you just follow some tuts on how to set up your own WAMP - or LAMP server.... it's do-able.
    Just get the binary packages of apache, mysql or oracle or whatever and php, then edit the config files, move some files around, ... if it works, yay!, if it doesn't, start over, follow another one.

    In the meantime, you're learning how it's done and you are yet a bit more valuable in the world of IT :)
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

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  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    jlew24asu wrote:
    I thought about this but I dont know SQL and do not trust myself to set it up correctly.

    i'm budgeting for about 20 bucks a month with a reliable hoster.

    SQL is easy. If you understand even basic syntax or something like DOS it's simple.

    For example, if you want to get something from a database and you already have it open. You can do SELECT which initiates the selection command, then WHERE followed by a column name, say you had a database of cars with a column name of OEM, then you say an operand like EQUALS and the specific value you are looking for. So:

    SELECT WHERE OEM EQUALS FORD

    Something like that, anyway that's the syntax basically. It's really easy. If you know PHP, I suggest the PHP, MySQL, Apache Trio. There are plenty of guides for installation and use of that combo.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    Ahnimus wrote:
    SQL is easy. If you understand even basic syntax or something like DOS it's simple.

    Something like that, anyway that's the syntax basically. It's really easy. If you know PHP, I suggest the PHP, MySQL, Apache Trio. There are plenty of guides for installation and use of that combo.
    As I said, A WAMP-or Lamp server

    But he said he didn't trust setting it up himself..... and I must admit I've had my share of trouble with it as well
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    Jamal wrote:
    As I said, A WAMP-or Lamp server

    But he said he didn't trust setting it up himself..... and I must admit I've had my share of trouble with it as well

    Oh ok, I didn't realize that's what WAMP or Lamp is. It's was just called the trio when I used it. But I suppose WAMP refers to Windows Apache MySQL PHP and LAMP refers to the same on Linux. very interesting. I did this almost 5 years ago and only until my project was complete. That's how I know it's easy to pick-up.

    Thanks for the heads-up :)
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    I just successfully set up a server on my laptop :)
    Not quite sure if the sql-part is working correctly though, no time to test it, but everything sould work now :p


    Let's drink to that :)
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
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