Recommendations for Cheap, Reliable Web Hosting.
I've found a good place to register my domains (NSI suffers from the delusion that it still has no competition, apparently)...but there are so many web hosts out there with similar prices and features that I don't know where to start.
Basically, here's what I'm looking for:
Free domain parking (in other words, nothing extra to park a second or third domain on the same site for re-directs, etc.)
24/7 support
Good Uptime
~20 MB site packages with:
All the standard CGI stuff
Good Emailing / Aliasing features
Reasonable limitations on traffic
Free server logs / hit counter stats
I don't want to use Earthlink or one of the big boys because they -- like NSI -- are ripoff artists when it comes to creative fee assessment and bad service. Tried it once, never again.
Suggestions?
[ 03-10-2002: Message edited by: Moogs ? ]</p>
Basically, here's what I'm looking for:
Free domain parking (in other words, nothing extra to park a second or third domain on the same site for re-directs, etc.)
24/7 support
Good Uptime
~20 MB site packages with:
All the standard CGI stuff
Good Emailing / Aliasing features
Reasonable limitations on traffic
Free server logs / hit counter stats
I don't want to use Earthlink or one of the big boys because they -- like NSI -- are ripoff artists when it comes to creative fee assessment and bad service. Tried it once, never again.
Suggestions?
[ 03-10-2002: Message edited by: Moogs ? ]</p>
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Does anyone know anything about Liquid Web ( <a href="http://www.liquidweb.com" target="_blank">http://www.liquidweb.com</a> )? I've heard several good AND bad things about them (no details). I would be interested in their professional virtual hosting package.
<strong>I too would like to know the same.
Does anyone know anything about Liquid Web ( <a href="http://www.liquidweb.com" target="_blank">http://www.liquidweb.com</a> )? I've heard several good AND bad things about them (no details). I would be interested in their professional virtual hosting package.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well for reliable I don't think anyone can beat<a href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=30735717&siteid=39338684&bfpage=config urator" target="_blank">Rackspace.com</a>. If you're looking for dirt cheap, you won't find it there. But if you're looking for some serious support, uptime, and options, rackspace is the way to go and it's affordable if you have a reasonable business model. I personally won't use anyone else. YMMV.
$15.00 / month for the basics email, website, php, mysql and other goodies
tech support has been good phone and email
don't think I have ever been down, but I don't really check. I use it primarilly for email
there best plan $9.25/month gets you
?www.yourdomain.com
?200MB Disk space
?20GB data Transfer (Web/FTP/e-mail)
?99 e-mail accounts
?Unlimited e-mail aliasing/forwarding
?Spam filter (e-mail address,IP, domain)
?Stats
?CGI/PHP/front page (shudder)
?1 MySQL Database
?24/7 phone/e-mail support
?hosted on linux
<a href="http://www.macwrite.com" target="_blank">http://www.macwrite.com</a> has been hosted with them for a year as of March 1. THey are reakky ibe if the best cheap hosts, they have excellent uptime (99.9999%).
they are your best option, and also offer domain registration (OpenSRS member) and then use <a href="http://www.zoneedit.com" target="_blank">www.zoneedit.com</a> for parking the other domains (first 5 zones free).
In particular, Onewoldhosting looks to be an excellent provider. Some great freebies that will come in handy, among other things. Looks like they're pretty reputable as well. Will definitely drop them a line and see what the total package costs would be, given what Im looking to do.
Regardless, I'm sure it's at least 50% cheaper than the same services as offered by Earthlunk and other mega-providers. Glad I asked you guys; had a feeling I could come up with some decent alternatives.
[ 03-11-2002: Message edited by: CharlieBrownGirl ]</p>
"Peppermint Patty" (CBG)
Thank you for asking. I wish I could give you the low-down but my partner and I have some really cool ideas and we want to make sure we get everything registered and setup right before we start "spreading the word."
Once things are ready to roll though, most likely my signature will provide you with a direct link so whoever wants to check it out can do so....
Needless to say it is a Mac-centric kind of site, but that's about all the more I can say at this point..... <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
Both my portfolio and comic sites are hosted under their server.
I only pay $5.95 / month for the hosting....including 100MB traffic/day and 100MB storage...the drawback is no CGI access with this plan