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tobyhede · 12-20-2006, 03:30 AM

A very common question around here.

Share your thoughts and suggestions ...

tobyhede · 12-20-2006, 03:32 AM

I use and recommend Dreamhost. A bit of Google Magic and you should be able to come up with a discount code for Dreamhost ... just make sure you get the full $97.

I also have stuff with Hostgator. They're pretty good as well.

helgi · 12-20-2006, 07:58 AM

If people are willing to pay a premium, I've heard great things about MediaTemple. Their basic package is $20 a month.

Personally I use Dreamhost (aff), which offers great value for the money ($9.95 in my case).

Gene · 12-20-2006, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobyhede

A very common question around here.

Share your thoughts and suggestions ...

I host at ServInt Internet Services - Managed Dedicated Server & VPS Provider with both a solo at $299.00 per month and a deuce at $149.00 per month. I host a number of my own sites and a few for friends and a charity which I support.

They are not cheap but the service is extremely reliable and I have never had a problem which customer service was unable to solve very quickly.

Lil Chris · 12-20-2006, 12:50 PM

Personally,
I use Media Temple -
They also offer FREE 1 click installs for:
Drupal - a CMS
Wordpress -
Zencart -
and many other great features...

Dharma · 12-20-2006, 03:07 PM

I use Hasweb.com - for a number of sites. They are an inexpensive linux provider. The Fantastico installer will install many favorite CMS, blogs, galleries, support desktops, discussion boards, e-commerce apps, surveys, guestbooks, wiki's, etc.

* Unlimited E-Mail Accounts
* POP3/IMAP/Webmail Access
* Unlimited FTP Accounts
* Unlimited Subdomains
* E-Mail Forwarding
* Mailman Mailing Lists
* Cpanel 10 Control Panel
* PHP & Perl Scripting
* Unlimited mySQL Databases
* Frontpage Extensions
* Shared 128-bit SSL Access
* Fantastico Installer

Caveman Joe · 12-20-2006, 06:58 PM

I provide hosting via HostingForAQuid. It's inexpensive hosting ideal for first-time to intermediate users, with a nice control panel and one-click installers for a whole bunch of things, including WordPress, GeekLog, Joomla and lots more.
I like to think my prices are fair and reasonable, I use my own services myself for all of my own websites and client sites, and I'd stake my forum reputation on these claims.

(users in the US - yes, we will sell you hosting, and PayPal will sort out the exchange rate - it's still pretty cheap, even when converted to US dollars)

Enter "PAVLINA" in the Discount Code box for a 10% discount.

mokshore · 12-21-2006, 10:37 PM

A Small Orange - Web Hosting, Software and more!

Have been hosting since 1997. See carnatic.com > Karmasaya > Web Hosting

cristio · 12-30-2006, 05:17 PM

I use Hostway for a couple of my sites (I used them in the past too).

dcaldwell · 12-30-2006, 08:18 PM

I've found Pair Networks (pair.com) in New Jersey to be extremely reliable and up-to-date with all the usual features. Ace-of-Space (aceofspace.com) in Vancouver is also quite good.

Ann · 12-30-2006, 08:45 PM

If money is an issue, check out YRHost - Web Hosting, Turnkey Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Managed Services

I hosted websites with them in the past and never had an issue with them

ticktockclok · 01-02-2007, 04:32 PM

I use StayHosted for my blog, Desinomics. For the price, under $25 bucks a year, they can't be beat. I really like their support, and there's plenty of room for me to upgrade if my blog ever hits off. I have the basic plan, with 500 megs of space and 5 gigs of transfer.

Causalien · 01-03-2007, 07:30 AM

I use ICDsoft
5.95 a month I believe with 20gig of traffic. per month.

Kristoffer · 01-05-2007, 12:11 PM

I am using BLUEHOST.COM Works fine and they have a a nice control panel that you log in to and operate your site.

I chose it because they have a "one click auto install" for Wordpress, that is the blogging tool I am using.

TheBull · 01-10-2007, 10:11 PM

I have all of my sites (6 or so) with site5.com. They have very competitive pricing, cpanel, etc. as well as a unique feature called 'flashback' which is a backup system a lot like windows' restore feature.

andrew · 01-15-2007, 06:09 PM

I use (mt) as well. I could be using free hosting, but I'm planing on partnering with them at some point in the future.

They have great service and are the industry standard.

Chrome · 01-17-2007, 05:05 PM

I am also using bluehost.com and have been very happy so far. The control panel is very user friendly and I have not experienced any down-time.

fbmfor · 01-21-2007, 10:26 PM

I also use Dreamhost and I'm quit happy with it.

Milo Riano · 01-23-2007, 02:03 AM

1&1 Internet Inc. - Web Hosting Services and Domain Name Registration, you could do a side by side comparison with other web hosts and you will find them offering more. I have been happy with their offerings...

Lucas · 01-24-2007, 01:26 AM

I use www.godaddy.com because the prices are cheap, 3.99 a month for 5gig of space and 250gig of transfer, and when you sign up for hosting you can register an unlimited number of domains for a year for 1.99, they also have some decent one click installs, including wordpress.

da1prophet · 01-27-2007, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobyhede

I use and recommend Dreamhost. A bit of Google Magic and you should be able to come up with a discount code for Dreamhost ... just make sure you get the full $97.

I also have stuff with Hostgator. They're pretty good as well.

I'm not an "easy mark" when it comes to web hosting. Until a couple of years ago I had been with the same small Salt Lake City based company for five years or more--pretty much since there *was* a web they had hosted my sites. Anyway, they got out of the business unannounced and just pulled the plug on my site.

In the past couple of years I had tried at least a half dozen web hosting companies and hadn't been happy with any of them for one reason or another. Then a friend recommended Dreamhost......it got off to a rocky start when there was some problem about setting up my domain properly. But their customer service in dealing with it was beyond amazing--they actually *took responsibility* for the problem, fixed it in a matter of hours and gave me four months of free hosting for my trouble.

Since then Dreamhost has continued to exceed my expectations on a daily basis. They're very reasonably priced but they could triple their prices and I'd stay with them with out question because they're just so good....

Having to switch webhosts is a pain, and I'm glad there's one less thing to worry about on a daily basis. Not that there aren't other good hosting outfits but I haven't personally dealt with any that are even close to Dreamhost...

Adrienne · 01-28-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by da1prophet

I'm not an "easy mark" when it comes to web hosting. Until a couple of years ago I had been with the same small Salt Lake City based company for five years or more--pretty much since there *was* a web they had hosted my sites. Anyway, they got out of the business unannounced and just pulled the plug on my site.

In the past couple of years I had tried at least a half dozen web hosting companies and hadn't been happy with any of them for one reason or another. Then a friend recommended Dreamhost......it got off to a rocky start when there was some problem about setting up my domain properly. But their customer service in dealing with it was beyond amazing--they actually *took responsibility* for the problem, fixed it in a matter of hours and gave me four months of free hosting for my trouble.

Since then Dreamhost has continued to exceed my expectations on a daily basis. They're very reasonably priced but they could triple their prices and I'd stay with them with out question because they're just so good....

Having to switch webhosts is a pain, and I'm glad there's one less thing to worry about on a daily basis. Not that there aren't other good hosting outfits but I haven't personally dealt with any that are even close to Dreamhost...

Add another point dreamhost. I love those guys. I use them for all my hosting. I have tried a few different ones, but then i stumbled on dreamhost's site and have been a very happy customer ever since. Their people really know their stuff, great service, great features, great communication, and aweseome newsletters. Their newletters are funny and informative. I could not be happier with them.

ondrej · 02-02-2007, 10:02 AM

Hi,
I am using a webhosting on my own server. If you think about a really large web project, I can strongly recommend Layered Technologies (Layered Technologies). They are very kind and have the best server hosting performance/price offers that I have ever found.

AndrewJ · 02-05-2007, 03:47 AM

I'm using Globat and Thirdsphere and I'm happy with both.I've got some reviews on my blog at Web Hosting Diary

dcldnl · 02-14-2007, 01:52 PM

After years of web hosting my colleague and me have starting to offer a new service: a wordpress customized hosting. What do you think about it? Do you think is a good idea? Please let me know.
Thanks

richie · 06-21-2007, 04:05 AM

Well, I use Mydosty.com Web Host, Because I am the owner of it

Currently Its Provides all the features and Support which is Industries best and the rates

Just check the plan below and I wont need to say anything.
There is also a good article written by me which might help you choose a web Host
Some Secrets popular Web Hosting companies dont want you to know

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Disk Space : 1 GB | Bandwidth : 5000 MB/Month

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ottantaventi · 07-23-2007, 10:44 AM

I previously tested Fastnext and wasn't satisfied. Now I use Hostmonster (aff) and I'm very happy with it: has Fantastico (for installation of blogs, forums etc) and a really good live chat support 8which I've used several times9.
I'm paying 7,95 $/month.

ciao
alexander

Minsc · 07-23-2007, 11:53 AM

I use NearlyFreeSpeech and Amazon S3 for hosting.

NFS will host many types of dynamic content and they have SSH support, ect. It's a high-quality host too IMO, and they won't take your site down unless it violates a law. Domain names there are $7.50 and you can do whatever you want with them.

S3 is cheaper than NFS but can't host dynamic content or anything. So you should probably host all of your images, ect, with them and your scripts with NFS.

Both charge based on your usage. To use MySQL in NFS, you need to buy a MySQL process, which will cost one cent a day.

ryry1283 · 07-25-2007, 07:39 PM

I'm looking on hosting a blog type website. I was inspired by this very website. I want to do something very similar to what Steve has done.

Anyway, approximately how much space would one need for a extensive blog/article site (like Steve's) and how much traffic would one need. I'm just not sure.

I'm pretty sure that the space wouldn't be an issue since it would be mostly text and a few small images. But how much bandwith would be needed?

Regards,
Ryan

UHF · 07-27-2007, 11:01 AM

Why not get a blog with someone like WordPress, bandwidth will not be an issue and if you want your own domain name you can map it to the blog - Domain Registration and Mapping « WordPress.com

12-20-2006, 03:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	Web Hosting A very common question around here. Share your thoughts and suggestions ...

12-20-2006, 03:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dharma Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NM, USA Posts: 1,394	I use Hasweb.com - for a number of sites. They are an inexpensive linux provider. The Fantastico installer will install many favorite CMS, blogs, galleries, support desktops, discussion boards, e-commerce apps, surveys, guestbooks, wiki's, etc. * Unlimited E-Mail Accounts * POP3/IMAP/Webmail Access * Unlimited FTP Accounts * Unlimited Subdomains * E-Mail Forwarding * Mailman Mailing Lists * Cpanel 10 Control Panel * PHP & Perl Scripting * Unlimited mySQL Databases * Frontpage Extensions * Shared 128-bit SSL Access * Fantastico Installer Last edited by Dharma; 12-20-2006 at 03:34 PM.

12-20-2006, 06:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Caveman Joe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 265	I provide hosting via HostingForAQuid. It's inexpensive hosting ideal for first-time to intermediate users, with a nice control panel and one-click installers for a whole bunch of things, including WordPress, GeekLog, Joomla and lots more. I like to think my prices are fair and reasonable, I use my own services myself for all of my own websites and client sites, and I'd stake my forum reputation on these claims. (users in the US - yes, we will sell you hosting, and PayPal will sort out the exchange rate - it's still pretty cheap, even when converted to US dollars) Enter "PAVLINA" in the Discount Code box for a 10% discount. Last edited by Caveman Joe; 03-03-2007 at 11:48 PM. Reason: Updating discount code and package comparison URL

12-21-2006, 10:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
mokshore Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	A Small Orange A Small Orange - Web Hosting, Software and more! Have been hosting since 1997. See carnatic.com > Karmasaya > Web Hosting

01-21-2007, 10:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
fbmfor Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18	Dreamhost I also use Dreamhost and I'm quit happy with it.

12-20-2006, 03:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	I use and recommend Dreamhost. A bit of Google Magic and you should be able to come up with a discount code for Dreamhost ... just make sure you get the full $97. I also have stuff with Hostgator. They're pretty good as well.

12-20-2006, 07:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
helgi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iceland Posts: 121	If people are willing to pay a premium, I've heard great things about MediaTemple. Their basic package is $20 a month. Personally I use Dreamhost (aff), which offers great value for the money ($9.95 in my case).

12-20-2006, 12:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lil Chris Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Somewhere in time... Posts: 2,213	Personally, I use Media Temple - They also offer FREE 1 click installs for: Drupal - a CMS Wordpress - Zencart - and many other great features...

12-30-2006, 05:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
cristio Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 11	I use Hostway for a couple of my sites (I used them in the past too).

12-30-2006, 08:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
dcaldwell Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 50	I've found Pair Networks (pair.com) in New Jersey to be extremely reliable and up-to-date with all the usual features. Ace-of-Space (aceofspace.com) in Vancouver is also quite good.

12-30-2006, 08:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ann Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 70	If money is an issue, check out YRHost - Web Hosting, Turnkey Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Managed Services I hosted websites with them in the past and never had an issue with them

01-02-2007, 04:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
ticktockclok Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 330	I use StayHosted for my blog, Desinomics. For the price, under $25 bucks a year, they can't be beat. I really like their support, and there's plenty of room for me to upgrade if my blog ever hits off. I have the basic plan, with 500 megs of space and 5 gigs of transfer.

01-03-2007, 07:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Causalien Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 15	I use ICDsoft 5.95 a month I believe with 20gig of traffic. per month.

01-05-2007, 12:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kristoffer Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 88	I am using BLUEHOST.COM Works fine and they have a a nice control panel that you log in to and operate your site. I chose it because they have a "one click auto install" for Wordpress, that is the blogging tool I am using.

01-10-2007, 10:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
TheBull Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 56	I have all of my sites (6 or so) with site5.com. They have very competitive pricing, cpanel, etc. as well as a unique feature called 'flashback' which is a backup system a lot like windows' restore feature.

01-15-2007, 06:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
andrew Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 593	I use (mt) as well. I could be using free hosting, but I'm planing on partnering with them at some point in the future. They have great service and are the industry standard.

01-17-2007, 05:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Chrome Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13	I am also using bluehost.com and have been very happy so far. The control panel is very user friendly and I have not experienced any down-time.

01-23-2007, 02:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
Milo Riano Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 111	1&1 Internet Inc. - Web Hosting Services and Domain Name Registration, you could do a side by side comparison with other web hosts and you will find them offering more. I have been happy with their offerings...

01-24-2007, 01:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Lucas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 521	I use www.godaddy.com because the prices are cheap, 3.99 a month for 5gig of space and 250gig of transfer, and when you sign up for hosting you can register an unlimited number of domains for a year for 1.99, they also have some decent one click installs, including wordpress.

02-02-2007, 10:02 AM	#23 (permalink)
ondrej Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36	Hi, I am using a webhosting on my own server. If you think about a really large web project, I can strongly recommend Layered Technologies (Layered Technologies). They are very kind and have the best server hosting performance/price offers that I have ever found.

02-05-2007, 03:47 AM	#24 (permalink)
AndrewJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 177	I'm using Globat and Thirdsphere and I'm happy with both.I've got some reviews on my blog at Web Hosting Diary Last edited by AndrewJ; 02-14-2007 at 02:25 AM.

02-14-2007, 01:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
dcldnl Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 27	After years of web hosting my colleague and me have starting to offer a new service: a wordpress customized hosting. What do you think about it? Do you think is a good idea? Please let me know. Thanks

06-21-2007, 04:05 AM	#26 (permalink)
richie Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 72	Mydosty.com Cheap and Quality Web Host Well, I use Mydosty.com Web Host, Because I am the owner of it Currently Its Provides all the features and Support which is Industries best and the rates Just check the plan below and I wont need to say anything. There is also a good article written by me which might help you choose a web Host Some Secrets popular Web Hosting companies dont want you to know Webhosting Pay Monthly - 0.99$ Disk Space : 1 GB \| Bandwidth : 5000 MB/Month __________________________________________ Mydosty Yearly Webhosting Plan - 9.99 $ Disk Space 1.5 GB \| Bandwidth7000 Mb/Month Features : Cpanel Php,MySql 24/7 Customer Support 30 Day Money Back Guarantee 99.9% uptime Guarantee Unlimited Addon Domains Unlimited MySql Database Unlimited Park Domains Unlimited Subdomains Unlimited Email Accounts Unlimited Ftp Accounts FrontPage Extension Website Builder Scripts Library Fantastico Web/Ftp Stats Hotlink Protection Access Logs Index Manager Ip Deny Manager Error Pages Cron Jobs Apache Handlers Mime Types Image Manager Leech Protect Network Tools Click Here For Details. Last edited by richie; 06-21-2007 at 04:12 AM.

07-23-2007, 10:44 AM	#27 (permalink)
ottantaventi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 34	I use Hostmonster I previously tested Fastnext and wasn't satisfied. Now I use Hostmonster (aff) and I'm very happy with it: has Fantastico (for installation of blogs, forums etc) and a really good live chat support 8which I've used several times9. I'm paying 7,95 $/month. ciao alexander

07-23-2007, 11:53 AM	#28 (permalink)
Minsc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 336	I use NearlyFreeSpeech and Amazon S3 for hosting. NFS will host many types of dynamic content and they have SSH support, ect. It's a high-quality host too IMO, and they won't take your site down unless it violates a law. Domain names there are $7.50 and you can do whatever you want with them. S3 is cheaper than NFS but can't host dynamic content or anything. So you should probably host all of your images, ect, with them and your scripts with NFS. Both charge based on your usage. To use MySQL in NFS, you need to buy a MySQL process, which will cost one cent a day.

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07-25-2007, 07:39 PM	#29 (permalink)
ryry1283 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 3	I'm looking on hosting a blog type website. I was inspired by this very website. I want to do something very similar to what Steve has done. Anyway, approximately how much space would one need for a extensive blog/article site (like Steve's) and how much traffic would one need. I'm just not sure. I'm pretty sure that the space wouldn't be an issue since it would be mostly text and a few small images. But how much bandwith would be needed? Regards, Ryan

07-27-2007, 11:01 AM	#30 (permalink)
UHF Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 120	Why not get a blog with someone like WordPress, bandwidth will not be an issue and if you want your own domain name you can map it to the blog - Domain Registration and Mapping « WordPress.com

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