Web Hosting

[UDT89]

I've been looking at hosting and this seems good

Dixie Hosting

it was given to me in another post i made.

Basically im gonna spend at most $100 for the year. Their $100/year plan is excellent, but i dont need 50 emails. I would rather have more room or transfer. The site is gonna have many many pictures, a forums area, video content, and other things.

Anyone know a good place to go? Or how much i need in a package to support it?

 

[Rallispec]

bascially the amount you pay for is just the transfer.. hard disk space and emails make up a very small portion of the price you pay for hosting.

also look here for more info link

 

[dakata24]

what rallispec said. not sure how much extra bandwidth would be (without going to the next plan up), but from what i understand, it's a one-time charge of $20 for an extra 200MB of storage.. i'd double check that though..

on a side note, i hope the lag goes away on server 12 since the move to the new data center.. when i ping my site, it gets about the same response as i did at the old data center, but going to my empty forums, it takes a few seconds before it starts to load..

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: dakata24
what rallispec said. not sure how much extra bandwidth would be (without going to the next plan up), but from what i understand, it's a one-time charge of $20 for an extra 200MB of storage.. i'd double check that though..

on a side note, i hope the lag goes away on server 12 since the move to the new data center.. when i ping my site, it gets about the same response as i did at the old data center, but going to my empty forums, it takes a few seconds before it starts to load..

supposedly it should be working fine by monday, at least thats what i've heard. i hope so-- becuase it is kind of annoying.

 

[UDT89]

im still reading up on the lingo of web hosting.


can you guys show me links to sites and approx. how much space it has as well as transfer?

 

[dakata24]

i think the best thing to do is to goto WebhostingTalk Forums that rallispec linked to earlier, and goto Web Hosting Requests, list your storage/bandwidth requirements and the type things you plan to do on your site. since these guys/gals do this for a living, they'd probably have a better idea on how much bandwidth/storage you'll be needing depending on what you'll have on your site.

if you want to get a better idea on bandwidth for sites, you can always check out user profiles at dixiesys forums. if they have their website address shown, just goto http://www.their_domain.com/webstat that will show you the amount of bandwidth the sites uses..

 

[UDT89]

but im still foggy on what too much?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I pay $3.95 / month for 600MB webspace and 10GB per month transfer limit via DixieSys. I love them.

nik

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
I pay $3.95 / month for 600MB webspace and 10GB per month transfer limit via DixieSys. I love them.

nik

same here. can't get a better deal if you ask me.

 

[TranceNation]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
I pay $3.95 / month for 600MB webspace and 10GB per month transfer limit via DixieSys. I love them.

nik

how did you get that? i thought it was 200mb and 2 gig for 3.95?

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: TranceNation

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
I pay $3.95 / month for 600MB webspace and 10GB per month transfer limit via DixieSys. I love them.

nik

how did you get that? i thought it was 200mb and 2 gig for 3.95?

july 2 for 1 deal

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
I pay $3.95 / month for 600MB webspace and 10GB per month transfer limit via DixieSys. I love them.

nik

woah. how'd you manage that? that's better than the july 2 for 1 special.. i only get 400MB/6GB transfers per month for $39.50 (paid yearly) .. well, it's not like im going to use it up... i'll probably use up under 1 percent of my transfer limit this month.. what a waste..

back on subject UDT89, i think the medium site plan with 7.5GB transfers is plenty (is the video content portion going to be a main feature with alot of traffic?).. and if you ever need more storage, it's that one-time $20 for 200MB..

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

You can upgrade your service for a one-time fee. +200MB for $20 fee. I got two of them. Then, for $2/GB, you can upgrade your transfer limits. And... apparently... I'm still paying $3.95

nik

 

[RossMAN]

If you ask nicely Dixiesys is willing to work with ya on a customized plan.

I second what dakata24 suggested, that's how Adul found the perfect webhosting company for her website.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

*** OFFICIAL ***

Got official confirmation that my bill every month is still only going to be $3.95 for 400MB of space and 10GB transfer

*** CONFIRMED ***

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
*** OFFICIAL ***

Got official confirmation that my bill every month is still only going to be $3.95 for 400MB of space and 10GB transfer

*** CONFIRMED ***

thing is though, i never use more than 3gb / 200mb

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
*** OFFICIAL ***

Got official confirmation that my bill every month is still only going to be $3.95 for 400MB of space and 10GB transfer

*** CONFIRMED ***

thing is though, i never use more than 3gb / 200mb

That includes your forums?

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
*** OFFICIAL ***

Got official confirmation that my bill every month is still only going to be $3.95 for 400MB of space and 10GB transfer

*** CONFIRMED ***

thing is though, i never use more than 3gb / 200mb

That includes your forums?

yep, the forums run about 2 gigs a month, with gzip compression turned on

 

[Rallispec]

php is really easy on the bandwidth, and since people are pretty good about not going overboard on avatars and sigs and pictures and stuff.. it all helps.

 

[ElFenix]

i need to set my dixiesys account back up... i was on the server that got taken down... really i only used it for pics. which my pair account could handle if i could remember what my password is...

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i need to set my dixiesys account back up... i was on the server that got taken down... really i only used it for pics. which my pair account could handle if i could remember what my password is...

how long ago did it get taken down ? do you mean server 5?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i need to set my dixiesys account back up... i was on the server that got taken down... really i only used it for pics. which my pair account could handle if i could remember what my password is...

how long ago did it get taken down ? do you mean server 5?

like 3 weeks ago i think.

 

[dakata24]

n/m

 

[hamburglar]

dixie sys is a very good hosting company. Wonder if they are going to have another sale.

 

[Maverick2002]

I haven't read this thread (no time/patience) but HERE is the company that hosts our website. They basically use unmanaged RackShack servers and provide their own 24/7 tech support. They have flexible plans too and I'm sure you can get a plan custom configured if you know who to talk to. Email me if you're interested.