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Whats a decent web host?

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shikhan

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Hi guys,
I'm planning on getting a domain and some hosting for a personal site. For now, the site will mainly be a image gallery to document my trip to Japan (and retroactivly put up pictures of my other trips), although later I may want to do more. All i really care about is cost, support for php, mySQL, and at least 500 mb disk space [I have almost 100mb of pictures, after resizing, from my one month in china, and japan will be six months]. I'm kinda doing this last minute, so I'd like to get a place that has a reputation of being rather hassle free.

I'm trying to go for <$5/mon, and although I dont mind paying annually, I'd rather pay monthly since I'm not sure how much longer after return from Japan I will maintain this.

I've got some friends who got on the free deal with 1and1 but I've heard alot of bad things about the company. Can anyone give me reccomendations?

Thanks!
 
😉 Rossman awaits:

Can you afford 5/month? If so please wait for his advice

edit:nm you can afford 5/month. Still wait for some advice
 
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
YOU!
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Ah, but I wish i could. My roomates will be leaving for summer as well, which means we will cut electricity and cable for those three months. So no self-service for me 🙁
 
SonataWeb.net for $5.95/mo offers

» HOST 30 Domains
» Storage: 750 MB's
» Transfer: 15,000 MB's
» cPanel/WHM Access
» SonataWeb DNS Servers*
» 18 cPanel Themes - RVSkins & XController Included. Sim Skins Coming SOON!
» Fantastico Auto Installer
» 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
» 99.8% Uptime Guarantee

Plus you can host up to 29 other domains using your left over resources :thumbsup:
 
Plus you can host up to 29 other domains using your left over resources
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Im wondering what is the average amount of resourses you can use on a shared hosting plan. Liek the cpu and memory pecentage? Maybe an esimate that most host prob. use if your unsure about that.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
SonataWeb.net for $5.95/mo offers

» HOST 30 Domains
» Storage: 750 MB's
» Transfer: 15,000 MB's
» cPanel/WHM Access
» SonataWeb DNS Servers*
» 18 cPanel Themes - RVSkins & XController Included. Sim Skins Coming SOON!
» Fantastico Auto Installer
» 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
» 99.8% Uptime Guarantee

Plus you can host up to 29 other domains using your left over resources :thumbsup:
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Wow, thanks for the quick reply Ross! Is there a reason the deal doesn't show up on their main page though?

Also, has anyone heard anything about using netfirms.com to register a domain name? it seems to be the cheapest at 4.95/year.
 
Honestly I would check out Telnap it is run by an AT'er (DeviousTrap) & I can personally attest to his excellent uptime, cost, & EXCELLENT Customer service. Infact I started shared hosting with him, and liked him so much I went with a dedicated server through them for I-hacked.

Seriously.. Go with them.. I have been with a TON of other hosts.. Finally found one I like.
 
Originally posted by: Twista
Plus you can host up to 29 other domains using your left over resources
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Im wondering what is the average amount of resourses you can use on a shared hosting plan. Liek the cpu and memory pecentage? Maybe an esimate that most host prob. use if your unsure about that.
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The amount of actual server resources a person gets would usually be subjective to the amount he pays. Most server owners have charts of how many accounts they can sell of what package, and their cost of that package, so they can calculate proportionally how much you should be using. Also, most users on shared accounts use very neglible amounts of cpu power, so there is some flexibilty. Usually I will not bother a client even if they are over their technical percentage, unless they start affecting server performance.
 
I recommend Telnap.com

$24.95/year gets you...
300MB Web space
? 5,000MB Bandwidth
? NO Setup fee
? NO Hidden fee's
? One Domain
? 3 Sub domain's
? 10 Pop3 Email Accounts
? 5 mySQL Db's
? PHP, CGI/Perl support
? cPanel Control Panel
? Fantastico Autoinstaller
? 99.5% Uptime Guarantee
? 10 Day Money Back Guarantee

At 100K a picture, that'll host 3,000 pictures for about $2/mo. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: shikhan
Originally posted by: RossMAN
SonataWeb.net for $5.95/mo offers

» HOST 30 Domains
» Storage: 750 MB's
» Transfer: 15,000 MB's
» cPanel/WHM Access
» SonataWeb DNS Servers*
» 18 cPanel Themes - RVSkins & XController Included. Sim Skins Coming SOON!
» Fantastico Auto Installer
» 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
» 99.8% Uptime Guarantee

Plus you can host up to 29 other domains using your left over resources :thumbsup:
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Wow, thanks for the quick reply Ross! Is there a reason the deal doesn't show up on their main page though?

Also, has anyone heard anything about using netfirms.com to register a domain name? it seems to be the cheapest at 4.95/year.
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Yes it's an expired deal which SonataWeb is still honoring for a few more accounts.

A few others have recommended Telnap don't forget to take advantage of this offer, cheap cheap cheap 🙂

To register a domain I would highly recommend NameCheap.com which offers FREE WhoisGuard protection for the first year.
 
If you are still looking for a webhost you should check out HostPC.

They are offering a 2/1 (double quota) special on their plans right now.

Their $4.99 plan features:

Perfect for Small Businesses
All our standard account features with:

* No Setup Fees
* 800MB Disk Space
* 12000MB data transfer/month
* 50 POP3/IMAP Mail Accounts
* 10 add on Domains

Remember those numbers are doubled until March 31st.

All accounts feature:
* 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
* DirectAdmin Control Panel
* No set limit Subdomains
* Apache Web Server
* Server Side Includes (SSI)
* Frontpage 2002 Extensions
* Personal CGI-BIN for each domain
* Htaccess capable
* Exim Mail Server
* Mail Forwarding
* Mailing Lists
* POP3 + Webmail
* Spam Filters featuring SpamAssassin
* Installatron - Premade Scripts (no charge
* ProFTPD FTP Server
* Scripting Tools (Perl, Python, PHP4)
* Backup and Restore Manager
* Usage Reports
* Site Statistics
* File Manager
* File Upload
* MySQL Database
* Traffic Monitoring
* Webalizer statistics
* Nightly backups

Pretty well regarded too, and I personally haven't had a problem.
 
This might seem like a rather foolish question, but when the sites (namley HostPC and Telnap) mention x Add On Domains, does that mean the package includes registration of n domains, or it supports upto n domains, which you have to register yourself?

Edit: I'm pretty sure it means it can support upto n domains now, but if i'm wrong, let me know
 
Originally posted by: shikhan
This might seem like a rather foolish question, but when the sites (namley HostPC and Telnap) mention x Add On Domains, does that mean the package includes registration of n domains, or it supports upto n domains, which you have to register yourself?

Edit: I'm pretty sure it means it can support upto n domains now, but if i'm wrong, let me know
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You are correct. It does NOT include or have anything to do with domain registration.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: shikhan
Allright, looks like i'm going to go with Telnap. Thanks for all the help guys!
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Good choice, which package?
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I got the Kilobyte package. I'm surprised my account is allready up and running! Lots of fun to be had all around.
 
Originally posted by: shikhan
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: shikhan
Allright, looks like i'm going to go with Telnap. Thanks for all the help guys!
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Good choice, which package?
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I got the Kilobyte package. I'm surprised my account is allready up and running! Lots of fun to be had all around.
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You will love cPanel with Fantastico, it's a great combination.
 
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