Web Hosting...
Monday, August 6, 2001 by Hell Dragon | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hiya people...
I'm decided I want to upgrade my webspace over the next couple of months and get myself a real web hosting account.
Besides increasing my webspace and bandwidth, I want to play around with PHP, MySQL, CGI etc...
I have done a load of research lately and have come up with these 2 web hosting companies:
- HostRocket.com (US Company) http://www.hostrocket.com
- NetWeaver.com (UK Company) http://www.netweaver.com
Both offer really great deals... although HostRocket looks to offer the most, all for only $9.95 a month... however I AM based in the UK and not the US, although most of my traffic of US origin.
Basically has anyone out there heard anything about either of these 2 companies, past experiences, good or bad?
I would greatful for any opinons you have of them, or maybe know of another one that I should try?
Thanks in advance.
I'm decided I want to upgrade my webspace over the next couple of months and get myself a real web hosting account.
Besides increasing my webspace and bandwidth, I want to play around with PHP, MySQL, CGI etc...
I have done a load of research lately and have come up with these 2 web hosting companies:
- HostRocket.com (US Company) http://www.hostrocket.com
- NetWeaver.com (UK Company) http://www.netweaver.com
Both offer really great deals... although HostRocket looks to offer the most, all for only $9.95 a month... however I AM based in the UK and not the US, although most of my traffic of US origin.
Basically has anyone out there heard anything about either of these 2 companies, past experiences, good or bad?
I would greatful for any opinons you have of them, or maybe know of another one that I should try?
Thanks in advance.
ess-vid
Reply #3 Monday, August 6, 2001 11:04 AM
Reply #3 Monday, August 6, 2001 11:04 AM
Reading documentation is your friend. "$9.95 a month" is if you buy in 2 year blocks ($238.80, in other words).
Look for good server setups. I personally am hosted on Zeus 3 on a Sparc box, which is quite nice. Ask them how they handle upgrade requests, things like that. Don't look for a host based on how much they cost, do it based on the quality of their services.
Look for good server setups. I personally am hosted on Zeus 3 on a Sparc box, which is quite nice. Ask them how they handle upgrade requests, things like that. Don't look for a host based on how much they cost, do it based on the quality of their services.
Hell Dragon
Reply #4 Monday, August 6, 2001 1:10 PM
Reply #4 Monday, August 6, 2001 1:10 PM
yeah... I did see that ess-vid, thanks
I plan on finding a good host and using them from now on, so if I find a really nice one there really shouldn't be any reason to change.
Now that I think about it, I will most likely buy in 1 year blocks though so I guess it comes out at $11.95 per month which is still excellent for what you get.
They host on Linux 6.22 (1.8Ghz 2GB RAM minimum) servers with excellent support and features. To be honest I can't find a single thing wrong with them apart from the fact they are in the US, and I'm in the UK.
If anyone knows of a Web hosting service that can beat their price or features I'd love to hear about it, before I make my final choice,
Thanks
I plan on finding a good host and using them from now on, so if I find a really nice one there really shouldn't be any reason to change.
Now that I think about it, I will most likely buy in 1 year blocks though so I guess it comes out at $11.95 per month which is still excellent for what you get.
They host on Linux 6.22 (1.8Ghz 2GB RAM minimum) servers with excellent support and features. To be honest I can't find a single thing wrong with them apart from the fact they are in the US, and I'm in the UK.
If anyone knows of a Web hosting service that can beat their price or features I'd love to hear about it, before I make my final choice,
Thanks
craeonics
Reply #5 Monday, August 6, 2001 3:37 PM
Reply #5 Monday, August 6, 2001 3:37 PM
They both look pretty good, but HostRocket took forever to load, which might be an omen...
Hell Dragon
Reply #6 Friday, August 10, 2001 7:15 PM
Reply #6 Friday, August 10, 2001 7:15 PM
hmm... I have also found: CWIHosting http://www.cwihosting.com/ which seems to offer some a pretty nice deal for $15/month.
Has anyone heard anything about them?
By the way, I'm basically looking for some PHP/MySQL Linux hosting with over 100MB webspace and over 10GB bandwidth/month, with a price under $15/month, also reliablity and support are also fairly important.
Which hosts do you guys out there use that have PHP based sites?
Thanks.
Has anyone heard anything about them?
By the way, I'm basically looking for some PHP/MySQL Linux hosting with over 100MB webspace and over 10GB bandwidth/month, with a price under $15/month, also reliablity and support are also fairly important.
Which hosts do you guys out there use that have PHP based sites?
Thanks.
Lena
Reply #7 Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:20 AM
Reply #7 Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:20 AM
im fairly at all this...but my web host is http://100megswebhosting.com/
1000 megs for 20 bucks a month..its real reliable and i have never had a problem with it. its only six gigs bandwidth but u can add more to ur liking..
1000 megs for 20 bucks a month..its real reliable and i have never had a problem with it. its only six gigs bandwidth but u can add more to ur liking..
Deft
Reply #8 Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:56 AM
Reply #8 Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:56 AM
in the UK? You could try out http://gnxonline.com/ for me 
Unlimited bandwidth, php, mySQL and 200 megs disk for £4 a month.
Unlimited bandwidth, php, mySQL and 200 megs disk for £4 a month.
Hell Dragon
Reply #9 Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:31 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:31 PM
Sorry Deft, I did a bit of research on gnxonline.com and it looks like they are a little 'risky' to say the least, A search on the web and on groups.google.com showed up various users who have been totally ripped off and never refunded... so I think I'll give them a miss but thanks for mentioning them, they did seem good at first.
I have also recently found Aletia Hosting http://www.aletiahosting.com/ who seem to have a VERY good reputation and great hosting plans starting at $9.95/mo for some very impressive features.
So at the moment it's between HostRocket.com and Aletiahosting.com I think, both look really great...
I'll keep you guys posted, after all I'm sure there are quite a few of you on here who may be wanting to upgrade to some professional PHP web hosting in the future, and I'm just doing some of your early ground-work...
but thanks for mentioning them, they did seem good at first.I have also recently found Aletia Hosting http://www.aletiahosting.com/ who seem to have a VERY good reputation and great hosting plans starting at $9.95/mo for some very impressive features.
So at the moment it's between HostRocket.com and Aletiahosting.com I think, both look really great...
I'll keep you guys posted, after all I'm sure there are quite a few of you on here who may be wanting to upgrade to some professional PHP web hosting in the future, and I'm just doing some of your early ground-work...
jumbles
Reply #10 Sunday, August 12, 2001 3:35 AM
Reply #10 Sunday, August 12, 2001 3:35 AM
http://phpwebhosting.com/
Never had a problem, sub domains, extra MySQL databases if required, $9.95 per month;)
Never had a problem, sub domains, extra MySQL databases if required, $9.95 per month;)
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Reply #1 Monday, August 6, 2001 9:40 AM
cheap uk hosting that i use for my sites, very reliable