Hosting

[Cannonfodder]

Can anyone recommend a hosting service which is

 

1. dirt cheap

2. but reliable

3. is linux

4. has ftp/email/web/cgi scripting/support php

5. has an interface like cpanel or something similar for web management

 

For a low low cost per year?

 

Thanks!

[jgutty]

They are not linux, but php support is there, and once you get it through their heads that you don't want frontpage, they help with cgi. Unlimited bandwidth and 500 mb disc space is nice too. www.readyhosting .com

 

whoops! $99 per year includes domain registration fee.

Edited December 23, 2003 by jgutty

[fuzzylizard]

They don't have the cpanel, but they have everything else:

 

ftp, smtp

php

cgi using perl and python

coldfusion mx

asp

linux

mysql

very low price - $7.00/month or $9.00/month

 

http://f2o.org

[roland]

You should have a look there

 

http://www.digitaldaemon.com/index0.html

 

. based in New Jerey,

. FreeBSD,

. very reliable,

. cheap

. very small and .. very friendly

 

 

* Web Hosting (HTTP)

* Email (SMTP/POP3)

* News (NNTP)

* File Transfer (FTP)

* CVS

 

[EDIT]

for php and else I don't know but must be. Else may be you just have to ask (The boss is ManiaC++ if you have heard of him)

[EDIT2]

hum I've didn't been there for a long time and there is some funny link to smartsoft.cc. Better go to smartsoft.us instead .. :unsure:

 

 

roland

Edited December 23, 2003 by roland

[youngmug]

It might not run on Linux, but the servers are FreeBSD - not too bad. I know that there is PHP and MySQL support.

 

http://www.phdcomputing.net/ <- Where I am currently working.

 

The prices are not too bad, depending on the size of the space and what you want.

[scoopy]

I did not find any rate sheets at these two mentioned sites:

http://www.digitaldaemon.com/index0.html

and

http://www.phdcomputing.net/

 

Now fuzzy's suggested f20.org looked promising. I see they even offer a free account (with the option to pay for addons of course). Is this where fuzzylizard.com is hosted? Also, I couldn't find a mention if they are running Linux or whatever. Either way, looks like a good place to experiment with a site idea and if it grows... you would be able to add on the needed services.

[Cannonfodder]

Thanks for the suggestoins... I'll be checking these out. I really need the reliability as I transfer my work to and from home via ftp. Since I'm programming in a windows environment, complete with IIS (gag!) I just need a simple ftp. But I also want email and reliable email. If I end up moving to a different city, I don't want to have to have all my contacts and web memberships under my local email (roadrunner). Big help guys!

[Darkelve]

Now that we are on the topic of hosting anyway, I would like to find a service similar to brinkster, that is:

 

free, a decent amount of HD (at least 10MB), serverside scripting (preferably asp, php possible too) and a database with connection (dns-less). And a decent data transfer rate as well, since I do not want the site to drop offline after just ten visits (cfr. Brinkster).

 

FTP would be nice too, but is not essential.

 

Idea is to set up a small website with information, plus a back-end database which will

capture data from online forms (e.g. questionnaires, registration, ...)

 

So far Brinkster is the only one I could find, but it's not really that impressive.

 

 

Darkelve

[Steve Scrimpshire]

Cannonfodder: http://kingshosting.com

[Cannonfodder]

Steve, hows the reliability? 101hosting, which I use now, has a problem every week and is always down and doesn't answer its mail.

[Steve Scrimpshire]

I've been using them for about a year now and haven't had any trouble. They always answer my emails, too, when I have questions. If I remember correctly, they are using Redhat (I don't remember the version). Also, you may read instructions about ssh on the site, but they don't have ssh enabled by default, since they've had problems with abuse before. They will give you ssh access to your site for 24 hours whenever you need it if you email them.

[Cannonfodder]

Went with Steve's host site ... lets see how they do :)

[scoopy]

Hee-Hee,

 

I was about to do the same myself. :D

 

Found out that f20.org picks and choose those freebies and they closed that option down recently.

[illogic-al]

oooh. kingshosting looks nice. i'll look at it even harder after i leave school :)

[Cannonfodder]

So far this is not good. I did the registration last night and could immediately get into the ftp site. But never received an email and this morning can't get to the ftp site. They have not responded to my email from this morning.. Don't know if the registration process failed or what?