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Need a new shared host with php
I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at least tries to keep it relatively current. Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience with them?
Thanks...
On May 10, 2:49 pm, n @ridersite.org (Al) wrote: > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at least tries to keep it relatively current. > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience with them?
> Thanks...
I have been using Host Monster for about 8 months and have been pleasantly surprised. They're cheap, offer phone support and will give you SSH access, but you have to fax them your driver's license I believe (I haven't needed it for my sites). You can also set up multiple domains in the shared space. I'm spoiled by having my own server to work off of at my job so the
speeds are slower on the shared environment, but that's to be
expected.
You can also install ROR, Joomla and a bunch of other things through
one of their wizards, which was really easy.
I've used probably 4-5 ISPs in the last 8 years and I've found HM to
be the best bang for the buck. Hope that helps.
D.
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Al wrote: > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at > least tries to keep it relatively current. > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience
> with them?
> Thanks...
Check out http://www.webhostingtalk.com for both discussions and searching on any possible hosts before signing up. If you can stretch your budget a bit more, go for a VPS. Shared hosting
is a real pain when other users write poor code that hog the server. I
use ServInt and would recommend them.
Edward
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Edward Kay wrote: > Al wrote: >> I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at >> least tries to keep it relatively current. >> Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
>> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience
>> with them?
>> Thanks...
I use host monster for last year and never had a problem with them. Have one account with 8 domains/web sites. None has big traffic. Though, one of web sites is my personal site with Gallery2 installed. When uploading chunk of 10 or 20 images (king size) after is DONE I would get a message that I'm using processor more then I could and it will keep me out for couple minutes before I can continue. Though, my web site is still up, just I can't do anything. And, every time whole process was finished without interruption or with error. Strange thing (never had similar before) but it doesn't bother me a lot. Agree with Edward, VPS is better solution - if possible.
I used pair.com for a while. Pricey but VERY GOOD.
-afan
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Al wrote: > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at > least tries to keep it relatively current. > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience
> with them?
> Thanks...
I've used http://phpwebhosting.com for several years, they're quite good, and for $10/month they offer what you're looking for. They're stuck on php 5.12, though. I know a guy who knows the guy behind http://dataslab.com. That seems
like a pretty darn good deal($20/month), though I've not really
researched the VPS market.
Matt
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Afan Pasalic wrote: > Edward Kay wrote: >> Al wrote: >>> I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who >>> at least tries to keep it relatively current. >>> Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
>>> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience
>>> with them?
>>> Thanks...
> I use host monster for last year and never had a problem with them.
> Have one account with 8 domains/web sites. None has big traffic.
> Though, one of web sites is my personal site with Gallery2 installed.
> When uploading chunk of 10 or 20 images (king size) after is DONE I
> would get a message that I'm using processor more then I could and it
> will keep me out for couple minutes before I can continue. Though, my
> web site is still up, just I can't do anything. And, every time whole
> process was finished without interruption or with error. Strange thing
> (never had similar before) but it doesn't bother me a lot.
> Agree with Edward, VPS is better solution - if possible.
> I used pair.com for a while. Pricey but VERY GOOD.
> -afan
You might want to look at Canadawebhosting.com. It's located in Vancuver and Toronto. If you pay in $US you get the advantage of the higher US dollar. It's an excellent service for VPS and stand-alone server access. I've used them for both over a period of about 4 years. --
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Al wrote: > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at > least tries to keep it relatively current. > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
I'll throw my plug in here for Pair Networks too. Sure, you can get cheaper, but they run a really tight ship there - great network, great servers, great support. Have been with them since 1996 (!!) and they've been brilliant all this time and I've now plans on leaving. They're about to roll-out PHP 5.2.2 across all of their servers too. And
if their 'usual' accounts are too expensive, they've just launched this:
http://www.pairlite.com
Which is only $10 / month and I'd wager perfect for what you need.
Cheers,
Rich
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http://www.corephp.co.uk
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On Thursday 10 May 2007, Richard Davey wrote: > Al wrote: > > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at > > least tries to keep it relatively current. > > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> I'll throw my plug in here for Pair Networks too. Sure, you can get
> cheaper, but they run a really tight ship there - great network, great
> servers, great support. Have been with them since 1996 (!!) and they've
> been brilliant all this time and I've now plans on leaving.
> They're about to roll-out PHP 5.2.2 across all of their servers too. And
> if their 'usual' accounts are too expensive, they've just launched this:
Where did you hear that? I'm a Pair customer of many many years myself, and I've been considering jumping ship because of their old PHP version (latest PHP 4, but still PHP 4). If they're going to be upgrading to a real PHP platform, that would kick ass. Now, if I could get APC without a dedicated box... :-)
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of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- Thomas
Jefferson
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Edward Kay wrote: > Check out http://www.webhostingtalk.com for both discussions and
> searching on any possible hosts before signing up.
> If you can stretch your budget a bit more, go for a VPS. Shared hosting
> is a real pain when other users write poor code that hog the server. I
> use ServInt and would recommend them.
I 2nd Servint, --
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Larry Garfield wrote: >> They're about to roll-out PHP 5.2.2 across all of their servers too. And >> if their 'usual' accounts are too expensive, they've just launched this: > Where did you hear that? I'm a Pair customer of many many years myself, and
> I've been considering jumping ship because of their old PHP version (latest
> PHP 4, but still PHP 4). If they're going to be upgrading to a real PHP
> platform, that would kick ass.
It's been possible to locally compile and run PHP 5 on shared Pair accounts since, well.. since PHP 5 was released. So you could always have done that. Or if that didn't appeal, they offer PHP 5 in CGI form which you can copy to your local cgi-bin and use. Again this has been around for years now. But re: your question, if you read the Insider newsletter they send out
(http://insider.pair.com) it tells you all about their new FreeBSD 6.2
roll-out plans, and the hundreds (if not thousands) of new enhancements
it'll bring to all servers, including PHP 5.2.2 (and 4.4.7 as CGI), new
MySQL upgrades, SVN, Perl updates, hundreds of new CPAN modules, etc.
Have a read, I think you'll like what you see. They estimate roll-out in
the next 2 to 4 weeks.
Cheers,
Rich
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http://www.corephp.co.uk
"Never trust a computer you can't throw out of a window"
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In news: 7A.43.20961.3AF44__BEGIN_MASK_n#9g02mG7!__...__END_MASK_i?a63jfAD$z__@pb1.pair.com - "Joker7" wrote :
Whoops just taken a look and reread your post most server only have PHP v4.4.3 sorry. Chris
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In news: 6C.8F.20961.72773__BEGIN_MASK_n#9g02mG7!__...__END_MASK_i?a63jfAD$z__@pb1.pair.com - Al wrote : >> I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who >> at least tries to keep it relatively current. >> Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
>> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience
>> with them?
>> Thanks...
Take a look at http://host.kick-butt.co.uk I feel this will cover all your needs. Chris
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On May 10, 3:49 pm, n @ridersite.org (Al) wrote: > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at least tries to keep it relatively current. > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience with them?
> Thanks...
I use Hostmonster and have been very pleased. Their support staff is very helpful and responds incredibly fast. I've never had to wait more than a few hours for a support ticket to be picked up and answered, and if you needed more urgent support, I'm sure the phone would be just as good. You'll have to ask specifically to be moved to a PHP 5 server,
though. I was put on PHP 4 at first, but they moved me over very
quickly once I asked.
If I had to make one complaint, though...they use the absolute WORST
cPanel theme in existence. I've ended up writing wrappers around the
things I use most often just so I don't have to look at it.
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I switched to bluehost.com sometime back because they did upgrade to php5 and my host of many years was dragging their feet. It is a shared server, though it has never caused connection problems that have affected me though I have gotten communications from them about things they are doing to speed up their service, implying that others may have had trouble. They seem conscientious about providing good service. They provide all kinds of functionality, including automatic installation of many open source souftware applications. I've never had a web host that provided such quick support. You can almost always get someone on the phone within a few minutes who actually knows something. It's quite inexpensive. On May 11, 6:06 am, Moot <use@mootsoft.com> wrote:
> On May 10, 3:49 pm, n @ridersite.org (Al) wrote: > > I'm looking for a shared host with an up-to-date php5, and one who at least tries to keep it relatively current.
> > Needs are modest. Just need good ftp access, cgi-bin, shell, etc.
> > Any suggestions. I'm looking at Host Monster, anyone have experience with them?
> > Thanks...
> I use Hostmonster and have been very pleased. Their support staff is
> very helpful and responds incredibly fast. I've never had to wait
> more than a few hours for a support ticket to be picked up and
> answered, and if you needed more urgent support, I'm sure the phone
> would be just as good.
> You'll have to ask specifically to be moved to a PHP 5 server,
> though. I was put on PHP 4 at first, but they moved me over very
> quickly once I asked.
> If I had to make one complaint, though...they use the absolute WORST
> cPanel theme in existence. I've ended up writing wrappers around the
> things I use most often just so I don't have to look at it.
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