Reliable Web Host

Solecismic · 04-16-2009, 12:50 PM

I was wondering if any of the web gurus out there had a recommendation for a reliable web host.

My current host, Hostway, has experienced some sort of DoS attack over the last three days. The server where Solecismic.com is located has been unreachable, and I'm not certain Hostway has the technical expertise to fight off this attack.

Nor am I sure they care. Most of their servers are unaffected, but I guess they have so much business that they won't move customers being hit by this to other servers.

I've been paying $30 a month, which seems about right in this day and age for something where reliability is key, but not big enough to require a dedicated server.

Any thoughts?

DeToxRox · 04-16-2009, 12:50 PM

Wow if that doesn't scream new game I just don't know what does.

Sorry, someone had to.

gstelmack · 04-16-2009, 12:52 PM

Avoid EasyCGI at all costs. They are under new management and were a nightmare during the transition.

When I went through that, the following thread generated some good discussion:

Web Host with ASP/PHP/MySQL w/ external access? - Front Office Football Central

I am currently with LiquidWeb, which has been pretty good. I know Ben has been happy with his host, and there are some other good suggestions in that thread.

Dr. Sak · 04-16-2009, 12:53 PM

Jim...I use DreamHost and haven't had any issues for the 5 years I have used them.

Solecismic · 04-16-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Wow if that doesn't scream new game I just don't know what does.

Sorry, someone had to.

What it screams is a very pissed off company owner who is losing sales right around the NFL draft simply because his web host is uninterested in fixing a serious problem.

lordscarlet · 04-16-2009, 01:34 PM

Dreamhost has been very good for me as well. Do your due diligence, as they have had issues in the past and plenty of people hate them, but it's hard to get a better bang for your buck, and I've never had problems.

DanGarion · 04-16-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Jim...I use DreamHost and haven't had any issues for the 5 years I have used them.

Has it been that long since I referred you guys to them? Wow.

+1 on Dreamhost, but you'll hear probably 15 different suggestions.

flere-imsaho · 04-16-2009, 01:52 PM

I've also heard good things from others about Dreamhost. Personally, I've had a good experience with hostgator.com.

chinaski · 04-16-2009, 02:21 PM

pair Networks - World Class Web Hosting is amazing as well. Very well rounded and a dream for php/ruby/mysql programmers.

Ben E Lou · 04-16-2009, 02:43 PM

Down time at aplus.net has been very, very minimal. I've used them for 7 1/2 years or so now. Plus they have 24/7 phone support, always staffed by native English-speakers.

marcmoustache2 · 04-16-2009, 03:48 PM

I use this lot - Compila.com Guaranteed quality web site hosting, website hosting from £1 permonth. FREE UK domain name they've been excellent for me, very affrordable prices.

Neuqua · 05-25-2010, 11:56 PM

Any good values out there in the Web Hosting world?

Oilers9911 · 05-26-2010, 12:23 AM

HostGator is excellent.

RainMaker · 05-26-2010, 12:30 AM

Servint has been the best I've used and I've used a lot of bad ones.

Router Help · 05-26-2010, 11:51 AM

Apisnetworks is great: Apis Networks - Engineered Hosting

Reliability is important, but $30/month is quite a bit for hosting a site like Solecismic.com. I use Linode and $30 would get you a very nice virtual server. Of course then you have the headache of maintaining a server

Linode - Xen VPS Hosting

edit: Just realized Jim's post was a month old, but those two hosts are still great for anyone else!

DanGarion · 05-26-2010, 12:24 PM

Lifehacker just did a poll on this.

Best Personal Web Host: DreamHost

2 year prepayment of service for $2.69 a month is a major deal.

I made a request to them via billing support to see if I can get this deal, wish me luck.

DanGarion · 05-26-2010, 12:35 PM

They didn't give me the special, but they did give me a $20 credit. And that my friends is why it's always good to ask.

Draft Dodger · 05-26-2010, 01:10 PM

I've used Bluehost for years. They've been mostly fine. thinking about looking around at other inexpensive options.

samifan24 · 05-26-2010, 02:00 PM

Another vote for Dreamhost here

04-16-2009, 12:52 PM	#3
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Avoid EasyCGI at all costs. They are under new management and were a nightmare during the transition. When I went through that, the following thread generated some good discussion: Web Host with ASP/PHP/MySQL w/ external access? - Front Office Football Central I am currently with LiquidWeb, which has been pretty good. I know Ben has been happy with his host, and there are some other good suggestions in that thread. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

04-16-2009, 01:34 PM	#6
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	Dreamhost has been very good for me as well. Do your due diligence, as they have had issues in the past and plenty of people hate them, but it's hard to get a better bang for your buck, and I've never had problems. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

04-16-2009, 02:21 PM	#9
chinaski College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon	pair Networks - World Class Web Hosting is amazing as well. Very well rounded and a dream for php/ruby/mysql programmers. __________________ CCFL - Buffalo Bills IHOF - Houston Mustangs GML - San Diego

04-16-2009, 02:43 PM	#10
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Down time at aplus.net has been very, very minimal. I've used them for 7 1/2 years or so now. Plus they have 24/7 phone support, always staffed by native English-speakers. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

05-25-2010, 11:56 PM	#12
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Any good values out there in the Web Hosting world? __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

04-16-2009, 12:50 PM	#2
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Wow if that doesn't scream new game I just don't know what does. Sorry, someone had to.

04-16-2009, 12:53 PM	#4
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Jim...I use DreamHost and haven't had any issues for the 5 years I have used them.

04-16-2009, 01:52 PM	#8
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I've also heard good things from others about Dreamhost. Personally, I've had a good experience with hostgator.com.

04-16-2009, 03:48 PM	#11
marcmoustache2 n00b Join Date: Mar 2009	I use this lot - Compila.com Guaranteed quality web site hosting, website hosting from £1 permonth. FREE UK domain name they've been excellent for me, very affrordable prices.

05-26-2010, 12:23 AM	#13
Oilers9911 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	HostGator is excellent.

05-26-2010, 12:30 AM	#14
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Servint has been the best I've used and I've used a lot of bad ones.

05-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#15
Router Help Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ferndale, MI now in Chicago, IL	Apisnetworks is great: Apis Networks - Engineered Hosting Reliability is important, but $30/month is quite a bit for hosting a site like Solecismic.com. I use Linode and $30 would get you a very nice virtual server. Of course then you have the headache of maintaining a server Linode - Xen VPS Hosting edit: Just realized Jim's post was a month old, but those two hosts are still great for anyone else! Last edited by Router Help : 05-26-2010 at 11:53 AM.

05-26-2010, 12:24 PM	#16
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Lifehacker just did a poll on this. Best Personal Web Host: DreamHost 2 year prepayment of service for $2.69 a month is a major deal. I made a request to them via billing support to see if I can get this deal, wish me luck. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 05-26-2010 at 12:24 PM.

05-26-2010, 12:35 PM	#17
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	They didn't give me the special, but they did give me a $20 credit. And that my friends is why it's always good to ask. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

05-26-2010, 01:10 PM	#18
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	I've used Bluehost for years. They've been mostly fine. thinking about looking around at other inexpensive options. __________________ Mile High Hockey

05-26-2010, 02:00 PM	#19
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Another vote for Dreamhost here __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

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