Web Host Needed with CPanel

[fukachu]

Hi everyone,

theunknown and I are in need of a new server.. our traffic has outgrown 100gb and with a new (decent as the current is a placeholder) site design and some bandwidth hungry projects in the pipeline we're trynig to find a server with high bandwidth. Unlimited would be prefered because we dont need to worry about it. however something with 500gb or more would be nice for the mean time.

What we need are:

MySQL (more then one but not necessarily unlimited)

PHP

CPanel (latest version preferred)

500gb + bandwidth

minimum 1gb storage space. we would prefer something around the 5gb area.

Subdomains - a few would be good, doesnt need to be unlimited

Domain (not needed but we are going to buy a new one anyway to change the name of the site)

Other features are not as important.

We are not hosting music or video files, infact many of our files are less than 1mb each.

Does anyone know where we can find the best deals on something like this. I have had trouble finding a decent host with cpanel and the bandwidth we require. Obviously we are looking at spending more than $9.95 :laugh: but we arent looking at spending more than $200USD per month if possible because there are some decent 300gb offers and we could always get a couple of those :p

Thanks!

[Fedorpheux]

if you talk to timdorr then maybe he can give you a customized plan (from ASmallOrange hosting)....otherwise, for less than $200 a month, you can get a low to middle class dedicated server....wouldn't be a fancy dual xeon rig or anything, but it would work.....

either way would theoretically work

[Nashy]

500GB Bandwidth, holy mother of.... :wacko:

[-ben]

host-dot.com, free and nice...

[Fedorpheux]

you think 500GB is a lot, take a look at this plan

Intel Pentium 4 ? 2.8Ghz

1024 Ram

80GB ATA 100 7200 RPM HD1200 GB Bandwidthb>

Starting a[[$129 monthly with $0 setup feeu>[/i]i>[/b]b>

i know i sound like a sales rep for servermatrix, but it honestly seems like maybe something like that would be appropriate for your needs...of course, you can customize it (and you have to add $20 a month for CPanel) but still it is significantly less than $200.....anyways, good luck in your search

[Nashy]

If you can't find anything, MSN me at nashy@thenashy.com and I'll have a chat to ya about my hosting.

[fukachu]

yeah 500gb isnt that much, can be eaten very quickly when hosting files. we have only a small portion of what we plan to have on te site and 100gb is clearly not enough for us once we expand.

thank you nashy depending how things go i might just do that

and fedorpheux i will check that out tonight (my work firewall blocks it) you have been great help :) !

Any other suggestions are appreciated. :) thank you all so far.

[Matt]

  -ben said:

host-dot.com, free and nice...

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did you even read his post? go with http://www.theplanet.com or http://www.servermatrix.com

[P!P]

500GB really isn't that much. I used to run a media site and could easily use 500GB a day without watching it.

[Gelob]

You my friend need a dedicated server.

Small orange is good :)

[trigger_my_passion]

I highly recommend http://www.midphase.com/index.shtml.

[Whidbey05]

  Gelob said:

You my friend need a dedicated server.

Small orange is good :)

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I have Small Orange, I love it.

[pto]

  trigger_my_passion said:

I highly recommend http://www.midphase.com/index.shtml.

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:omg:

[Fedorpheux]

  trigger_my_passion said:

I highly recommend http://www.midphase.com/index.shtml.

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i'd be very wary of sites like that.....sometimes they do actually provide what they say they will, or (as the case is all to often) it's all bulls*** and they flake out on you once they get your money...

i've personally experienced both of those to things....when it did work out, the hosting company just got bought out by another one months later and the plans totally changed and i got screwed over....

now, however, i am with ASmallOrange :cool:

[secretlyrobotic]

dathorn.com ... i love it.

[Eli]

Only a portion of what is to come? I love your skins and if you are going to be offering MORE then I'm just blown away. I hope to see your new site soon in the future.

[fukachu]

thanks cryptic :) some of the things we wish to add cannot be done without greater bandwidth.

now.. im also skeptical about those 9.99 unmetered plans and i would rather not bother with them.. how they can justify the cost is beyond me.

it looks like that plan for 1200gbs is what we will need to go with. I'm still unable to see full details of that plan until im home. we are not in a great rush to get it set up so hopefully some more suggestions can come our way.

can i please remind those of you kind enough to take the time to reply that we are needing a large amount of bandwidth.. 500gb is a minimum we will go for. A dedicated server might be the way to go.

[karma_police]

Some time ago I used EV1 servers.

http://www.ev1servers.net/english/index.asp

[theunknown]

well ive been looking around, and it seems the best way to go is with a dedicated server. Something that hasnt been mentioned is that preferable the SQL database is also dedicated on that same machine.

Ive been looking at the ServerMatrix offers. And i now have a pretty good idea of what we need and roughly how much it'll cost, the only issue would be price.

2.8 P4

80Gig HD

1Gig Mem

1500Gig Monthy B/W

100Mb Uplink

CPanel (Required)

Dedicated SQL Server (Preferable)

PHP (Required)

That setup with ServerMatrix will cost around 230USD p/m - But as fizical has said we really need to keep it below 200, so any suggestions (or offers) are welcome. We've spent a few hours looking but cant find much in the way of suitable deals.

Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice or help you guys can offer, its most appreciated.

-The Unknown

[Colin-uk Veteran]

i would suggest servermatrix or layeredtech.net :)

i dont think ASO are doing dedicated servers yet..

[Zebbyrocks]

Hey mate, at server matrix, why not go for this option:

https://www.servermatrix.com/solutions/ss28_server.html

Server: Super Server 2.8 GHz - Monthly Fee: $129.00

Primary HDD: 80GB Hard Drive

Secondary HDD: None

Drive Controller: IDE

RAM: 1024 MB RAM

Number of ips: 5 IP Addresses

Bandwidth: 1200 GB Bandwidth

Uplink Port Speed: 100 Mbps Uplink - Monthly Fee: $10.00

Web Analytics: Urchin 100 profiles

Database: None

Backup Service: None

Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 3 (recommended)

Server Management Plan: None

Control Panel: CPanel/WHM with Fantastico - Monthly Fee: $20.00

Firewall: None

VPS Software: None

Hostname:

Promotional Code:

Salesperson:

Special Requests or Comments:

Number of servers: 1

Monthly Charge: $159

its 300mb less bandy, but you said over 500gb, and 1200gb seems good enough, and its within your budget, that price includes cpanel and whm and a 100mbps upink rather than 10.

~Seb

[EDIT] That is there special offer atm btw [/EDIT]

Edited June 1, 2005 by Zebbyrocks

[theunknown]

it sounds good... but it includes no DB. Ive been looking around a little more, and everyone ive found charges a setup fee for dedicated servers. It's looking like ServerMatrix are extremely compedative and have a good reputation And although below 200 is preferable, im sure we'll pay a little extra if it means we get what we want from a reliable company.

-The Unknown

[toastyghost]

Is CPanel a must? We use these guys http://www.ipowerweb.com/products/dedicate...er/servers.html and PLESK is fairly easy to get used to. I was desperate for CPanel when we moved, but its rarely that I miss it now.

And although its only a 2.4 Celeron, it seems to handle stuff nicely. They only charge $49 for setup if you're planning to pay for 6 months in advance, and our MySQL DataBases are unlimited and on the same dedicated server. They've also not imposed bandwidth limits on us. Its pretty damn good for the price.

Just in case you can't see it because of work firewalls or something, I'll quote the package I mean:

  Quote

iPro 2.4 Intel Celeron GHz - $99/mo

Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz

Integrated GA-8LD533(-P) Micro-ATX motherboard

Excellent cooling design

1024 MB DDR 266 RAM Installed (2 x 512MB)

Up to 2GB of memory capacity

120 GB enhanced IDE harddisk (8ms or less access time)

RealTek 8101L 10/100 fast Ethernet port

Integrated 845GL Chipset with onboard video

Compatible with Windows 2000/XP, Linux or FreeBSD OS

I think that their non-dedicated packages come with CPanel, so I'm sure they'd be able to install it if you wanted it that desperately.

They've always been pretty helpful (if a little...robotic. See attachment.) when we've had queries before.

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Edited June 1, 2005 by toastyghost

[crimson]

I can offer you this for $59.95 a month. The machine you would be hosted on runs FreeBSD with cpanel.

700 GB Transfer per month

5 GB of storage

5 MySQL databases (same machine, or they can be hosted non locally if you wish)

25 E-mail Accounts

unlimited subdomains

unlimited email aliases

As far as domain registration, you can handle that part yourself.

If interested email me - ryan@digitalflare.com

[Zebbyrocks]

  theunknown said:

it sounds good... but it includes no DB. Ive been looking around a little more, and everyone ive found charges a setup fee for dedicated servers. It's looking like ServerMatrix are extremely compedative and have a good reputation And although below 200 is preferable, im sure we'll pay a little extra if it means we get what we want from a reliable company.

-The Unknown

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Hey mate, You should contact servermatrix, I'm pretty sure they would provide some sort of database software, mysql etc. Give them an e-mail and work out the details with them. You never know and you could save yourself the money.

~Seb

[Vidar]

www.needhosting.net - Give us a call/email and we can work something out.