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Neowin's Top Hosts


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I've created this sticky thread for members to post their hosts that they use for their website. Clearly, we arent really looking here for the free hosts- geocities, lycos etc - rather the ones you pay for. We want to know about your good and bad expierences, how reliable they have been, how flexable on bandwidth, and overall feature wise. Do it in this format :

host name :

Notable Features :

Pros:

Problems:

Overall:

Link:

So - i'll start of for my website Zeebit :)

host name : OLM

Notable Features : PHP /Mysql, lots of free cgi scripts, PuTTY access, Password protect directories, FTP access

Pros: Excellent tech support- like 5 min replies - and useful ones at that, gives basic stats, Always fast and i've never had the website down - good VFM in general.

Problems: Only 1 FTP account on my setup, No PHPMyAdmin for DB stuff, Have a few probs everynow and again accessing the control panel - which is fairly limited if i'm honest- i'd prefer Cpanel - but for the price- its ok.

Overall: Mainly good- but a few downsides.

Link: http://www.olm.net

I will edit this thread to keep it clean and to the point :)

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I'd love to know which package you're on because I'm paying the same amount for 400MB storage and 10GB bandwidth with ASO...

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didn't realize that i didn't put who i'm with. anyway i signed up with Yahoo web hosting. it cost me 9 bucks a month.

200gb per month

5gb storage

200 email addresses

free domain

no set up fee(although after they upgraded i think there is $25 setup fee)

only thing i don't like is i can't use .htaccess for no hotlinking

but the sitebuilder is unmatched

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Host name:

Ecwhost

Notable Features:

PHP, MySQL, Perl, Apache (*nix), MyPHPadmin, cPanel, Rubyonrails, SSI, Cron, PostGre ..

Pros:

Cheap, good bandwidth allowance, good control panel, password protected directories, very nice and prompt service, they provided Ruby on Rails on a consensus basis,

Problems:

I had a little downtime some time ago .. Its running good since .. I guess they were upgrading Php that time ...

Overall:

I have had a very nice experience with them. And though I am having a free account (you wont get new free account now I think), they upgraded my account on their birthday.. I would recommend them to anyone ..

Location:

UK

Link:

http://www.ecwhost.com

Packages:

http://ecwhost.com/?Act=Packages

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http://www.xeeblo.net/

100% FREE

All that is required of you, is to make posts on their forum (remain active). At minimum 2 posts a week. And i only just make that!

cpanel and support for every kind of scripting you can dream of.

To get started, i believe it is only 5 posts to get your account!

Then head on over to their forums, sign up and get posting.

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host name : A Small Orange

Notable Features : Great low prices, impressive plans. Add reseller rights for only $5!!!

Pros: Good support - quick and useful responses! They accept paypal. Great prices and plans

Problems: Don't think they updated to the latest version of PHP and SQL, but this doesn't bother many.

Overall: Awesome prices and support!

Link:Website

:)

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host name : Roxr Hosting

Notable Features :

-200Mb Disk Space

-30Gb Bandwidth Per Month

-Unlimited FTP

-Cpanel + Fantastico

-10 MySQL Databases

-Email

-PHP, Perl, Cgi, etc

-FREE

Pros: Same as above.

Problems: Just a few posts per week...I dont post them and my site is still up so...

Overall: Great FREE host.

Link: http://forums.roxr.com

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Host name : Netfirms

Notable Features : Fast, Cheap, Canadian

Pros:

Netfirms advantage plan ($12.95/month CND) [What i have]

- 20GB Webstorage

- 750GB Bandwidth

- 1 free domain

- awesome control panel

- cheap

- 24/7 technical support

- $25 Adwords Coupon

Netfirms Plus plan ($6.95/month CND)

- super cheap

- 6 GB Storage

- 300 GB Bandwidth

- 24/7 Technical support

Netfirms Business Plan ($19.95/month CND)

- 40GB Bandwidth

- 1.5 TB Bandwidth (1500GB)

- 5 free domains

- 24/7 Technical Support

- $35 Adwords Coupon

Problems: None (So Far)

Overall: 9/10

Link: http://www.netfirms.ca/

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host name : Contrast Hosting

Notable Features : $5USD/month

10 GB/mo. of Transfer

500 MB of Disk Space

Unlimited Domains

Unlimited emails

MySQL, PHP, Perl, cPanel, etc.

Free Setup! Cancel Anytime...

Pros: easy to deal with, great tech support, and cPanel (I'm wondering how I managed w/ 1and1's clunky setup)

Problems: So far? None.

Overall: 10/10

Link: http://www.contrasthost.com

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Host name:

Orange Box Internet

Notable Features:

PHP, MySQL, Zend, Apache, cPanel

Unlimited: SQL Databases - FTP Accounts - Email Accounts

Pros:

Very quick esupport & friendly staff, reliable servers, simple packages.

Problems:

So far, the lack of SSL & static IP's on the order proccess, but can be added after by raising a ticket.

Overall:

Its my companies service so im not going to say much bad about us but i seriously believe we deliver a competative & more reliable service than some other companies.

Location:

UK

Link:

http://www.OrangeBoxInternet.co.uk

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ixwebhosting

PHP, MySQL, PHPMyAdmin, ASP, ColdFusion, PHPBB, WebChat, OsCommerce,

I have been using them for 2 years now and I have never seen a better, cheaper web host in my life. For 6.99 a month, I get 20 gigs of storage, 300 gigs of monthly bandwidth, 5 free domains, 200 free subdomains, 4000 free email addresses, full ftp access, 40 MySQL databases, dedicated ip addresses, live support chat, pre-installed cgi scripts... and a lot more that im to tired to type in

Cons: none, so far :blink:

Link: http://www.ixwebhosting.com

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Just another (Y) for A Small Orange. Great prices, great plans, flexible upgrades, very prompt tech support, Very friendly tech support, and Tim is just the man :yes: :)

Been there for 2 years now...can't imagine ever going anywhere else. I may just get there life time plan :yes:

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I've created this sticky thread for members to post their hosts that they use for their website. Clearly, we arent really looking here for the free hosts- geocities, lycos etc - rather the ones you pay for. We want to know about your good and bad expierences, how reliable they have been, how flexable on bandwidth, and overall feature wise. Do it in this format :

host name :

Notable Features :

Pros:

Problems:

Overall:

Link:

So - i'll start of for my website Zeebit :)

host name : OLM

Notable Features : PHP /Mysql, lots of free cgi scripts, PuTTY access, Password protect directories, FTP access

Pros: Excellent tech support- like 5 min replies - and useful ones at that, gives basic stats, Always fast and i've never had the website down - good VFM in general.

Problems: Only 1 FTP account on my setup, No PHPMyAdmin for DB stuff, Have a few probs everynow and again accessing the control panel - which is fairly limited if i'm honest- i'd prefer Cpanel - but for the price- its ok.

Overall: Mainly good- but a few downsides.

Link: http://www.olm.net

I will edit this thread to keep it clean and to the point :)

I know this has already been posted bu they updated their plans and server.

Host name : Xeeblo

Notable Features : Great plans for few posts. From 5gb to 100gb bandwitdh and a lot of space mysql, many cpanel themes, Fantastico and all the others.

Pros : Very good support, provides a lot of extras and no ads or anything

Cons : It's rare but it may happen once a month, mysql get's some errors. They have a lot of chinese members which is quite annoying..

Overall : Extremely good, if they fix the mysql bug that occurs sometimes they are top.

Link : www.xeeblo.net

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Just another (Y) for A Small Orange. Great prices, great plans, flexible upgrades, very prompt tech support, Very friendly tech support, and Tim is just the man :yes: :)

Been there for 2 years now...can't imagine ever going anywhere else. I may just get there life time plan :yes:

I would second that. :)

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Host Name : Solinweb.net

Notable Features : Linux/ Unix hosting, cPanel with fantastico

Pros: Cheap plans (probably India's cheapest)

Problems: Nothing yet.

Overall: Good hosting service with existance of around 2 + years.

Link: www.solinweb.net

My URL: www.siddharth.be

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IMO The best free host is: http://xthar.be. They have awesome free plans :D

Very funny, but not the right place for this.

host name: ace-host.net

Notable Features: heaps of options, lots of space on the low end plan (5GB) lots of transfers (100,000GB)

Pros: full support of scripting, cpanel, ftp accts, VERY cheap $143 for 3 years. Domain included.

Problems: Had some trouble logging into my account once. Problem solved on the spot. No longer support live chat help.

Overall: I've loved it so far

Link: http://www.ace-host.net/

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Host Name: Servage

Link:http://www.servage.net/page/hosting_features/

Price: $7.50 /month

Not. Features:

- 75000 MB. Web Space

- 600 GB Transfer

- Powerfull Clustered Servers

(Intel DUAL XEON Processors, SCSI Hard Drives, 12 GB Ram etc.)

- 24/7 Expert Helpdesk

- Major Bandwidth Providers

- 24/7 Server Monitoring

- 99.98% Server Uptime

- Linux Operating System

- Secure Server (SSL) Included

- Host up to 25 domains!

- Free Whois Privacy (Optional)

Web features

- Unlimited FTP Accounts

- FTP Access

- 1000 MySQL Databases (v4 & v5)

- FTPS (Encrypted FTP)

- PHP v4.4.1 & PHP v5.1.1

- GD Support

- Shockwave & Flash

- Microsoft Frontpage Support

- Custom Error Pages

- WAP Enabled

- XML Support

- Mod_Rewrite Enabled

- EXIF Support

- CGI/Perl

- SSI Support

- Python Support

- Private CGI-BIN

- ionCube Loader

- Zend Optimizer

- Run Zend Encoded Scripts

- Optional Hotlink Protection

- CURL Enabled

- PHPMyAdmin

- Webbuilder Software Included

- ImageMagick Support

- Netpbm Support

Additional Features (included)

- Web Based Administration Panel

- Full DNS Management

- 1 New Domain Included (or transfer)

- Multiple Domain Hosting

- Unlimited Subdomains

- Own Cronjobs

- Online Web Statistics

- Online Filemanager

Pros:

- Unlimited FTP Accounts

- 1000 MySQL Databases (v4 & v5)

- PHP v4.4.1 & PHP v5.1.1

- PHPMyAdmin

- CGI/Perl

Cons: Control Panel needs work

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