HELP! Website hosting problems.

[ThomasP]

I think they already have hosting >.>

[Pavan Dave]

I was doing a bit of research and 1and1.com is the cheapest. It is around 18$ per 6 months for a domain and some simple hosting. Go daddy with the coupon turned out to be $88 something. I suggest 1and1.

Pavan.

[NinJA999]

the only thing with 1&1 is that the only comments on their service that I've seen have been bad ones. That's why I chose duportonline, which has prices that are very close.

and yes, my grammar may make no sense. yes I can speak english. i am just tired

[Pavan Dave]

What is better? Microsoft hosting or Linux Hosting?

Pavan.

[ThomasP]

Originally Posted by Pavan

What is better? Microsoft hosting or Linux Hosting?

Pavan.

It depends on what you're hosting, if you're running .NET applications you'll want a Windows host*... for just about anything else you'd want a Linux host.


*Yes, I realize there are things like the Mono Project to run .NET applications on various platforms but they're always going to be 5 steps behind a Windows host.

[GRaduns340]

There are other advantages to Windows hosting, but some of them will cost you slightly more. For example, I am a big fan of remote desktop, which is provided by a lot of providers for a small fee on Windows-based hosting plans.

In general, though, if you want basic hosting for almost anything you want to do, Linux is cheap, easy, and probably your best bet.

[bwalsh]

Although I am sure you have plenty of options by now, some of my friends have been satisfied by www.oneandone.com

[bwalsh]

Oh yeah, so people have mentioned 1 and 1.

I'm just saying from personal experience, that's a good way to go if you're starting out.

[GRaduns340]

1 and 1 is cheap, but if you ever need service or any communication with them, good luck. Their phone support is one of the foreign tech centers, and I havent been very happy with their email service either.

[NinJA999]

Originally Posted by GRaduns340

1 and 1 is cheap, but if you ever need service or any communication with them, good luck. Their phone support is one of the foreign tech centers, and I havent been very happy with their email service either.

Exactly. That's why I love Duport Online. Their support is excellent. They reply extremely quickly and will actually work with you to solve problems.

[rdlevy1215]

I would Suggest Brinkster. They host our website (http://www.team1676.com/) and do a great job and have a few different options based on your needs. They also provide Windows Server or Red Hat Linux server based on your choice. Note: If you wish to run ASP .NET use Windows; if you plan to use PHP or anything else I suggest that you use Linux. It is a known and better web-server!

[pheadxdll]

I use 1and1 for our team site. I've seen the bad reviews and I've experienced problems but hey their cheap. Just to buy a domain is just $6/yo. Buying a shared server costs about $70/yo. That's why I stick with them. They're was this one time I was so pissed with them. My site was down for hours at a time. It would go up for a day and then would go back down. I called costumer support and it took almost an hour to talk to somebody and when I did they just gave me an ETA. For a couple of months now my site has been running smoothly and I'm starting to gradually like them again.

[GRaduns340]

I have a site hosted with Exabytes, too. I don't recommend them for the same reason. They don't have phone support at all, a fact which I was willling to accept at the time until I realized that their e-mail support was in Malaysia. I had to reply to one problem five times to get an answer that actually fit the question.