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Nokia999
Nov 8th 2005, 6:20 am
I want to set up forum.
But first i have to take domain name.
then hosting
then licence of vB + advertising in niche.
But i haven't any idea why ppl prefer costly domain name registrars like $9 or $7.75 per domain name.Why they don't sign up with netfirms for $4.95.
What kind of hosting package is suitable for forum websites.Forums where nearly 500-1000 visitors are expected / day.
Thank You.
hnn
Nov 8th 2005, 6:57 am
I can say what people have said to me... You get what you pay for....
ServerUnion
Nov 8th 2005, 7:20 am
The difference between $4 and $9 isn't that much in the grand scheme of things, say with the other costs of running a site. Most really dont care how much it costs as long as they are a good registrar and are able to manage all thier domains in one spot.

You could easily spend $5 in one hour on advertising, and extra $5 a year is really nothing.
Nokia999
Nov 8th 2005, 8:05 am
I am not having any problem with netfirms.
Nokia999
Nov 8th 2005, 8:09 am
The difference between $4 and $9 isn't that much in the grand scheme of things, say with the other costs of running a site. Most really dont care how much it costs as long as they are a good registrar and are able to manage all thier domains in one spot.

You could easily spend $5 in one hour on advertising, and extra $5 a year is really nothing.

Absolutely Right.
I am not caring about $5.But i want to ask about the difference between Netfirms and other's services.
Which hosting plan should i consider?
Disk Space
Bandwidth etc.
If you know about any good forum host kindly recommend me.
Thank You.
Nokia999
Nov 9th 2005, 1:34 pm
I think you can host your website with any hosting company.There are not special forum hosting companies.
joeychgo
Nov 9th 2005, 1:43 pm
some hosts dont like to host forums
minstrel
Nov 9th 2005, 9:57 pm
And some won't host forums using certain software, or so I've heard...
joeychgo
Nov 10th 2005, 5:06 am
Thats true also.

You can see a list of some hosts and comments from Forum owners here: Rate Your Web Host (http://www.vbwebmaster.com/links/browselinks.php?c=2)
Nokia999
Nov 10th 2005, 1:25 pm
Do you have any idea how much disk space DP is occupying ? ....^^^^
digitalpoint
Nov 10th 2005, 1:29 pm
Do you have any idea how much disk space DP is occupying ? ....^^^^486.6 MB

Hmmmm... Database server is going to run out of disk space around 1.3B posts. :(
Nokia999
Nov 10th 2005, 1:35 pm
486.6 MB

Hmmmm... Database server is going to run out of disk space around 1.3B posts. :(

what only 486.6 MB ?? or kidding .. :rolleyes:
digitalpoint
Nov 10th 2005, 1:45 pm
what only 486.6 MB ?? or kidding .. :rolleyes:Nope, not kidding.
Nokia999
Nov 10th 2005, 3:48 pm
I wonder really?
Certainly you have written it twice.
New info for me that forums are not space savvy, they are bandwidth savvy.
digitalpoint
Nov 10th 2005, 4:08 pm
Well there's only so much you can do to cut down on the size of a database with 420,000+ posts. :) I could disable a post caching mechanism to save 50MB, but the 50MB of space is worth the extra speed for me.
minstrel
Nov 10th 2005, 6:21 pm
Do you have any idea how much disk space DP is occupying?
What does that mean and what prompted you to post it?
minstrel
Nov 10th 2005, 6:22 pm
New info for me that forums are not space savvy, they are bandwidth savvy.
I don't think "savvy" is the word you want there. Even when used correctly, it's a damned annoying word, but you're not using it correctly.
Nokia999
Nov 11th 2005, 8:03 am
I don't think "savvy" is the word you want there. Even when used correctly, it's a damned annoying word, but you're not using it correctly.

I think it should be "eater". again is it annoying word? ;)

New info for me that forums are not space EATER, they are bandwidth EATER. :D