I have read hundreds of reviews and comparisons about hosting plans but all tells different story. I have my Video site powered by youtube videos. I want hosting plan which can give unlimited domains hosting, unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited databases. You can suggest other also. Thanks for ur suggestions in advance.
There is no such thing as unlimited. Everything is limited. The "unlimited" thing is just a marketing strategy of many web hosting providers. However, for a youtube videos site you should be fine with HostGator. It is a popular web host here on DP forum and many webmasters recommend it.
First of all, there is no such Unlimited thing. If someone is offering unlimited that dosnt mean you are going to use unlimited disk space. If someone build a dedicated server with 500 GB Disk Storage, and he offers unlimited shared hosting plan for 5$/Month, and he is paying 200$/Month, does he gonna allow you to use all server resources? IT IS THE FACT........ and, the further, no one gonna allow you to host such kind of video sharing website on a shared hosting platform. I will highly recommend you to go for a Budget VPS Server. Regards: Askforhost
totally agreed and +1 from mine side.Just read T&C of these websites in details .No one in this world is Unlimited/Infinite.Hostgator will limits you in inodes ,hostdime in ram resources.
Thanks for all ur replies, One more thing I want to ask is that my sites average monthly Bandwidth usage is 200 gb max, Disk usage is 40 - 50 gb max, users online at a time average is 250 and maximum users online at one time is 2500. Should I go for dedicated server? If yes then will u please suggest me best config for me and the cheapest hosting company for that config??
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2500 users online at a time downloading videos? I'd definitely say you're at the point of needing a dedicated server. As far as cheapest, that's just going to depend. What location are you looking for, for the server?
You have such a big traffic on your website, so definitely a Dedicated Box suites your needs. Dont go for cheap, you will nothing gonna get but the troubles. The Important thing is your Targeting audiences. If you are getting more traffic from Asia, you should Go for a Company that is offering Servers in UK or Canada or Singapore. Better to go for UK Server Companies. If you know Linux and can administarate your server by yourself, i will suggest you to go for eukhost If you want to go for a Managed Dedicated Box, i will highly recommend you to go for Hostdime, Their Network is rock solid and team is very expert and friendly. I have my USA and UK Servers hosted with them for my Hosting Business. Best of Luck.,,,,,,
Look for a minimum uptime of 99%. In fact, even 99% is actually too low - it really should be 99.5% or higher. The host should provide some sort of refund (eg prorated refund or discount) if it falls below that figure.
Dedicated servers have come down in price. You might be able to get by on a VPS but at this point if you continue to grow you will really need a Dedicated before you know it. I would suggest a company that offers affordable hosting packages instead of cheap or rock bottom low priced. You may experience too much down time if they are not reliable.
A quick word about these 'unlimited' providers that offer you service on their shared hosting servers for under $10 a month... first of all, its not really unlimited because they will take your site offline and send you warning messages that you need to upgrade if you start taking up too much resources. If you are lucky enough to not get taken offline, your visitors will experience decreased performance browsing your site, time outs, etc. I shutter to think about all the visitors I've lost as a result of using shared hosting until I "maxed it out" - best be conservative and get away from your shared hosting as you are going to end up having users turn away from your site if it loads slow. The internet is a place where people want instant gratification, they aren't on their 56k modems and they wont put up with a site that is slow, subconsciously. If you consciously notice your site is loading slow, then its already too late.
A quick word about these 'unlimited' providers that offer you service on their shared hosting servers for under $10 a month... first of all, its not really unlimited because they will take your site offline and send you warning messages that you need to upgrade if you start taking up too much resources. If you are lucky enough to not get taken offline, your visitors will experience decreased performance browsing your site, time outs, etc. I shutter to think about all the visitors I've lost as a result of using shared hosting until I "maxed it out" - best be conservative and get away from your shared hosting as you are going to end up having users turn away from your site if it loads slow. The internet is a place where people want instant gratification, they aren't on their 56k modems and they wont put up with a site that is slow, subconsciously. If you consciously notice your site is loading slow, then its already too late.
If many people use the videos then necessary to have dedicated server rather than a shared server. How much data do you have to be transferred?
There no such parameter as unlimited at hosting. At VPS\Cloud you always share server resources with other clients. The best solution is dedicated server. They cost not much, but you get 100% of its resources and full control over it.