Choosing host

Hello!
I've been searching the web and this forum for tips on good hosts. I've found bluehost .com and godaddy .com. And I like bluehost the most. But I don't really know about godaddy, beacuase it seems like I won't choose a hosting system for godaddy, only the domain.

What I would like to have is a host witch gives me the possiblity to add some domains (unlimited would be nice) to the same account, where I can use a lot of PHP/MySQL pages. I want to be able to use CMS made simple, and thinking about doing a directory too. The reason I'm telling that I want to use MySQL and PHP to maybe more than one page is that I've seen hosts witch only supports one MySQL database, and I would like to have the posibility to add lots of php sites with a MySQL database.

So to make a long story short, I would like a host that suports multiple domains and with few limits in the php/MySQL development.

Do you know of any, that you could recommend?

Thanks,
Kalle

 

If you have the $$ I'd strongly suggest going with a VPS right off the bat.
So far I'm happy with servint.com wasn't so happy with powervps.com but it might work for you.

 

Dreamhost.

 

Seemed nice, but a bit expensive.

Checked dreamhost, and it is unbelievable. The cheapest package has everything that I could ever dream of

But I have one question. There were no unique IP adresses for this package. What are they used for? Do I need unique IP adresses for making multiple sites at the same account, or what are they for?

Thanks,
Kalle

 

You can get separate and unique IP address for each domain hosted in one account in exchange of a small fee (less than $4 per month).

 

Ok. Isn't it possible to have multiple domains otherwise? And if it is possible, what is the other benefits of a unique IP?

Is there a way to undo stupid posts? I found the following at their own homepage:

Thanks,
Kalle

 

You can have multiple domains in one acc. But if you need a separate IP for your domain then you can pay for that.

If its a shared IP and its blacklisted due to spamming, then all accounts using the shared IP may have problems sending/receiving emails as filters may mark the emails as spam.

 

Ok, so if I understand it right, all the domains without a unique IP adress will stay under the same, shared, IP.

If anyone of the users of this IP abuses it and gets blacklisted, I will get blacklisted too. So if I instead buy one unique IP adress, I can have all my sites there, and no risk of getting blacklisted (if I don't do anything wrong myself ).

Another related question:
Is it possible to buy cheap domains at a domainselling page, and transfer them to this account? Do you know the prices for transfering, in that case?

Thanks,
Kalle

 

I dont know much about it. Though recently I bought one domain from a fellow DP member in namecheap and transfered it to my dreamhost account and within 48 hrs its started working. I just modified the nameservers and that's all. But it'll be better ask them to clear off your doubts.

 

Most hosting companies do provide you with unique IPs up to a point - after that all the rest of your domains will be on a shared IP.

As for domains - buy them where ever you feel comfortable and then just redirect them to your host by changing the DNS settings. I have domains from several different registrars - I just keep a spreadsheet of domain names, registrars and expiration dates to keep track of them.

 

If you have a shared IP and notice that the IP is blacklisted from one of the other domains usually you can report it to the provider and change IP but this is not a generic rule. It depends on how cooperative is your provider

 

You do get what you pay for

 

What is your budget that you would like to spend on hosting?

 

I read out there that the worst five hosting services are:

1. 1&1
2. GoDaddy
3. Hostgator
4. Dreamhost
5. Ipower

I have not tried any of them though

 

If you want a 'cheap' provider that has good uptime and support try the following.

http://www.pro-net-hosting.com/

I recently got rid of them simply because I did not need them anymore, service, uptime, support was always top notch.

 

yep i second that, if you can afford it i would definatly get a VPS. I too am also happy at ServInt.

 

I don't think kalle asks for VPS
I think he searches for something cheaper

but because we're talking about VPS i think VPSColo.com is also good (at least it was before 1 year that i moved my customer's site to dedicated)

 

Well, I want to spend 10$/month maximum.

 

You should be able to find a pretty good web host in that price range, what do you need in terms of space and bandwidth?

 

Kallie check these guys out. Good support and price is great.

http://123-web-host-reseller.com/