Hi everybody, I just upgraded from a regular cheapo shared Dreamhost package to a Dreamhost Virtual Server package (PS and MySQL PS). To my dismay, I'm still not getting the performance I expected. My sites: Blog Site - (250 u/v per day) Shopping Comparison Site - (New, but has 100k products - takes way too long to do product searches - 5-10 seconds!) Several other smaller Blog-based sites What I Need: I need a hosting package that lets me host multiple domains and provides reliable, FAST database performance. My budget is $100/mo. I was thinking about getting a dedicated host, but I don't know that much about them or who provide the best value. Any suggestions? Thanks! Rick
I use hostgator and have a reseller account with them, they have been great and its only $25 a month. check the link in my sig for some more suggestions.
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Thanks guys for your suggestions - I am definitely leaning towards a dedicated server instead of a Virtual Private one, but I would love to see if anyone has any personal experience with them. From my research I have confirmed that Dreamhost has SLOW MySQL performance, even with the Private Server. I can't have this - any more suggestions!? Thanks!!! Rick
Check out liquidweb for dedicated. They start at 150/month. If you want to stay closer to your budget of around 100 a month look into the planet.
Honestly, you don't need a dedi. For the SQL problem, you could buy 2 VPS's, and store the SQL on one, and the rest on the other.
Thanks again guys for these suggestions! Peter, I'm interested in your suggestion about the 2 VPSs - what hosts do you recommend? And also, would it be suitable for a multiple domain situation? I need multiple MySQL databases for all of my sites. Let me know what you think! Rick
Well, you could even do it with a shared hosting for your files, and a VPS for the SQL, if it's that big. I don't recomend any VPS providers, but I've heard that LiquidWeb is good (but pricey).
Thanks Alexa - I wish I knew about that site before I signed up to Dreamhost! I've checked out a bunch and am leaning towards Lunarpages Dedicated I package. Seems to be pretty solid. Anybody out there have any experience with this host and/or other dedicated packages? - Rick