Hosting For Dummies!

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    Hosting for Dummies!
    Written By: Oninuva​

    In this article I will teach you how to pick the best hosting plan that fits for you.​

    1. Have you ever seen those ads? "Unlimited Space! Unlimied Bandwith! 19.99 a month!" Do they sound too good to be true? If it does X it out now. Don't even think about getting it. If it don't sound too good to be true then... go burn your money.​

    Samples of these "money burners"​

    • 80 Gigs Storage! 100,000 GiG Bandwith! All for the low price of 5.00
    • Unlimited Everything! All for 19.99 a month!​
    2. Chose one with support. If you think you are gonna need it alot then pay for a host that has live support. If you know your way around and such then 24/7 Email support would be great.​


    3. Never Ever Register your Domain with your host. They usealy charge more and if anything goes wrong which I hope it does not they most likely keep the domain. So I suggest you register your domains at
    4. Research Research Research. Reseach the host first. Read some reviews or testimonials. These are important. Can save you alot of time bounceing from host to host.​

    5. Don't buy hosting at a forum. Do not buy hosting if they are at a forum or ebay. they are cheaper but are un-professional if they have to get to those means to sell hosting. If they arent that desperate a link would do.​

    6. If you are opening a forum or CMS or a site using a script look for a host that supports MySQL. If they don't don't even consider it. Mosts hosts support MySQL and PHP now so not much of a problem.​


    Enjoy this article and hope it helps! You can say thanks with a lil rep!​

    --Oninuva​

    This article is not to be re-distributed or re-posted with out my permission. Thanks​

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    oninuva, Aug 12, 2006 IP
  2. blacknight

    blacknight Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Point 3 is a gross generalisation. A lot of hosting companies are resellers of eNom etc., and offer better pricing than eNom
     
    blacknight, Aug 13, 2006 IP
  3. oninuva

    oninuva Peon

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    thanks :) love the article
     
    oninuva, Aug 14, 2006 IP
  4. Mystique

    Mystique Well-Known Member

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    #4
    This article is not acurate at all.

    I have 3 hosting services for less than $10 a month with over 20GB webspace (one with 86GB) and lots of bandwith running since more than a year or so with no problems or "burn out"

    Another of my domains is hosted in an unlimited plan for $25 a year since early this year and I have never got a message about exceeding traffic or webspace in there.

    On the other hand, I have 2 or 3 domains purchased below $8 USD a year with hosting included for the same period and renewable at the same low price, including my whois intact.

    In domains and hosting matters we cannot generalize :rolleyes:
     
    Mystique, Aug 14, 2006 IP
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    eXe Notable Member

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    Informative, but

    Not necessarily true, eBay is just another medium to reach out to potential buyers. Ideally hosting auctions on eBay must link to the host's official website.
     
    eXe, Aug 22, 2006 IP