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| Posted by drcphd, 09-29-2007, 07:59 AM |
| Hi!
I'm creating web sites for clients who generally want me to host them as well. They don't know much about the web, so I must provide them with the complete package.
I'm looking for a hosting plan which allows me to set up accounts for my customers on the fly, and host multiple domains. I'd rather not pay more than $50/month. My conditions are listed below.
Mediatemple's Gridserver is actually a perfect example (only $20/mo). The only disadvantage is that its located in the US, which leads to high latencies: my clients are located in northern Europe, and speed is one of their main concerns. (Is there a mediatemple equivalent in Europe?)
Must be managed: I don't want to be responsible for security and software updates.Located in Europe / low latenciesMultiple domains / accountsLinux based with PHP5 and MySQLAcceptable bandwidth and storage limit. (As a reference, Mediatemple's (gs) offers 100GB and 1 TB respectively.)
Can anyone recommend a hosting provider and/or a hosting plan?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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| Posted by Hosting Comments, 09-29-2007, 08:01 AM |
| You can opt for a reseller package which allows unlimited to addon domains.
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| Posted by bear, 09-29-2007, 08:35 AM |
| Moved to reseller hosting forum, since that's likely the best fit for your needs.
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| Posted by everity, 09-29-2007, 11:07 AM |
| There are lots of UK web hosts that would fit your needs. I'm guessing you don't need 100G / 1TB. If you were to choose a more realistic package, closer to what you actually need, you would find many options that are much better!
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| Posted by drcphd, 09-29-2007, 12:23 PM |
| Okay, let's say I redefine my storage/bandwidth needs.
Any specific plans you would recommend?
Heard of heartinternet.co.uk ? (They seem to offer unlimited storage and bandwidth)
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| Posted by Brian-de-vie, 09-29-2007, 12:35 PM |
| You should do a search at WHT for heartinternet and any other providers your 'looking at'
Theres no answers for you, but lots of comments to help you select.
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| Posted by everity, 09-29-2007, 01:05 PM |
| unlimited" is the exact opposite of what you need. The majority of sites use less than 1 Gig. In fact, many use less than 100 megs.
If you were to choose a plan with 100 gigs, you would probably be able to host 300 to 500 sites. If you really need to host that many sites, then you should have a dedicated server. Trying to use 100 gigs on a reseller plan is a recipe for disaster. Just because a host offers 100 gigs doesn't mean they can deliver it, and even if they can, you won't use it, so why take the risk? I'm thinking you are probably looking to host fewer than 50 sites starting out, so you should be looking for a plan of 10 gigs or less, at a reasonable price.
If you are concerned about growth, make sure the host has a good upgrade path, so you can upgrade quickly and easily when the time comes.
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| Posted by tb-hosting, 09-29-2007, 03:42 PM |
| Yes, a unlimited plan would be best for you. 50 dollar per month is a great limit and you should get good hosting with several companies when you pay that price.
Does it really need to be in Europe?
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| Posted by drcphd, 09-29-2007, 04:02 PM |
| Thanks for your reply.
You're right, I'll probably host less than 100 clients total (if I even reach that number, which I probably won't).
I'm more worried about bandwidth. How much traffic a month do you think the majority of sites generate?
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| Posted by Adam H, 09-29-2007, 04:30 PM |
| The average site won't generate more then 100mb of bandwidth, if that.
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| Posted by tb-hosting, 09-29-2007, 04:33 PM |
| That would be a very low resource useing site. I would guess 300 - 500 MB would be a healthy visited site.
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| Posted by 040Hosting, 09-29-2007, 05:29 PM |
| drcphd,
Probably (if you searched on WHT) you might have found other designers asking the exact same question, and probably you have seen my answer to them as well.
My only advise would be, make sure you can build a good relation/partnership with the hosting company you want to work with, if they make a mess of things your company name is going down the drain as well, customers will always remember you recommended, or did host their website, not the company you deal with.
That said, i am located in europe, and do not see any problem with hosting sites in the US (which might be cheaper) and when choosing a good location the latency is not that high either, even if it would be, for (most) websites this is not an issue you should be worried about at all.
Your budget should enable you to find a good host if you take a good look at your real bandwidth and diskspace needs. (unlimited hosts should be out of the question if you ask me!).
Hope you will find a host where you can build up a good partnership with.
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| Posted by drcphd, 09-29-2007, 06:04 PM |
| You're probably right. Maybe Mediatemple has an exceptionally high response time. I've visited lots of web sites hosted in the US which are very fast.
Thank you for your reply.
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| Posted by 040Hosting, 09-29-2007, 06:50 PM |
| Mediatemple is well known under the designers, at least thats what i did hear from several good friends.
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| Posted by drcphd, 09-29-2007, 07:03 PM |
| That's what I heard as well - and that's why I went for it..
No other complaints btw.
Thanks.
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| Posted by Siropel, 09-30-2007, 01:07 AM |
| You need a reseller account ...maybe small one...maybe a big one ...or several big ones.
I'm from Romanian and so far I have only worked with US hosting companies and it's not really a problem with the latency, (100-180ms is ok for me).
The real problems are when the servers are oversold and you experience poor performance and downtime ... so choose your hoster right
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| Posted by ldcdc, 09-30-2007, 01:15 AM |
| Just to make sure I read this right, are a MediaTemple customer now?
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| Posted by senphoenix, 10-03-2007, 01:12 AM |
| ResellerZoom is also not bad, they hv server in UK, I am using them for several months, so far so good
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