05-31-2010, 02:05 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Website Hosting
Looking to tap into the CP braintrust on cheap, low-traffic web hosting.
Suggestions below!
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05-31-2010, 02:08 PM
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RANDOM USER TITLE CHANGE
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Calgary
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http://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-h...gca01a&ci=8971
150 GB Space | 1,500 GB Transfer
500 Email Accounts
25 MySQL Databases
12mos: C$7.00/mo Save 5%‡
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05-31-2010, 02:09 PM
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Had an idea!
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I use 1and1 now, and they're pretty good.
Depending on what kind of plan you want, their prices are decent enough.
And they have decent support. Had to call them a couple times and they were quick to help out.
http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Hos...inkOrigin=Home
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05-31-2010, 02:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ontario
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Bluehost.com works well for me
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05-31-2010, 02:14 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
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Can you FTP upload files or do you have to use their templates?
It's basically going to be a static page for pictures of my dad's carpentry work so that he can put a link to a portfolio of sorts on his business cards. Very low traffic and will only be updated like, once a year. But it may help add some authenticity and credibility as well as ease the minds of new clients.
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05-31-2010, 02:17 PM
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Had an idea!
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If he is doing it for clients I would suggest going with an actual hosting package.
The very low end packages are like $4/month.
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05-31-2010, 02:17 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
If he is doing it for clients I would suggest going with an actual hosting package.
The very low end packages are like $4/month.
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that's the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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05-31-2010, 02:30 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames0910
that's the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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The link in my post above takes you to the 1and1 packages.
Their 'beginner' site is free for 3 months, than $3.99/month after that.
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05-31-2010, 02:34 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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www.canadianwebhosting.com
Basic package starts at $3.95/mo.
Support FTP, WebDAV, HTTP File Uploads, PHP, MySQL, cPanel, mail, etc. etc.
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05-31-2010, 02:37 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MickMcGeough
www.canadianwebhosting.com
Basic package starts at $3.95/mo.
Support FTP, WebDAV, HTTP File Uploads, PHP, MySQL, cPanel, mail, etc. etc.
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500mb of storage is pretty chinsy for something you have to pay for 
basically a forced upgrade to their next level
Thanks for all the help so far guys, keep them coming. 1&1 is the clear winner so far. Although I suppose their is exchange rates in that as well.
Edit: iPage 3.50/month, free domain (as opposed to just one year with 1&1), unlimited/unlimited.
I think we have a winner? Anybody used them before?
Last edited by Flames0910; 05-31-2010 at 02:45 PM.
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05-31-2010, 03:25 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Behind the microphone
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I like HostGator.com. I've used them for 5+ years and never had a problem.
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05-31-2010, 03:31 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames0910
500mb of storage is pretty chinsy for something you have to pay for
basically a forced upgrade to their next level
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If 500MB isn't enough storage to store your dad's portfolio, you're doing it wrong. 
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05-31-2010, 03:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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I use Dreamhost, and they cost about $90 US per year. They give you a lot of storage space and bandwidth (even though you don't need it). They also have some cool "one click installs" so you can install things like Wordpress really easily.
I used to be on Doteasy but cancelled after repeated issues with their email servers. I was simply not receiving emails intermittently and nobody could figure out why. Even things that I would send to myself (test emails) would disappear into the ethos. Never had that problem on Dreamhost. I'd rather have my website down than have emails randomly disappear, although neither is desireable!
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05-31-2010, 03:50 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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hostgator is decent. I've been on dreamhost a number of times (you can usually find a coupon code to reduce the cost for a year by a lot).
I currently use Cirtex Hosting since Dreamhost (and 1and1 and previous hosts) gave me too many problems with email, being down for hours or even a day at a time. Not common on either I'm sure, but still.
Next time I move hosts I'm moving email over to Google for domains and not hosting email with a specific host again.
Just keep in mind that all the hosts that claim huge amounts of disk space and bandwidth for dollars a month are doing what's called overselling.. they oversell each server knowing full well that most clients will never use 1% of what they advertise.. but if you check their terms, they can (and will) boot you off if your site does become too resource intensive. Probably not an issue for your dad's site, but just something to keep in mind for those looking for cheap hosting, always know you're going to have to move if your site becomes popular and generates lots of traffic.
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05-31-2010, 09:35 PM
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First Line Centre
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Not a fan of 1and1, but that was a couple years ago. Godaddy seems to be pretty reliable.
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05-31-2010, 09:50 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Calgary
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I have used hostmonster.com for several of my clients and found it to be very reliable. They have a really nice control panel and live chat support 24 hours a day.
Like pretty much everyone else, they are on the $6 per month range.
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06-01-2010, 05:46 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by psicodude
I have used hostmonster.com for several of my clients and found it to be very reliable. They have a really nice control panel and live chat support 24 hours a day.
Like pretty much everyone else, they are on the $6 per month range.
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Hostmonster is not bad in terms of what it can support for the price. We host 2 of our sites on it at work and the only complaints is the cpanel is buggy and won't work from some of their log in pages in IE.
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