Date: 02/11/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, hosting

I had tried several web hosting providers before settling down. Recently I was checking to see if something better have come up. This post is a summarization of my quest to find the best value for features in web hosting providers.

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Date: 02/20/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: database, web, hosting

I'm trying to find a good webhost that supports InnoDB and allows adult content. I found oxxus.net, whose database hosting starts at $9.99 and includes InnoDB support. I'm wondering if anybody has had any bad experiences with them, or knows of somewhere I can read user reviews of them.

Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/173911.html

Date: 02/05/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: web, hosting, yahoo

i have an imac. i need to build a website that will allow people to view and "hopefully" buy my photography. (and i know nothing about starting a website) i was going to go through godaddy for hosting it. but i need to know what program i can use to build it. the only experience i've had with websites is the geocities on yahoo and i designed our website at work using homestead, but that only works on pcs. (and these were already set up for me, i just update them).

can any recommend what i should use? thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/169604.html

Date: 12/18/04 (Apache)    Keywords: hosting, apache

Hi everybody!

I've got two apache servers, each hosting off of :80. Both are behind a NAT router and I only have one IP address. :80 is forwarded to one server [www.vaxlan.net], and I'm trying to find a way to configure it such that it will pass requests to the other server [fade.vaxlan.net], which only has a private IP address.

I was thinking that mod_proxy might be the way to go, but I can't seem to find any clear solution. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/apache/15081.html

Date: 12/09/04 (Apache)    Keywords: php, web, hosting

We are using dynamic virtual hosting for a number of domains. The original request was to be able to go to http://somedomain.com/dav and update a webpage. This worked great. But now we would like to do this with dav over ssl. We don't want to buy an ssl certificate for every domain, so I would like to do a redirect from the virtual host to the ssl host. I can not do a Redirect /dav https://sslhost.com/davvhosts/%O as Redirect can not handle the %O.

So I would like to do a Rewrite on the ssl server based on the HTTP_REFERER variable, but I can't get it to work:



The Virtual host stuff:

  UseCanonicalName Off
  CustomLog logs/access_log vcommon
  VirtualDocumentRoot /web/vhosts/%0/htdocs
  VirtualScriptAlias /web/vhosts/%0/cgi-bin
  
    Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI Multiviews Includes
    AllowOverride All
  
  
    ForceType application/x-httpd-php
  
  Redirect /dav https://www.sightworks.net/davvhosts

RewriteEngine On
RewriteMap lowercase int:tolower
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} /dav/
RewriteRule ^http://(.*)/dav/ $1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/icons/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/cgi-bin/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/davvhosts/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/vhosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER}}/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/cgi-bin/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/vhosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER}}/cgi-bin/$1 [T=application/x-httpd-cgi]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/icons/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/cgi-bin/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/davhosts/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/hosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER}}/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/cgi-bin/

I also tried just setting a different variable and using it, but that did not work either:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteMap lowercase int:tolower
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} /dav/
RewriteRule ^http://(.*)/dav/ - [E=HTTP_REFERER_HOST:$1]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/icons/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/cgi-bin/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/davvhosts/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/vhosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER_HOST}}/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/cgi-bin/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/vhosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER_HOST}}/cgi-bin/$1 [T=application/x-httpd-cgi]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/icons/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/cgi-bin/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/davhosts/
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /www/hosts/${lowercase:%{HTTP_REFERER_HOST}}/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/cgi-bin/


In both cases it looks like the variable being set ends up blank.

Is what I want to do possible? If so, what am I doing wrong?



CANCEL THAT QUESTION! I figured out the answer:

  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteLog    /web/etc/httpd/logs/rewrite.log
  RewriteCond   %{REQUEST_URI}  ^/dav$  [OR]
  RewriteCond   %{REQUEST_URI}  ^/dav/
  RewriteCond   %{HTTP_HOST}    !^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$
  RewriteRule   ^/dav.*$                https://www.sslhost.net/davvhosts/%{HTTP_HOST}/      [R,L]

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/apache/14489.html

Date: 09/22/04 (PHP Development)    Keywords: php, web, hosting

So I am about to start on a project for a customer, and I would like to use PHPv5 for it. However my standard hosting provider (powweb) only uses php v4. Does anyone know if there is an inexpensive hosting company that supports v5 of php? As well as generally has good service.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/php_dev/48460.html

Date: 08/27/04 (PHP Development)    Keywords: php, java, hosting

Hey guys, just wondering if any of you recommend any particular co-lo providers.

Looking at hosting one box (maybe 2 in the future). At the moment I haven't talked to the customer enough to find how much traffic we're looking at, but somewhere between 50-100 GB a month max I'd have thought, possibly less.

Being located in the UK (particularly london) would be particularly useful, although I'm willing to consider other options.

X-Posted to php, php_dev java_dev livejournal_uk

EDIT: Dedicated hosting may also be possible, depending on how much flexibility we get...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/php_dev/47594.html

Date: 08/26/04 (PHP Development)    Keywords: php, software, html, asp, hosting

i've been using pair networks to host my html only page for www.fablesoft.com for a few years now, but i'm going to need php hosting soon and would rather not pay upwards of $20 just to have php enabled.. i've come across doteasy.com for $9.95 a month... but i dunno, any suggestions? any horror stories?

one thing i can say for pair is that they are RELIABLE, not that my silly software site needs ultra-reliability hosting or anything, but that's a nice aspect of pair.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/php_dev/47192.html

Date: 02/23/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: web, hosting

A potential new client/acquaintance casually contacted me inquiring about having me design a professional web site for her company....Shortly thereafter - before the sit down ironing out details discussion - she sends me an e-mail inquiring about another company who offers 50 MB hosting, 2 GB month transfer, domain name registration, web site design (generic template, mind you), a do-it-yourself content editor, 10 e-mail addresses, a professional description/write up of the company for "about us," "services," etc., AND a dial up internet connection for only.... $39.99 per month.

That's cheap.

I can recommend a good hosting company to her who only charges $4.00 per month for 500MB hosting, 25 GB data transfer, and.... like who needs 100 e-mail addresses, but it's included........BUT my regular web/graphic rates are between $25 and $40 per hour!!!

Her inquiry regarding this $39.99 a month company with a $39.99 set-up fee really seems like a better deal for a simple web site....only $480-$500 per YEAR if she wants a basic web site to start out with for her company, plus all the extra goodies.

How can I woo her away from wow of hosting, domain name, template design, do-it-yourself content editor, e-mail, content, AND an internet connection included in the cost? *scratches head* She's a good acquaintance and she's coming to me for advice, but I want her business!

What do you think of my e-mail reply to her? How does it come across???



______________________________________________

Hi Mrs. Kenny,

I've never heard of "so-and-so company" but I am am familiar with the type of web site editor program they offer (a design firm I do contract work for also provides the same service). "Unlimited updates with our easy-to-use online Website editor" - which means, the web site design is a generic template (some other company can also use the same design/layout/look - the web site design is not unique to your business/company identity) and is powered by a semi-user-friendly, but very basic "back-end/behind the scenes" type of web based program so you can update the content within the web site (mind you, only basic pictures and text, not the design itself) from your own computer without needing to know complicated web design coding language.

Personally I am not a big fan of the do-it-yourself web site editors/programs - I can see how it is a neat feature, but it is very basic and limited. The do-it-yourself web editor programs seem like a good idea because the client can have control over updating the content (text) of the web site themselves whenever they want....however, based on my past experiences with previous clients and these programs, most of the clients I've set up template web sites for and trained to use the program (on behalf of the company I contract with) end up feeling stifled because:

1) perhaps they are computer novices and find the web site editor program is challenging to use
2) feel limited by the basic features and the plain, generic web site design; not having creative freedom to change things around
3) have to pay a lot extra if they decide they do want to change things (or have to pay extra for services like search engine optimization)
or
4) stuck in an expensive, long-term monthly contract they cannot break

I must admit though, Mrs. Kenny, $39.99 per month with a one-time set-up fee of $39.99 (in comparison to other companies I know about who offer almost the same type of full package deal but charge a $1500 start up fee plus an additional $88 per month for hosting/domain fee), "so-and-so company" does seem very reasonable at $480-$500 per year and might be a good way to start with a basic web presence......that is, if you feel comfortable with the template look of the web site design promoting your business and if you feel comfortable updating the content/text yourself.

It really depends on what you have in mind for the design/layout/content of your business web site, your goals, your audience, how often you want to update it or if you would like to update it yourself, and what your budget is.

______________________________________________



How do I dissuade her from the cheapy company? Any suggestions? I really appreciate your thoughts, comments, ideas, and wooing effort suggestions!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/174883.html

Date: 02/25/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: html, hosting

I can't have SSI in my subdirectories according to my hosting company unless I enter in a few lines of code into the .htaccess file. Simple right, you open it in vi, then edit, and save! Yay it's working, but it's not working. I tried to alter the /var/www/html/ .htaccess file, but it doesn't work. I am not sure why it does because I have tried putting the lines of before and after their code. Then again, there are several other .htaccess files I could edit, but that doesn't make since either. I sent them a message about this, and I will expect an answer in 3-7 days. *roll* Granted, it's not like my page is credit sheerly on SSI, but I do use it for a few simple scripts like the date, time, and modification date.

Anyone have a clue?

This is the lines of code I am to enter:

AddType text/html .shtml 
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml 
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*


order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all


order deny,allow
deny from all

AuthName www.mentalward.org
AuthUserFile /home/virtual/site60/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/virtual/site60/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/176052.html

Date: 02/11/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, hosting

I had tried several web hosting providers before settling down. Recently I was checking to see if something better have come up. This post is a summarization of my quest to find the best value for features in web hosting providers. The focus of the review is to identify the key features to look for in [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/web-hosting-recommendations-for-power-users/

Date: 02/26/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

Hey all,

I am currently trying my hand at a web design business idea, I have got some potential clients lined up, but I wanted to ask your opinion on the two sites I have made so far!

http://www.initiatewebdesign.tk < That is the site for my web design thingy, it's on free hosting at the moment until I make a bit of money (I hope!) and then I will buy the domain

http://www.formypain.co.uk < A fan site for the band For My Pain - for this one I have brought the hosting as it did very well and wanted to make it better with forums and the likes.

Thanks a lot!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/816079.html

Date: 02/23/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

A potential new client/acquaintance casually contacted me inquiring about having me design a professional web site for her company....Shortly thereafter - before the sit down ironing out details discussion - she sends me an e-mail inquiring about another company who offers 50 MB hosting, 2 GB month transfer, domain name registration, web site design (generic template, mind you), a do-it-yourself content editor, 10 e-mail addresses, a professional description/write up of the company for "about us," "services," etc., AND a dial up internet connection for only.... $39.99 per month.

That's cheap.

I can recommend a good hosting company to her who only charges $4.00 per month for 500MB hosting, 25 GB data transfer, and.... like who needs 100 e-mail addresses, but it's included........BUT my regular web/graphic rates are between $25 and $40 per hour!!!

Her inquiry regarding this $39.99 a month company with a $39.99 set-up fee really seems like a better deal for a simple web site....only $480-$500 per YEAR if she wants a basic web site to start out with for her company, plus all the extra goodies.

How can I woo her away from wow of hosting, domain name, template design, do-it-yourself content editor, e-mail, content, AND an internet connection included in the cost? *scratches head* She's a good acquaintance and she's coming to me for advice, but I want her business!

What do you think of my e-mail reply to her? How does it come across???



______________________________________________

Hi Mrs. Kenny,

I've never heard of "so-and-so company" but I am am familiar with the type of web site editor program they offer (a design firm I do contract work for also provides the same service). "Unlimited updates with our easy-to-use online Website editor" - which means, the web site design is a generic template (some other company can also use the same design/layout/look - the web site design is not unique to your business/company identity) and is powered by a semi-user-friendly, but very basic "back-end/behind the scenes" type of web based program so you can update the content within the web site (mind you, only basic pictures and text, not the design itself) from your own computer without needing to know complicated web design coding language.

Personally I am not a big fan of the do-it-yourself web site editors/programs - I can see how it is a neat feature, but it is very basic and limited. The do-it-yourself web editor programs seem like a good idea because the client can have control over updating the content (text) of the web site themselves whenever they want....however, based on my past experiences with previous clients and these programs, most of the clients I've set up template web sites for and trained to use the program (on behalf of the company I contract with) end up feeling stifled because:

1) perhaps they are computer novices and find the web site editor program is challenging to use
2) feel limited by the basic features and the plain, generic web site design; not having creative freedom to change things around
3) have to pay a lot extra if they decide they do want to change things (or have to pay extra for services like search engine optimization)
or
4) stuck in an expensive, long-term monthly contract they cannot break

I must admit though, Mrs. Kenny, $39.99 per month with a one-time set-up fee of $39.99 (in comparison to other companies I know about who offer almost the same type of full package deal but charge a $1500 start up fee plus an additional $88 per month for hosting/domain fee), "so-and-so company" does seem very reasonable at $480-$500 per year and might be a good way to start with a basic web presence......that is, if you feel comfortable with the template look of the web site design promoting your business and if you feel comfortable updating the content/text yourself.

It really depends on what you have in mind for the design/layout/content of your business web site, your goals, your audience, how often you want to update it or if you would like to update it yourself, and what your budget is.

______________________________________________



How do I dissuade her from the cheapy company? Any suggestions? I really appreciate your thoughts, comments, ideas, and wooing effort suggestions!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/812288.html

Date: 02/02/05 (Web Hosts)    Keywords: web, hosting

Hey I did a search on web hosting and found you guys. I have a question.

I have a 5-year domain name registration with Freewebs Domains (http://domains.freewebs.com) which I purchased for $75. However, they do not provide enough webspace initially and charge a little too much for additional space ($25 per 100 MB per year). So I had this idea and wanted to see if it would work.

I have a high-speed T1 connection at home with plenty of bandwidth and about 300 GB of hard drive space. What I want to do is be able to host my .com website from my computer at home using the computer as the host server. Is it possible to do this without spending too much money?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webhosts/23198.html

Date: 02/01/05 (Web Hosts)    Keywords: web, hosting, google

Google just appeared on the ICANN register list.

There's a lot of strange things going on over there. And to be perfectly honest, I don't like it. Especially when it begins to directly affect me and my business.

I'm wondering when they're going to hit web hosting. After all, if they can easily offer a gig for mail, it's not entirely unreasonable to think about the concepts that they could offer for hosting...

I'm not sure when, but the Google I used to know and love appears to be turning into a bit of an evil child, the sort that morphs into a megacorp... although I could be mistaken, of course. Still, doesn't hurt to keep your eyes on it...

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webhosts/22815.html

Date: 09/06/04 (Web Hosts)    Keywords: software, hosting

In your opinion, what is the best hosting software / site management panel? Why?

I mean, for example, cPanel, Plesk, Ensim, et cetera. Those are the three I've had experience with. I'm interested in both the host side and the end-user side, but especially the end-user side.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webhosts/19110.html

Date: 08/29/04 (Web Hosts)    Keywords: web, hosting

WebSpace Solutions now offers cPanel on all shared hosting accounts, dedicated servers, and colocation customers. If you are an existing customer, please email support@webspacesolutions.com to upgrade your account for free. New customers, there is an option on the order form to add cPanel to your account. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at nick@webspacesolutions.com.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webhosts/18420.html

Date: 03/08/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting, yahoo

Hi, I have a technical question about webhosts and servers. Let me know if I should post my question in another community.

I am using Yahoo webhosting. I did a whois search of my domain name using www.whois.sc. Whois.sc reports that the revese IP address Web server hosts 11,000 websites. Does this mean that 11,000 share the same IP address? Does Yahoo's DNS and network uses some kind of network address translator (NAT) to route packets to the proper web server and website?

The revers DNS of the IP address points to a Yahoo.com address, not my domain. Anyway, I am just wondering. It's no big deal.

I need to read the help files about access logs. Later everyone.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/823930.html

Date: 03/10/05 (Web Hosts)    Keywords: web, hosting

Hi all--I'm looking to switch web hosts, and was hoping someone could give me a recommendation. Currently I'm with OneWorld Hosting, which is good, but too expensive and seems to be dragging its feet in recent days.

Right now I'm seriously considering Site5 (http://www.site5.com) after hearing a lot of good things about it. I checked it out with the BBB and it has a clean record, too.

Any thoughts?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webhosts/24374.html

Date: 03/11/05 (Web Development)    Keywords: programming, asp, web, hosting

Been LJing for several years now and with my web design aspirations increasing, I figured I'd look for some good Web Design related LJ communities to join.

I attempted a CompSci BS degree at the University of N. Florida, which didn't work out well and I left basicly hating programming. "Just because you're good with computers doesn't mean you should be a CS major" was the lesson learned.

What I have interest in is web design. I've been maintaining a homepage for many years (and am working on a bit of redesign to it lately) - http://www.geocities.com/JL_Stinger/ if you're interested, though I don't consider it terribly impressive. Quite frankly, if I had to do it all over again, I would've gone for a web design program of study in the first place, but that's a long story...

Can anyone recommend anywhere good in Florida, or failing that the southeastern US, for a web design degree? There seem to be very few places that offer them, and practically none that offer a BS degree in it. If I was doing it all over again, I'd probably go to the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale (or Atlanta or wherever), but that's just too much cost right now.

For that matter, how important is a degree in the web design field, especially a AS vs BS? Do most places only offer a AS because that's all you really need or what?

Can anyone recommend a good free hosting site? GeoCities isn't what it used to be, but I don't know any better place to move my site without paying money (which I'll do eventually, but not yet).

Any particular advice anyone cares to share with someone trying to really get into the web design field?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdev/179768.html