Webhosting - What NOT to do and who to use

[Bruceper]

So many times I hear from users comments like

- The script doesn't work
- I did what you said but it's still broken
- I deleted .htaccess and it works now
- I get lots of errors and warnings

So why does this happen? It's not IndexU, I'll guarantee that. In fact last week I set up over 100 sites and not one of them had a single error.

So what is the problem? It's the webhost.

So how do you find a decent webhost? You pay for it! So many users see the great deal of 3GB of webspace and unlimited bandwidth for $2.99 per month. This isn't called webhosting, this is called crap.

How can you ensure you get a decent host? Contact them and ask them if IndexU will run on their server. If they don't know then ask if you can have an account for 24 hours to test it. If they won't agree to that then don't use them.

Another thing to remember is that just because it's a big company, that doesn't mean their servers are good. Configuration matters, and if the server isn't configured nicely then it won't work worth a damn. Many companies set their servers so that it's as secure as possible, and that's fine. But that also breaks applications like IndexU as well.

The latest one I found offers all the "features" below for only $8 per month
- 360 GB Web Space
-3600GB Transfer
- Unlimited FTP Accounts
- 1000 MySQL Databases (v4 & v5)
- PHP v4.4.4 & PHP v5.2.1
- Shockwave & Flash
- Microsoft Frontpage Support
etc etc blah blah blah

So what? They still aren't a good provider. First of all, you're never going to use 360GB of web space, and if you do they'll terminiate your account for some made up reason. You will never use 3.6TB of transfer, and if you do they'll terminate your account for some made up reason. How will they do it? They'll say you're using too many resources for a shared account and TOS you.

1000 MySQL databases maybe, but I just had a customer that came up with this error "has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 100000)". What's the point of 1000 databases when you can't use them?

This is what I call crap. And 90% of what you find on the internet is crap, maybe higher.

I'd like users to list what hosts they use where they have no issues running IndexU and can install it and run it right out of the box. I'll keep this thread clean so please be on topic.

[esm]

http://www.lunarpages.com. only complaint: not using PHP 5



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[inspireme]

get a vps, your in control ... www.vpscolo.com responds to support requests within 5 mins, helps with anything, crappy website though

www.streamline.com is pretty good for UK users, you do need to remove the -options line on the .htaccess for it to work with them though.

[CEC]

knownhost.com ... fast, reliable, and fantastic customer support. forum that's good for vps/dedicated newbies.

[FSGDAG]

I own a web hosting company. C-4 Web Hosting ( http://www.C-4.us ). Obviously, IndexU runs fine on my servers

I offer:

PHP 4 and 5
3 Gigs of Space
30 Gigs of Bandwidth
$5.99 per month

I have other packages too, but thats the cheapest one, and one that will run IndexU comfortably!

You can see that IndexU runs fine by checking out http://www.Web4Jersey.com

If anyone has any questions, you can feel free to PM me

[exploreflorida]

I've been using Hostgator.com for two years now and they've been great, uptime is great and so is support. Highly recomended.
Ade

[indexhtml]

Hi,

I have just finished installing the 7 day trial version of 'Indexu Delux 1.3.2' on my website hosted with dutyfreehosting.com

Per the install instructions I created my database first then simply ran the install program.

Not only did I have no problems with the install, but all the files and folders that the instructions said to go back into the server to change the permissions to 777 were already done for me!

[medbena]

Is this webhost good for indexu?

All Hosting Plans Comparison - WestHost

[Bruceper]

No idea, you have to email them.

Do they support the following

PHP5.10 or higher
safe_mode disabled
mbstring enabled
curl (optional)
mod_rewrite (optional)

Their comparison page means nothing because none of that information is available there.

[FSGDAG]

Do they support the following

PHP5.10 or higher - IndexU Hosting Does
safe_mode disabled - IndexU Hosting Does
mbstring enabled - IndexU Hosting Does
curl (optional) - IndexU Hosting Does
mod_rewrite (optional) - IndexU Hosting Does

As you can see, IndexU Hosting supports all of these and more! Use the link in my signature to see what we offer.

If you want, ask some of the users in this community about our reputation.

[Dr. Jekyll]

I have a dedicated server where several of my site,, included my forum are hosted.

I would like to ask you if from a SEO point of view is better to have the directory on the same server (and IP) or in another serverfarm?

[Bruceper]

Some users say yes, some say no. I've personally never had an issue with SEO with sites on the same IP address.