Finding Decent Unix Server Hosting? 139
joesao asks: "I've hosted my website and a number of others at Communitech for 4 years now and I've enjoyed affordable, quality Unix hosting that has given me no headaches. Recently they have been bought out and the service has completely deteriorated. The online forums are on fire with people pledging to leave, calling in and taping conversations, and so forth. So now I'm searching for a decent Unix host. My requirements aren't too bad: I need PHP, MySQL, the ability to configure my server somewhat (htpasswd, htaccess), raw log files, SSH, FTP, crontab, decent bandwidth (~10 GB), POP accounts, around 300 MB disk space (I host the bulk of my images/videos elsewhere)... and I wouldn't mind paying what I pay for DSL every month (~$50). That excludes buying a T1 for my house. And I don't mind what flavor of Unix/Linux it runs on, as long as it just works (wouldn't mind XServe, either). I'm having trouble finding credible sites with rankings out there so I ask the Slashdot community for help. Any recommendations?"
Cubesoft (Score:3, Informative)
*ssh, cvs, openbsd/freebsd/redhat, 1gig storage.... 25$/month unlimited userconfigureable subdomains... etc..
excellent service....
just check out their site too learn more.
-Frank
I like VenturesOnline (Score:4, Informative)
VenturesOnline [venturesonline.com]
Depending on your needs, they have standard virtual hosting packages, as well as bigger "bulk hosting" packages (host/resell a bunch of different sites on your own). They also have virtual servers and full server offerings. Support is great and always very fast, and I find the prices very reasonable. There is also a fairly active user community forum for trading tips and such.
They have PHP, MySQL,
I've been there over a year now and am very happy.
Stay away from Interland (Score:4, Informative)
Sorry I don't have a good recommendation. I would recommend however staying as far away as possible from Interland and its daughter subsidiaries.
Re:Stay away from Interland (Score:2, Informative)
RackShack (Score:2, Informative)
- Tony
Dreamhost (Score:2, Informative)
They have all that you've specified and it's under $20 a month to boot.
I've been with them for the past year, and I've been very impressed.
Dreamhost really is. (Score:3, Informative)
Ever since I moved over to Dreamhost [dreamhost.com] I've been as pleased as punch.
PHP, MYSQL, Apache, .htaccess, ssh1/2, telnet, pop3, stmp, webmail, personal jabber servers, options for CVS, https, streaming media, an outstanding customer service dept, and I could go on for days.
JohnCompanies.com (Score:2, Informative)
Me and a couple of friends share a co-located server from John Companies [johncompanies.com] and have loved the service we received from them so far.
If you use a portion of your coloc to host your open source project, you can get the coloc for $45 USD a month. For that, you get the following:
Just an idea.
Another vote for Cubesoft (Score:4, Informative)
I've been using them for a couple of years now, and been very satisfied. Pretty much exactly what you describe as your requirements, for $25/mo ("standard v-host"). They've got both Linux and BSD servers; I get the feeling that the admins prefer BSD, but I can't see any difference in level of support.
Their admin tool is command line, rather than a web "control-panel", which means you need to ssh into your account (no telnet) to change stuff. That suits me, may not you.
You can't upload your site via ftp; I think the only supported ftp access is anoymous download -- i.e. you can run an ftp repository. Use scp or rsync over ssh to upload.
CagedTornado (Score:3, Informative)
They run a product called FreeVSD which is a kind of virtual root system. You can modify about half of the system (apache configs, some Sendmail settings, global procmail stuff) not including most of the system files and additions to the /etc/rc.* directories.
Out of the box they support:
My only big bummer with them is that they don't have perl 5.6.x or higher and they don't support IMAP; thank to the non-editing of the /etc/rc.* directories, I can't install it either.
The price is nice. I'm paying $49 a month for the virtual root, 15 Gigs of bandwidth, and have 3 gigs (I think; might be more) of disk space.
Their support hasn't been that helpful, but to be fair I hit them with some really nasty questions that their system probably doesn't support. Mainly, upgrading Perl and mod_perl to use Perl 5.6.1.
Pair Networks (Score:3, Informative)
Pair's one of the oldest and most respected hosting companies out there. They've got ridiculous amounts of bandwidth, and are very generous with hosting allowances.
For example, you can add as many domains under a single $30/mo "Webmaster" [pair.com] account as you'd like for an additional $1 apiece, and their $30/mo account has a 600mb allowance.
Their servers are running FreeBSD, and they allow shell access and custom binaries (custom-compiled PHP, for instance) on their Advanced and higher accounts.
Can't recommend them highly enough.
BlackSun.ca (Score:3, Informative)
my host... (Score:3, Informative)
Omega
- 350 MB Hard Disk
- 15 GB Data Transfer
- 50 Sub-domains
- 50 FTP Accounts
- 15 MySQL Databases
- 350 POP3 Accounts
- Static IP Address
- Setup fee $0.00
$ 19.99 per month
ProNic Solutions (Score:3, Informative)
They also have all the "standard" bells and whistles, which includes:
-- POP3, SMTP, FTP, Webmail
-- Cpanel / GUI-based control panel
-- SpamAssasin
-- PHP+MySQL, Perl, Python
-- phpBB, Invision, PHP-Nuke pre-installed for you
-- Several shopping carts pre-installed
-- SSL
etc.
Very good guys, and very helpful.
--noah
Pair Networks (Score:5, Informative)
XServer possibility (Score:2, Informative)
Pair and HE (Score:3, Informative)
Anyway I found Pair and HE service to be quite good at a fair price. Plus they both support open source by providing advertising dollars to publications like Linux Journal and providing high speed mirrors.
Re:DigitalSpace.net (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Pair Networks (Score:3, Informative)
Pair is awesome. I've also been using them for years without problems. I've recommended pair to many people, all are very happy with their service. It's fast, cheap and reliable.
Here [pair.com] is a comparison of their different plans.
From what you describe, I think either the Advance ($17.95/month) or the Webmaster ($29.95/month) will cover what you need and then some. Pair is really flexible about their plans as well -- you can usually buy any additional services individually.
Hurricane Electric (Score:0, Informative)
They have fairly cheap ($10) web hosting on shared Linux (Debian, I think) servers. For that ten bucks, you get:
True Virtual Host (http:// www.yourname.com)
Support for PHP 4
Your Own Secure Web (SSL) Directory
Your Own MySQL Database
Your Own Standard Web Directory
Your Own cgi-bin Directory
Your Own Anonymous FTP Directory
Direct Access Via FTP
Direct Access Via telnet
Direct Access Via ssh
Gigabit (1,000 megabit/second) Backbone
Multiple Connections For Backup And Redundancy
Battery Backup and Emergency Generator
High Performance Carefully Managed Web Servers
Online Billing Information
POP3 Authenticated SMTP
Multiple POP3 Mailboxes per Account
Unlimited Mail Forwarding
Unlimited Mail Autoresponders
Procmail filters
Detailed Daily Web and FTP Activity Reports
Access To Raw web server access_log Files
Server Side Includes
Full Shell Account
Full Unix Development Environment
Java and Javac
Perl
Tcl
gcc
crontab
Web-based email
(I just pasted that from their info page.)
The only downside is storage. You only get 50MB with the ten dollar package. For $25 a month you get 250MB (and 26 POP accounts).
-B