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
Re:Cubesoft (Score:1)
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.
Re:Cubesoft (Score:2)
Re:Cubesoft (Score:2)
Problems:
1) downtime. up. down. up. down.
2) changing policies. "Yes, Zope is supported as a CGI". - a few months down the road - "Dude, you can't run Zope, it sucks too much resouces."
3) The one that killed it for me, they lost my MySQL database. Suddenly my stuff isn't working. I start sending in support requests and I get a response of basically "We have no record of that database ever existing". So let me see, would a Google
My favorite... (Score:2)
Re:My favorite... (Score:1, Funny)
I get free hosting for all my comments with unlimited bandwidth at $0 cost.
Thanks, o mighty,
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)
Cologuys (Score:2)
They host our server as well as several others, most notoriously Megatokyo [megatokyo.com] and Aniverse [aniverse.com].
Re:Cologuys (Score:2)
I use.... (Score:2)
I've been very happy with them. Mysql/php, etc.
I'm only on a shared server (its all i need), but they offer dedicated servers, too.
Here are thier virtual server plans, seems to fit what you are looking for:
http://www.tera-byte.com/hosting.html [tera-byte.com]
FYI, I have plan 4U.
RackShack (Score:2, Informative)
- Tony
Re:RackShack (Score:1)
They have some other options if you don't want to administrate the server yourselves. I like it since it's basically a rented server that they provided to us.
i got you covered (Score:1)
i've been using them for a while. great service
simple rundown of prices you'd be looking at
NB500
500MB Disk Space
5000MB Data Transfer
$15.95 per Month
NB750
750MB Disk Space
7500MB Data Transfer
$17.95 per Month
NB1000
1000MB Disk Space
10000MB Data Transfer
$20.95 per Month
NB1500
1500MB Disk Space
15000MB Data Transfer
$25.95 per Month
NB2000
2000MB Disk Space
20000MB Data Transfer
$30.95 per Month
NB3000
3000MB Disk Space
30000MB Data Transfer
$35.95 per Month
It's a new Slashdot game... (Score:4, Insightful)
johncompanies.com (Score:1)
There are lots of positive testimonials [kuro5hin.org].
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.
Re:Dreamhost (Score:2)
They have a great web-based configuration panel, great tech support forums, and timely customer service.
Plus, they have several payment plans to fit the type of service you want.
I am a very happy customer and would recommend it to anyone who wants/needs a host.
Re:Dreamhost (Score:1)
Re:Dreamhost (Score:1)
Re:Dreamhost (Score:2)
futurequest (Score:1)
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.
Re:Dreamhost really is. (Score:2)
Re:Dreamhost really is. (Score:2)
Re:Dreamhost really is. (Score:2)
I haven't (yet) experienced the problems that other CTech customers have.
Dreamhost is not without problems, no ISP is. I would recommend Dreamhost. I'm not changing from CTech for the moment because we have a sweet grandfathered 'unlimited bandwidth flat rate' deal from way back.
AddAction.net (Score:2)
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:
Re:JohnCompanies.com (Score:2)
Re:JohnCompanies.com (Score:2)
Johncompanies get's good reviews by its users nevertheless and if I didn't allready have a server, this would be serious contender.
They also have FreeBSD-jails.
Re:JohnCompanies.com - my experience (Score:1)
johncompanies "linux virtual hosting" service gives you root on a virtual server with 4Gbyte of disk, 40Gbyte transfer/month, and up to 10 IP addresses. I've had my account for almost two months now, and overall I've been quite happy with it. Although they are coy about the software used to multiplex the server, I'm pretty sure they use SWsoft's Virtuozzo [sw-soft.com].
My "virtual server" has been rebooted twice; once it didn't come back up, and they never did find out why. They were able to get it running within a few
Re:JohnCompanies.com (Score:1)
Re:JohnCompanies.com (Score:2)
Eryxma (Score:2)
I can't say whether they have all of the things you requested... but they are worth a look.
phpwebhosting.com - $9.99/mo (Score:1)
Re:phpwebhosting.com - $9.99/mo (Score:2)
Some of our clients have been using phpwebhosting for minor needs over the past year. We've never had a problem or complaint, which is more than you can usually say.
Re:phpwebhosting.com - $9.99/mo (Score:1)
Re:phpwebhosting.com - $9.99/mo (Score:2)
Try local (Score:4, Insightful)
If you don't have a local ISP that meets your needs try Pair (pair.com host of Tom's Hardware, Perl Review, etc.) or Hurricane Electric (he.net). I don't use either but have heard some good comments about both.
Pair and HE (Score:3, Informative)
$50/month? I get that for $100/year! (Score:2)
I have no idea where the servers are located though, or what hosting companies this american group has on the other side of the pond.
rosehosting.com (Score:1)
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Re:rosehosting.com (Score:2)
If you need something like the parent post describes, do NOT hesitate to go with rosehosting. You will not be disappointed!
DigitalSpace.net (Score:1)
I've been using DigitalSpace [digitalspace.net] for about a year now, and have no complaints whatsoever. Whenever I've needed to make changes to my account, they're quick to respond, and quite helpful. They're decently priced and support everything you pointed out.
Definitely worth checking out!
Re:DigitalSpace.net (Score:1, Informative)
100megswebhosting.com (Score:1)
Check them out at 100megswebhosting.com [100megswebshosting.com].
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.
Re:Pair Networks (Score:2)
About the only problem I have had with them is thier attempt at Spam filtering on incoming mail. It is set up so that it will use their Qmail system. Trying to get procmail up and running has been difficult.
Re:Pair Networks (Score:2)
I've been with pair.com for four years and I have seven domains with them. I've been extremely happy with the service there.
Recently I had a run-in with their support staff when I submitted a support ticket about how to configure my own installation of SpamAssasin to filter POP mailboxes. Their web based configuration tool overwrites the control file I need to change every 15 minutes.
The first response was "this is almost the right answer, but I don't know the last part, I'll send you to another tech".
Burtonhosting (Score:1)
BlackSun.ca (Score:3, Informative)
Roll your own... (Score:1)
...hardware and software, and rent the rackspace, power, and bandwidth.
You'll have root access to your machine(s), with full control over whatever software infrastructure you might need, now and in the future. Your choice of OS, distribution, server software, scripting, mail services, etc.
The co-location facility can supply tape backup rotation or other tasks that require physical presence.
I've been doing this for four years (most recent uptime 485 days and counting) and have been very happy with the ar
Kind of embarrassing, but... (Score:2)
Got it from webhostingfactory. I have 1GB of space, 5GB of bandwidth per month, Perl, PHP, MySQL, shell access, FTP, stats, POP/IMAP/webmail. I can configure and administer up to 100 users in my webspace, give them all email accounts and web pages. I can even log in through SSH and read my email or do a quick page edit in vi.
Price? It was $19.95 per year. Was a little unstable the first month, but has bee
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
Recommendation (Score:2)
Your requirements are higher than mine but for $7.99/month I get 100MB, Perl, PHP, MySQL, e-mail with a web interface and all the other usual stuff. Tech support has been helpful and friendly for the couple of years I have used them.
bytemark (Score:2)
You get a full UML virtual machine to play with.
I'm not using them myself, still thinking about it.
I found them via this Debian Planet Article [debianplanet.org]
Re:bytemark (Score:3, Interesting)
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
Try towardex.com (Score:2)
Pair Networks (Score:5, 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.
WestHost (Score:1)
They seem to meet all your requirements.
Ralph
jatol (Score:2)
We've been using jatol.com [jatol.com] for hosting our and several client's sites. Good bandwidth, the few occasaions we've needed to contact support, response was great. Support is also available over IM, which is highly convenient. MySQL, PHP, Perl, crontab, .htaccess, shell access on request, and extremely reasonable rates. (I can't recall what they charge offhand, but they're one of the least expensive for non-critical web sites that I've seen).
No affiliation, just a happy customer, so I wouldn't mind tossing some
$4/month is not bad... (Score:2)
http://www.totalchoicehosting.com
XServer possibility (Score:2, Informative)
LiquidWeb is good (Score:1)
Apache w/ CGI MySQL 4 PHP Perl SpamAssassin SSH
Plus all the other standard features.. multiple e-mail accounts, FTP accounts, etc.
We'll install any Perl/PHP modules you want, and offer fairly cheap virtual dedicated server solutions (starting at $80 a month.) Our webmaster account comes with 250 Mb of space, and our professional comes with 750Mb of space.
Plus, all the techs here know *NIX. They're smart guys.
Important question that isn't being asked... (Score:2)
Perhaps it can be assumed its unlimited bandwidth at $X/month. But I'm sure if any server with the magnitude of traffic comparable to Slashdot were to move in, they'd be shutting it down soon afterwards.
Colossus.Net is easy and dependable (Score:2)
Their website is here [colossus.net]
I have hosted with them for eight years,
both personally and also professionally
for School.Net and Sun Microsystems.
Pros:
- Definitely the most dependable host I've used.
- Easy to ramp up more bandwidth, disk, speed, etc.
- Most everything you need is automated
- Very fast email support from a real person
Cons:
- Not on the cutting edge (older Slackware, no J2EE)
- No handholding, so you need to know what you're doing
- No marketing fluff,
PowWeb (Score:2)
PowWeb [powweb.com] FreeBSD hosting, $7.77 per month, has been good to me. The tech support is a little squirrely. It took them a week to discover why a compiled Perl program I wrote was not working. They found that someone had changed the OS without logging the change.
Sorry, but you can't pay more than $7.77 per month, when you pay on a yearly basis. I know that $30 per month would make many people feel more secure.
Is there any one better than PowWeb? (Score:2)
I've looked at many of the other suggestions. Is there any one better than PowWeb? ($7.77/mo.)
Disk Space (Raid Storage): 500 MB
Data Transfer/Bandwidth: 30 GB/mo.
POP3/IMAP Email, SMTP: 250 accounts
Catch-All Email/Email Forwarding
24 x 7 FTP Access
FTP Users 10
CGI-BIN, SSI,
Web-Based Email (secure)
PHP4 w/ Zend Optimizer, Perl5, Sendmail
FrontPage 98/2000/2002 Ext.
Detailed Webstats Report
Access to Raw Log Files
SSL (Secure Server) FREE!
24/7 Email Support
7 Days Tele
another Communitech refugee (Score:2)
VPS Servers (Score:1)
Some of the things you're asking for:
Are available from almost any host. The competition out there is fierce and I wouldn't be surprised if you could get this for $12/year. But for that price I'd expect pretty hit and miss service (get two plans at different providers, copy data between and plan and keep control over your DNS if you need to switch!)
Some of the other requirements you requested will probably 'bum
User-mode Linux virtual hosting, $20/mo (Score:2)
We're starting up a company called pdxcolo.net, which will provide true virtual machine hosting in the form of User-mode Linux [sf.net]. We're currently building up our infrastructure, and are currently seeking beta testers.
For $20/mo (post-beta), you'll get:
65535.net (Score:2)
phpwebhosting (Score:2)
Huh. I was actually searching the page for that name so I could second any compliments it may have gotten...
So instead, I'll present a counterpoint. I've always found phpwebhosting to have reasonable prices and excellent policies on disk and bandwidth usage (basically, keep it sane and there will be no problems. This is subject, hypothetically, to bi
Watch out for... (Score:2)
Just something to think about when you get your IP. See if they will tell you the class the IP is in and check to see if it's on a black list.
Re:Watch out for... (Score:2)
But I'm also guilty - my ISP has some RBLed blocks because of a spammer.
And I'm trying to get new IPs.
You should be able to ask what IP-addresses you will get in advance and check them with www.spews.org and the rest of these sites...
good unix hosting (Score:2)
Probably the cheapest in town. Plenty generous quotas and bandwith. Check them out.
Biased opinion. (Score:2)
You can get a reasonably priced account with MySQL 3, MySQL 4, and/or Postgresql 7.3. It comes with an independant webserver, we offer Apache 1.3 and 2.0; however, you're welcome to run another webserver such as Roxen if you wish. We also provide support for mod_perl, HTML::Mason, and Apache::ASP.
I've been happy with SprocketData (Score:2)
A Modest Proposal: Shared CoLo (Score:2)
Sounds like you're a relatively sophisticated user, so I'll describe what some friends and I did, and you see if it sounds reasonable.
It started off with 5 guys discussing sim
NoMonthlyFees.com works for me (Score:1)
reliable *nix hosting (Score:1)
Another option (Score:2)
http://www.phpwebhosting.com [phpwebhosting.com]
OnSmart (Score:2)
NearlyFreeSpeech.net (Score:2)
You pay for exactly what you use. At your specs, it would be $10 for bandwidth and $3 for storage. PHP and MySQL available.
WebHostingTalk (Score:2)
netsonic (Score:2)
i use powweb (Score:2)
250 POP3 Email Accounts
30 GB Transfer
WebStats
SSL, MySQL, PHP4
Member Operations
99.7% Uptime
and from their page
What kind of servers are you using? Currently, all of our Web servers are Dual 866Mhz PIII servers running FreeBSD. Each server has at least 1 Gig of SDRAM.
i havent had problems yet, but i dont use all the fancy stuff.
Re:i use powweb (Score:2)
hostingmatters.com (Score:2)
ServerBeach (Score:2)
I can't tell you about there support though. I've never had to call them. But I did have a quick turnaround on the phone when I ordered the service though, and it was up a lot faster than they said it would be.
NPS Internet Solutions (Score:2)
Re:FutureQuest! I SECOND THAT! (Score:1)
What sold me on them initially was the
Re:Hurricane Electric (Score:2)
So, when considering Hurricane.net bear in mind you may well have problems with email being rejected and even complete blackholing of connectivity to/from some sites.
Re:Hurricane Electric (Score:2)
I had no idea. I've had an account with them for years and haven't had any mail come back.
-B
Re:Hurricane Electric (Score:2)