I would like to put a 2-3 page website on the WWW for a small business. I do not wish to use my current ISP as I will probably move on from them next year. Can anyone reccomend a hosting company .. cost etc .. .. I will design the site myself and promise not to use MS Frontpage ;-) Dreamweaver or by hand .. depending on how much time I have.
have been very good with support, uptime, etc.. Not sure if they support commercial stuff, but I see no reason why not.
I use Joomla! for the website software, which needs a Unix Server with MySQL, PHP and Apache. Quite easy, lots of good extensions. I also use it for the other 5 websites that I run on my ISP's system.
Over in uk.adverts.computer there's a regular called Alex Threlfall who runs a small hosting outfit - seems very friendly and quick to respond to technical queries, has a good reputation. The site is
Ditto. Unless they are your ISP as well (not in my case) you'll need to use their 0845 dial in number, but loading pages is very straightforward with FileZilla.
Used them for a while, but moved on, can't remember why now though.
Currently use eUKhost, costs £29.99 inc VAT for the basic plan (200 MB space, 2GB bandwidth/month)
It's been very reliable. When I did need to contact support a couple of times I used the chat system they provide and the issues were sorted in no time.
I use one and one for three web sites. Their cheapest one is 1.99 a month. If you hit the right moment you might get the first year free. They will also host your domain name(s). Very easy and efficient and can't be beaten at the price. There also an upgrade path if the site devlops and needs more sophisticated hosting. I use Zen as my ISP but they charge quite a lot to store the domain name.
I had a web site for a small business ( now closed ) some years ago.
I used
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after searching around. ( You don't have to be a student - but their prices would allow that - they have several packages ).
Checked tonight that it still existed and it does. I WOULD definitely use them again if I had a use for an, outsourced, web site.
The service was *excellent* and the price good. Email response to enquiries or problems was super fast from a man in St Annes Lancs ( may have changed ). Even late at night - I used to think when does this man sleep..
I have no connection etc.
During the time they hosted my site they upgraded to a server farm in ( I think it was ) Texas. A few minor glitches during upgrade were addressed quickly and frequent emails were sent.
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