I'm interested in continuing a small web startup, and my server now only supports PHP. Does anyone have recommendations on good hosting companies that offer good packages with lots of feature support that doesn't cost too much?
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#2I'm going to plug for http://www.faradic.net/
It's a small company, but it's run by a Princeton PhD student who happens to be an industry expert in security. And he's very nice. Just ask him for what you need. Say Dani directed you.
(Yes, he's a cofounder =) )
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#3What, to you, is "too much"? And what features do you want supported?
Additionally information will help us make an infinitely more precise recommendation :)
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#4I don't know how much is too much.
I'd like to be able to use what languages I want without changing hosting plans. My plan now is just PHP. I want access to python in particular, but also to keep my options open for possibly ruby or lisp in the future.
MySQL installation is essential.
I basically want to be able to experiment alot and use many different technologies (not anything .NET though).
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#5linode.com
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#6http://www.slicehost.com is just about the best you can do for $20/month, except they have a waiting list now. You get your own slice of Unix to do whatever you want.
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#7Joyent Accelerators ( http://www.joyent.com ) are flexible, and they're the "official" Ruby on Rails host. They also happen to offer the best control panel (Virtualmin, of course). The only negative might be that Accelerators are Solaris systems--I don't have any complaints about that, but if you're accustomed to Linux, it might be a bit of a learning curve.
Slicehost ( http://www.slicehost.com ) has a good reputation. Their Xen systems are not over-subscribed and they know their business.
Media Temple (http://www.mediatemple.com ) had a good reputation until recently...but I'm sure it was a temporary setback. They're technically savvy. They're using a kind of quirky virtualization layer (Virtuozzo) which, when over-subscribed even a little bit (and sometimes even when not), exhibits serious memory issues.
Gridzones ( http://www.gridzones.com ) is another Solaris zones based host, and they have some reasonable plans. It's a smaller shop, so probably gives more personal service. Tell Phil that Joe from Virtualmin sent you (I dunno if it'll get you a discount, but he'll be happy to hear from you). They start at $15, which is hard to beat (you probably want more space than that, though...). They're also Virtualmin friendly, when appropriate (i.e. when you have enough space/memory for full service hosting).
If you're wanting to spend a little more, The Planet and Server Beach both offer dedicated boxes starting at around $69, I think. I've used both for years with very few complaints.
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#8Joyent Accelerators ( http://www.joyent.com ) are flexible, and they're the "official" Ruby on Rails host. They also happen to offer the best control panel (Virtualmin, of course). The only negative might be that Accelerators are Solaris systems--I don't have any complaints about that, but if you're accustomed to Linux, it might be a bit of a learning curve. Slicehost ( http://www.slicehost.com ) has a good reputatio…
I've been with Media Temple almost a year now, but I recently dropped it because they were having major problems this week (which gave me a headache since it was right before the YC submission).
yeah Mediatemple has it's pros: - really good customer service (24/7) phone support - an out of this world web admin ui (nothing compares) - decent pricing
Unfortunately I can't recommend it because in the end it's about having a reliable and relatively fast website of which MT is not known for. Even with a grid server account maxed to 1GB and a separate database instance, it's still somewhat slow (and this is when their network is not being attacked...). Their technology looks really good theoritically but in real life it just doesn't work...
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#9site:news.ycombinator.com hosting
It's been discussed before. I've been happy with Layered Tech.
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#10hostingPride Networks, http://www.hostingPride.net - is also a good shared webhosting company. They support both php4 & php5. They are new in the market, but their management is quite dedicated to their job.