Hello Philippe,<br>I recommend One & One, they have been very good to me over the past 3 years. <a href="http://order.1and1.co.uk">http://order.1and1.co.uk</a><br><br>Regards,<br><br>Nathan.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 2/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">MacGyveR</b> <<a href="mailto:macgyver@thedumbterminal.co.uk">macgyver@thedumbterminal.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Thursday 15 Feb 2007 17:26, Philippe Yates wrote:<br>> Dear All,<br>> I don't post too often (because of a sincere appreciation of my<br>> ignorance in computing matters), but I have read with interest the more
<br>> knowledgeable of you waxing lyrical about things Linux ever since I<br>> moved the Study Centre's computing system over to Linux some 4 years ago.<br>> Thank you for all the (half-understood) wisdom that you share and that
<br>> it is a privilege to receive.<br>><br>> I have a favour to ask. Our webhosting service has announced that they<br>> will no longer be offering the service in a couple of months so we are<br>> now looking for a new service. I'm sure there are hundreds out there but
<br>> I don't know how to choose - so I thought I would turn to the experts of<br>> this forum for advice on where and how to look.<br>> In anticipation of your kindness, thank you.<br>> Philippe<br><br>depends on your requirements really,
<br><br>in order of expense and flexibility you have some main types of hosting:<br><br>co-location<br>dedicated<br>virtual server<br>shared<br><br>I can recommend <a href="http://www.devisland.net">www.devisland.net</a> for the shared hosting, but that's my biased
<br>view :-)<br><br>What are your requirements? eg, domains, space, databases, server side<br>languages (php etc), bandwidth. Once you have got figures in your head for<br>the above then you can go hunting for a provider, without hosting company's
<br>sites baffliing you with features you don't need.<br><br>Sometimes it can be hard to directly compare two company's packages as<br>features provided will vary.<br><br>Support is a good thing to look for, I would definitely contact the host and
<br>ask questions, If your not satisfied with the response move on to the next.<br><br>Ask for an example website from a client of the host, with this you can<br>perform a simple speed test.<br><br>Check for any transfer/setup/moving away fees.
<br><br>hope this helps<br><br>--<br>--------------------------------<br><a href="http://www.thedumbterminal.co.uk">http://www.thedumbterminal.co.uk</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Kent mailing list
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