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Athought at 13:53, 28 March 2006

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Jeb at 21:31, 23 February 2006

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Jeb at 23:30, 21 February 2006

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Jeb at 02:58, 9 February 2006

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Kkoym at 14:40, 26 October 2005

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Best site for simple hosting (php/mysql/mail/smtp server/ multiple domains):
http://www.modwest.com

these guys are not too expensive, have GREAT support; what is really
cool about them is that they allow multiple domains to be aliased into
their accounts. Right now, on one of my accounts, I have 5 domains...
It cost $1 per month to add a domain alias- all I had to do was add a
.htaccess rule to the site, and I had a new domain. This is cool.

If you want to have more control, and have your own box, here in Austin,
strong suggestion for:
http://www.midasnetworks.com

They charge a low fee for a 1U rack server, and then have a very modest
varible cost for the amount of traffic that your box moves across their
network. What is cool about this is you can have your own box, and do
whatever you want (versus just having one login) for a really, really
cheap price. I would not host videos off of this service, but if all
you are doing is apps that are creating html (not big files) and you
have your own box (server or 1U server) this is a great option.

In fact, with the ability to buy a box through Dell on credit (it is
pretty easy to get up to a $5,000 credit line through their small
business group, you could really do some interesting things with this
type of service- and end up buying the box... (there are other cheap
full box solutions... but given that these guys are local, and they have
been very helpful, I really like what they have done for my business.)

The places that I would stay away from:

http://www.cedant.com
Not bad guys, just not as quick as modwest about support; lots of times
their smtp servers get black listed due to use by spammers (which they
do not allow... but happens anyway)

http://www.addr.com
Their evil. OK... just kidding. If you are looking at them, stop....
not reliable enough to depend on. They were great when they started
(years ago) but too much of a pain to deal with... so I stopped.

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−	~~[update: This endorsement is rescinded pending resolution of a recent major bought of server downtime.]~~ They are expensive but worth it. This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels. You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams. They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin. If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.	+	They are expensive but worth it. This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels. You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams. They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin. If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.

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−	They are expensive but worth it. This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels. You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams. They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin. If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.	+	[update: This endorsement is rescinded pending resolution of a recent major bought of server downtime.] They are expensive but worth it. This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels. You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams. They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin. If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.

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	not reliable enough to depend on. They were great when they started		not reliable enough to depend on. They were great when they started
	(years ago) but too much of a pain to deal with... so I stopped.		(years ago) but too much of a pain to deal with... so I stopped.
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		+	http://www.rackspace.com
		+	They are expensive but worth it. This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels. You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams. They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin. If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.

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-Best site for simple hosting (php/mysql/mail/smtp server/ multiple domains):
+[[Category:Resources]]
-http://www.modwest.com
+===Best site for simple hosting (php/mysql/mail/smtp server/ multiple domains):===
 these guys are not too expensive, have GREAT support;  what is really
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 .htaccess rule to the site, and I had a new domain.  This is cool.
-If you want to have more control, and have your own box, here in Austin,
+===If you want to have more control, and have your own box, here in Austin, strong suggestion for:===
-strong suggestion for:
+[http://www.midasnetworks.com Midas Networks]
 They charge a low fee for a 1U rack server, and then have a very modest
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 been very helpful, I really like what they have done for my business.)
-The places that I would stay away from:
+===The places that I would stay away from:===
-http://www.cedant.com
+http://www.cedant.com<br />
 Not bad guys, just not as quick as modwest about support;  lots of times
 their smtp servers get black listed due to use by spammers (which they
 do not allow... but happens anyway)
+http://www.addr.com<br />
-http://www.addr.com
+They're evil.  OK... just kidding.  If you are looking at them, stop....
 not reliable enough to depend on.  They were great when they started
 (years ago) but too much of a pain to deal with... so I stopped.
-http://www.rackspace.com
+===[http://www.rackspace.com Rackspace]===
 They are expensive but worth it.  This is sort of run-you-own-server with training wheels.  You get the root password, but they can help you out of most jams.  They answer the phone with a live human anytime of the day or night, weekends, holidays whatever, and you can speak to a Level 3 sys admin.  If you're serious about running an Internet business, you'll eventually either want to hire you own sys admin and tie him/her to a desk, or go with Rackspace.