upset and looking for something better! - 08/04/2004 6:52 AM
so, over the past weekend, my entire mysql database was deleted. the culprit? lunarpages.com
it seems they had some sorta glitches that resulted in the loss of a few dozen mysql databases, and the corruption of a few hundred more. they then said they also couldn't provide me with their backup, because that was also corrupt. thus, i was flat out of luck (because, of course, they offered no refund or compensation of any kind).
i have my own personal backup, but its a few weeks old and, essentially, useless in a few freelance projects i've been working on, and i'd never intend to be as crappy to my clients as this web host was to me.
regardles... i'm looking for a new web host.
i've had and hated aplus. i've had and hated powweb. and, now, i've formally had my fill of lunar pages.
while looking for lunarpages a few months back, i was told to stay away from the "mass host" type places, and look for something a little smaller. i liked the advice, but was seduced by lunar's tempting prices and cheap services. you get what you pay for, i guess!!
so, where SHOULD i be looking?
my minimum requirements are:
25 GB monthly bandwith
500 MB storage
100 MB mysql space (my backed up ubb.threads database is about 50 mb)
SPEED - gotta be fast and smooth
cpanel
thats all i can think of that i prioritize. i've been spending about $10 per month, but for something much more reliable and faster (etc), i'd be willing to stretch that to 20-25 ... possibly more.
advice is GREATLY appreciated
SPEED!
it seems they had some sorta glitches that resulted in the loss of a few dozen mysql databases, and the corruption of a few hundred more. they then said they also couldn't provide me with their backup, because that was also corrupt. thus, i was flat out of luck (because, of course, they offered no refund or compensation of any kind).
i have my own personal backup, but its a few weeks old and, essentially, useless in a few freelance projects i've been working on, and i'd never intend to be as crappy to my clients as this web host was to me.
regardles... i'm looking for a new web host.
i've had and hated aplus. i've had and hated powweb. and, now, i've formally had my fill of lunar pages.
while looking for lunarpages a few months back, i was told to stay away from the "mass host" type places, and look for something a little smaller. i liked the advice, but was seduced by lunar's tempting prices and cheap services. you get what you pay for, i guess!!
so, where SHOULD i be looking?
my minimum requirements are:
25 GB monthly bandwith
500 MB storage
100 MB mysql space (my backed up ubb.threads database is about 50 mb)
SPEED - gotta be fast and smooth
cpanel
thats all i can think of that i prioritize. i've been spending about $10 per month, but for something much more reliable and faster (etc), i'd be willing to stretch that to 20-25 ... possibly more.
advice is GREATLY appreciated
SPEED!
We have lots of threads users who can probably give you a recommendation - including Allen, Nikos, DonJulio, dman, oceanwest and more. We probably host 30+ UBB.Threads sites for ThreadsDev users. 
