Is there any site which tests and rates web hosting sites re: page
loading latency// CPU load averages, bandwidth, customer support etc.
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Tony B wrote:
I've heard of nothing but trouble from free hosting. But for a long
term family site that may be the cheapest way to go (you may still
have to pay for the domain name). However, these days you need to
consider the newer "Web 2.0" solutions like Facebook and Myspace
instead of an independent website. They do all the grunt work for you.
Other than that, the only real question to ask a potential shared host
is: "What level CPU do you allow on a box before you buy and offload
clients to a new server?". CPU load averages should be no higher than
1.0 per CPU. So, on a quad server, that's 4.0.
Chances are they won't answer you, even if they could. Instead they
trot out huge bandwidths and enormous disk quotas to entice you to
overcrowded servers. Just be prepared to move if you aren't happy.
Oh, and check out the host's forums BEFORE you sign up. Way too many
people wait until they're having trouble to log into the support
forums. You aren't looking for no trouble reports at all; people with
trouble are more likely to post. What you're looking for is a speedy,
friendly, competent Help staff.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Mike Sloane <[email protected]> wrote:
I just found out that Yahoo is closing down Geocities (where I have my
Website <www.geocities.com/mikesloane>). The big advantage to me of
Geocities is that it is *free*. Does anyone have a suggestion for something
comparable at the same price? I don't need technical support, just some
minimal space and some bandwidth so people can get to the site.
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