New Host Required. Linux Probably

PasturesNew

I've got a number of websites and I really need to sort out hosting as it's all over the place.

I am currently using 3 hosts. I want to bring all my hosting into one place to make it easier to manage.

I have ASP.NET hosting with WebHost4Life for my main website, using DotNetNuke on it - but this is pants and I want to move back across to Linux so need to start from scratch with that site and rebuild all the content.

I have Windows hosting with another company, powersofthosting. But this seems to be down a few minutes, usually late at night, 2-3 times a week. I currently use this host for my email, random files to show friends and a Wordpress blog I sometimes update. They tell me I have Windows hosting, but I am sure they are wrong and I have linux. But who knows

I would just sign up for powersofthosting except last night the whole lot was down for me, my site, my email, my FTP.

I also have some hosting on 34sp which I am running a searchable directory and blog from.

I am now at the crossroads where I need to get a proper solution.

I am looking for:
php/MySQL
Preferably unlimited bandwidth
HD storage space isn't overly important as I have small needs
CPanel
Within CPanel, one-click installs for Wordpress, Mambo and a whole raft of other similar goodies like stats, password protected directories etc etc. The usual stuff.
MUST have FTP.

I have about 10 domains at the moment I want to port over. Most are just registered and I've done nothing with them so far. I plan to buy more domains over the next 1-2 years.

I am not looking for domain name registration side of things as I manage this with 1and1 quite happily.

For comparison, I can get a reseller account at powersofthosting for £50/quarter (£180/year) so this is the budget I am looking at.

Any suggestions/recommendations?

PasturesNew

I am thinking of this one at present: http://www.eukhost.com/reseller_features.php

Can you spot something missing?
Do you know of something better?

Magenta_Wolves

I have used '1&1 Internet' for about 4 years for several Domains (all windows), with no problems at all.

isofa

Have you had a look at FastHosts or WebFusion?

PasturesNew

Magenta_Wolves wrote: »

I have used '1&1 Internet' for about 4 years for several Domains (all windows), with no problems at all.

I've tried the 1&1 solutions and for what I need they seemed very expensive, which is why I am trying to find a separate host. They are great/cheap for knocking up a quick website without needing any technical input, but beyond that I found they got pricey.

PasturesNew

isofa wrote: »

Have you had a look at FastHosts or WebFusion?

Fasthosts don't seem to have CPanel http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/resellers/package/web-hosting/

Webfusion also don't mention CPanel and seem pricier
http://www.webfusion.co.uk/reseller/

I hate making decisions! There's always something you find you need by day 2 if you get it wrong, which is how I got into this position.

In the past I've signed up for a host, started to do something, realised the limitations then lost all impetus.

I don't want that to happen this time.

PasturesNew

Oh, I also am quite likely to use server side includes.
If I can't achieve what I need for some functionality of my site(s) I would wish to knock up something that relies on these quite a bit.

wolfman

If you want to stick to .Net, Discount ASP is a very good host. They offer good support and a wide range of features. I currently use them and they've been very good, while not costing too much either.

There's a 6 month free voucher too:
http://www.discountasp.net/6monthspecial_ajax.aspx

I'm a developer though, so use it from a development perspective. Regarding one-click installs/solutions I don't use it in that sense, so can't comment.

Omertron

You could take a look at http://www.webhostingtalk.com/ as they seem to have a lot of offers and knowledgeable people on there.
I've seen a few offers I'm tempted by, but not taken the plunge yet.

shimmershelly

I don't know if you are still looking but I can recommend Lunarpages as a host. I am on their basic plan which with an anonymous domain (I hate whois sites!) works out at around £50 for the year. I don't use huge amounts of bandwidth though (around 40gb a month, but there is loads available). The cpanel includes Fantastico which has Mambo, Wordpress etc, and you get 10 free add-on domains http://www.lunarpages.com/solutions.php

I have a coupon link on my own site for $25 off the basic hosting plan too, I used one of these last year and my hosting worked out at around £3.40 each month. Let me know if you want the link (I didn't want to post it on here as I didn't know if that was allowed, because they do pay you for any affiliate link that signs up for hosting).

weegie.geek

http://www.a2b2xs.co.uk/ are fantastic. I mentioned in another post that I've got a dedicated server with them.

As Omertron said though, the WHT forum is great. You'll have your pick of the special offers, and a quick search of that forum will tell you what the other users think of your intended host.