Website Hosting

NeilM · December 22nd, 2008, 03:10 AM

I'm trying to set up a website, just a personal one, but will be putting photos on it, does anyone have any advice on hosting companies etc, as there are so bloody many of them it gets confusing.

Ginger Tosser · December 22nd, 2008, 11:01 AM

It is a mine field. One day I'll get round to using a proper hosting service (currently do it myself using my broadband and my server at home!).

A few names people mention to me are 1and1.co.uk, Fasthosts, Ace-hosts. Thought you'll probably hear the odd bad story about all of them. But those are the ones that I see from time to time when these questions pop up.

LocksRocks · December 22nd, 2008, 02:18 PM

I've used a lot over the years.
http://www.bigwetfish.co.uk/
These are pretty good, there has never really been any down time.
Plus the control panel (For seeing web stats) is pretty good too.
A co.uk is works out at about 1.50GBP a month.

NeilM · December 22nd, 2008, 10:02 PM

Cheers for your replies.

I had a look at 1&1 last night, wasn't too sure though, I have already registered .co.uk and .com domains and paid for them through Easily, wish I had looked around first now though.

RedBid · December 23rd, 2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by NeilM

Cheers for your replies.

I had a look at 1&1 last night, wasn't too sure though, I have already registered .co.uk and .com domains and paid for them through Easily, wish I had looked around first now though.

you should still be able to transfer them easy enough, if u already own the domain names... I think

NeilM · December 25th, 2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RedBid

you should still be able to transfer them easy enough, if u already own the domain names... I think

Yeah, I went with bigwetfish, thanks for LocksRocks suggestion, and just changed the nameservers, easier than I thought it would be.

December 22nd, 2008, 03:10 AM	#1
NeilM Mmm, Chocolate, woohoo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brummagem Posts: 3,016 Likes (Received): 1	Website Hosting I'm trying to set up a website, just a personal one, but will be putting photos on it, does anyone have any advice on hosting companies etc, as there are so bloody many of them it gets confusing. __________________ Updated my website www.njmurray.co.uk, please visit, feedback welcomed

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Ginger Tosser #pragma Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,139 Likes (Received): 2	It is a mine field. One day I'll get round to using a proper hosting service (currently do it myself using my broadband and my server at home!). A few names people mention to me are 1and1.co.uk, Fasthosts, Ace-hosts. Thought you'll probably hear the odd bad story about all of them. But those are the ones that I see from time to time when these questions pop up. __________________ Happiness is a Kebab called Doner. Some building pictures here. Will increase the numbers eventually!

December 22nd, 2008, 10:02 PM	#4
NeilM Mmm, Chocolate, woohoo Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brummagem Posts: 3,016 Likes (Received): 1	Cheers for your replies. I had a look at 1&1 last night, wasn't too sure though, I have already registered .co.uk and .com domains and paid for them through Easily, wish I had looked around first now though. __________________ Updated my website www.njmurray.co.uk, please visit, feedback welcomed

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December 22nd, 2008, 02:18 PM	#3
LocksRocks LocksRocks Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 305 Likes (Received): 0	I've used a lot over the years. http://www.bigwetfish.co.uk/ These are pretty good, there has never really been any down time. Plus the control panel (For seeing web stats) is pretty good too. A co.uk is works out at about 1.50GBP a month.