Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a UK webhost. These are my requirements:

* Ability to register mydomain.org.uk No charge for moving this at a later date if I wish.
* At least ten @mydomain.org.uk email addresses.
* POP3 + webmail access.
* PHP + cgi-bin
* 50Mb hosting space
* Ability to host subdomain.mydomain.org.uk would be nice.
* ssh or telnet access.
* FTP access.

Thanks in advance for any tips you've got (especially if they're first-hand experiences of the host),

poncho

ignore this post - which was offering our services (against forum rules).

< delitia >

Hello
You will be struggling to find a UK webhost with SSH/TELNET access.

In a recent discussion on one of the uk.net newsgroups between the different hosts there turned out to be very few offering it due to abuse.

Gordon

Are you looking for UK based servers (if so why?) or a company that bills in £UK sterling?

-- Chris

http://www.kdawebservices.com

No, I'm not bothered about where the servers are (as long as they're fast with minimal downtime), rather I am looking for someone who bills in sterling, and more importantly, has a UK telephone support line (not at 50p/min either)

I wasn't sure whether any US hosting companies provided UK phone support.

Regards,
poncho

You will be struggling to find a UK webhost with SSH/TELNET access.

Why should this be? How is it possible to properly debug CGI scripts without shell access?

Admittedly all permission changing and file transfer can be done through FTP, but I would have thought that shell access would be near essential for a site which goes beyond a few static .html files.

poncho

Hello
East Coast US servers will be almost as fast as servers in the UK which are not in London with a direct connection to LINX.
For example VDI is sub 100ms from here and servers in the midlands can be around 80ms.

As for the SSH issue, a lot of the people requesting SSH in the UK are wanting to use it for other purposes, not debugging scripts.
We provide it on a case by case basis but most UK hosts have a blanket "no" to telnet or SSH as they are providing hosting services not shell accounts.

Gordon

i came across this webhost from Uk... nice offers..

http://www.splashhost.com/

I have come across ghoulnet.com who seem to provide most of the features I require. Their website seems informative (i.e. it told me everything I needed to know). Does anyone have any experience with them?

Any knowledge much appreciated.

Regards,
poncho

Look in alt.internet.providers.uk
There is currently a thread about this.

Gordon

Do a search for UK HOST ---> but hold on, you cannot as UK is only two letters and this board will not let you search on anything less then 3 letters... Arrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh! ;)

Hi,

Said before, and worth saying again www.bigbytes.co.uk (now at www.webhostingguide.co.uk)

From memory this also lists isp's who allow telnet/ssh access.

Regards,

Tony Lucas

I don't know how much you were planning to pay, but DSVR (www.dsvr.co.uk) provide virtual servers with all those features and more.

Check out my uptime ;)

1:37pm up 175 days, 6:02, 0 users, load average: 0.52, 0.31, 0.30

Strong support too...

Yes - I do host with them and also used to work for them ;) Nice chaps...