i spent the whole day today doing research on good hosting companies offering virtual servers at a reasonable price.

got my research down to a final list of 5 !!!!!

one of them was Donhost !!!! who i struck off a minute ago thanks to forum members advice and experiences here.

the current top two on my list are:

Infology.com
MCHost.com

Anybody have bad experiences with either of these two companies before?

Infology.com charges $20 per month for 2 GB HDD space.
MCHost.com charges $35 per month for 1 GB HDD space.

Most of their other features are basically the same, inclusive of a sizeable bandwidth offering.

Should I be afraid of these type of companies folding up in the near future. could they sustain a decent profit with such prices? I had a bad experience with one such host recently.

I would suggest mchost.

MCHost dont offer virtual servers!

Yes, MCHost offers reseller packages, not virtual hosting. I hear theyre a great company, but might not be what you're looking for.

Deffo MCHost!

research on good hosting companies offering virtual servers at a reasonable price.
MCHost dont offer virtual servers!
Yes, MCHost offers reseller packages, not virtual hosting."Virtual servers" and "virtual hosting" are two different things.

I think they are the same thing, but for different purposes.

Virtual server: you get a portion of the machine and use it like your own server. Of course you can sell the space and bandwidth.

mchost reseller account: you get a set amount of space and bandwidth and you have the reseller capability.

Based on this, I just assume mchost's reseller account can be treated as a virtual server.

Originally posted by ebird
I think they are the same thing, but for different purposes.

Virtual server: you get a portion of the machine and use it like your own server. Of course you can sell the space and bandwidth.

mchost reseller account: you get a set amount of space and bandwidth and you have the reseller capability.

Based on this, I just assume mchost's reseller account can be treated as a virtual server.


No, No, No, No, No,...!

A Virtual Server gives you much more control and normally you have your own root. You are not so liable to being affected by all of the other, who knows how many, people having access to the server you are on and who can bring it crashing down (and do - again and again!).

A Virtual Server is what it sounds like, configured to supply several independant "mini-servers" on the one main server. Considerably different from just spliting up server space and adding in a control panel.

I have used a virtual server with almost no problems at all and I have used ordinary reseller space with loads of problems - give me true VDS anytime.

Originally posted by Chang Lee
i spent the whole day today doing research on good hosting companies offering virtual servers at a reasonable price.


you'll need more than a day, thats for sure.

hehe, yes, virtual server means you can fry your account down to root level without upsetting other customers on the same box :)

Seriously though, VS gives you a lot more control over your account, but in most cases people don't need that sort of control. Most hosting services cater for a wide range of people and tend to install modules as required, if you ask.

The question would be, are you confident in 'root', and what you need to do in there a normal account with good support couldn't provide.

We have clients that ask us to set up their e-mail addresses, even though the control panel will have them running in minutes. I suppose it depends on your needs.

Greg Moore

VS gives you a lot more control over your account, but in most cases people don't need that sort of control. Most hosting services cater for a wide range of people and tend to install modules as required, if you ask.

Greg Moore

That is absolutely true - however the benefits of having more "idiot-proof" protection on a VDS should not be underestimated, even if you do not want or need the extra control that the account provides.

I started off on a VDS that I had no real idea of how to use but I didn't mess up anyone elses stuff and they never messed up mine!

Take one of these VDS for a trial spin. www.diginode.net offer a great service. Prompt and courteous.

Cheers

Gary

Originally posted by Editor
Take one of these VDS for a trial spin. www.diginode.net offer a great service. Prompt and courteous.

Cheers

Gary
and also http://RemarkableHosting.com too :)

No affiliation :)