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09-17-2002, 11:17 AM #1Webhosting Reseller
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Looking for a Host that host Forums or Message Boards.
Is there such a host here?
Thanks.
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09-17-2002, 11:22 AM #2Web Hosting Guru
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What Boards are you talking about?
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09-17-2002, 11:23 AM #3Newbie
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get one with php and mysql
install vbulletin or phpbb
is it really that hard ?
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09-17-2002, 11:24 AM #4WHT Addict
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Have pm'd you
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09-17-2002, 11:48 AM #5Junior Guru
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Im sure if you ask nicely, most hosts will install a forum for you, if you also purchase hosting off them. I would recommend Invision Board www.invisionboard.com
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09-17-2002, 11:52 AM #6Web Hosting Evangelist
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There are some nice boards out there. I like PHPbb, free and pretty nice. Lots of people like VBulletin, but I dislike having to pay for something that I can get pretty close for free (phpbb).
I agree with the previous poster though, many hosts would be happy to install a simple script for you if you are a new customer.
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09-17-2002, 12:06 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by gandalf1
Have pm'd you
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09-17-2002, 12:12 PM #8Aspiring Evangelist
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Most hosts allow you to host php and boards based on MySQL. If you have a board that's huge your host might ask you to move or go to a dedicated server. I know we're hosting quite a few boards......
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09-17-2002, 12:15 PM #9WHT Addict
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Originally posted by akash
Thanks again for reading the rules.
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09-19-2002, 10:00 AM #10Dennis Johnson
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Originally posted by gandalf1
SORRY, had my mind on other things.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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09-19-2002, 10:04 AM #11WHT Addict
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Certainly do but leave it to cruise control
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09-19-2002, 11:39 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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If you're going to host a vbulletin board, from experience I know that you won't even use 1GB bandwidth everyday, even if you have 20 people online all the time...so most hosts will/should allow it , it's not as if a PHP/mySQL driven forum messes up servers like UBB.
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09-19-2002, 12:07 PM #13Webhosting Reseller
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I'm expecting the forum site to have 200 online users all at the same time. Is it ok if i'd just use XMB or other free forums? Somebody recommended Invisionboard. Anyway, this is just one of my plans. How much bandwith and space needed is what i would like to know first.
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09-19-2002, 12:23 PM #14Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by Jeffreyw
I'm expecting the forum site to have 200 online users all at the same time. Is it ok if i'd just use XMB or other free forums? Somebody recommended Invisionboard. Anyway, this is just one of my plans. How much bandwith and space needed is what i would like to know first.
If you're talking about 200 users all at the same time though I'd be looking at a dedicated machine with at least 50Gb+ on it... In fact I'd probably suggest a heck of a lot more BW...
In short it won't be cheap.
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09-19-2002, 12:27 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by WebSnail.net
Ok.. quick tip... If you have a specification in mind then it generally helps to provide as much details as possible so that people understand the context to your question...
If you're talking about 200 users all at the same time though I'd be looking at a dedicated machine with at least 50Gb+ on it... In fact I'd probably suggest a heck of a lot more BW...
In short it won't be cheap.
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09-19-2002, 12:28 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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I have a question about this, we are hosting a forum that has 120 concurrent users at a time, now I have asked the owner to move to a dedicated server because he is impacting on other clients (eg we only have 6 other sites on the server )
He said it's too expensive to go to a dedicated, but would have to think about it, what can I do about it? I don't wan't to terminate the account, because he has something good going there but if he can't afford a server what can we do?
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09-19-2002, 12:32 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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maybe a VPS/VDS?
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09-19-2002, 12:33 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by akash
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09-19-2002, 01:31 PM #19Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by Myacen
I have a question about this, we are hosting a forum that has 120 concurrent users at a time, now I have asked the owner to move to a dedicated server because he is impacting on other clients (eg we only have 6 other sites on the server )
He said it's too expensive to go to a dedicated, but would have to think about it, what can I do about it? I don't wan't to terminate the account, because he has something good going there but if he can't afford a server what can we do?
If you're trying to be accomodating though I would seriously suggest coming to some kind of terms with him eg: getting advertising in return, charging him for at least half the cost of a dedicated... in return for your continued support and an agreed time frame for when he WILL move to a dedicated server.
Any other thinking leaves you and the other sites on that server compensating for that one client. With the best will in the world that's just plain wrong.
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09-19-2002, 02:04 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Myacen
I have a question about this, we are hosting a forum that has 120 concurrent users at a time, now I have asked the owner to move to a dedicated server because he is impacting on other clients (eg we only have 6 other sites on the server )
He said it's too expensive to go to a dedicated, but would have to think about it, what can I do about it? I don't wan't to terminate the account, because he has something good going there but if he can't afford a server what can we do?
Gary Harris - the artist formerly known as Dixiesys
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09-19-2002, 02:05 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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We have placed mysql connection limits on the server
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09-19-2002, 05:32 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Oh yeah that'll work too, per user limits should do the trick.
Gary Harris - the artist formerly known as Dixiesys
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