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[nelly27]

hi all i am after starting a forum at the weekend and wanted to no what wound be the best hosting for me it will be a forum for links. and one with pictures on it i have seen a few offers saying they are unlimited and from what i have read on this site there is no way they can offer that. so am asking people that have forums with a lot of members on it what hosting they use i am in the uk so am after one that is near to me.

[JayNL]

Indeed, never fall for unlimited. It's just not possible, since there are no unlimited hard drives and unlimited connections.

You say you are starting a forum so you don't need all that much space and traffic, you just need web hosting, with some scripting language like PHP/MySQL or ASP/MSSQL.

Do you prefer a forum script (MyBB, vBulletin etc) and what's your budget?

[FS - Mike]

Bleh, again I can't recommend people in the UK because I don't know anyone :-\.

However, if it's a forum, and not software requiring very little latency, you shouldn't have a problem with hosting oversees. www.ASmallOrange.com are very good.

Really you only need a host in the same county as your target audience if you are hosting something like a game server or require search engine optimisation.

Good luck with your search.
Mike

[nelly27]

hi amygdela i am after one that will host MyBB, or vBulletin it is my first step in to a payed hosting so am after one that is easy to set up i have a few sites on free hosting and they are mostly on phpbb but was told when i had my site reviewed to get a good hosting package and my own domain oops and my buget is $10-$20 or about the same in pounds

hi Coldkill have you use a small orange before as i say am just starting in to payed hosting and dont want to falling at the first stage

[Netunt]

I have used Bionic Hosting for quite a while with vBulletin. They have excellent support and are in the UK.

The bronze package should be fine for your needs.

I have used a few other UK hosts but these are by far the best but if you want to know about anymore, just drop me a PM or reply here.

[FS - Mike]

Originally Posted by nelly27

hi Coldkill have you use a small orange before as i say am just starting in to payed hosting and dont want to falling at the first stage

Indeed I have used ASO before. I had a reseller account with them for some time. Eventually I outgrew them and went onto a VPS. Since they were sold out, I moved to a different host. But when I was with them, they were very good.

[nelly27]

hi A7018 no to be checky but what do you your site for e.g links and pictures and if is the 100GB Bandwidth good do you have any bad problems with them e.g downtime

hi again Coldkill have you used bionic-hosting before as A7018 said that was was good if so which out of the to would you recomend same to a7018 have you used aso if so which wound you say is the best and thanks for taking your time te answer

[nelly27]

thanks Mike V as anyone used MediaLayer if so are they easy to set up e.g for a beginer and are they any good

[Orien]

Originally Posted by nelly27

thanks Mike V as anyone used MediaLayer if so are they easy to set up e.g for a beginer and are they any good

MediaLayer is one of the best providers in this industry.

[gameforever]

Do not believe that the "unlimited"，this is not possible.

Because you are just starting a forum, then space and bandwidth requirements are not too high, I believe that most hosts are able to meet your request.

But I must remind you:
1.When you find your satisfaction hosting provider, you should search for their related post in the Forum and read others opinions, then decide.

2.When you choose hosting, you should take into account upgrade, so find whether they support the corresponding services.

[nelly27]

thanks Orien and gameforever now i have three to pick from was looking at the resellers hosting on bionic-hosting as i am after host 3 sites in all 2 with links and one with pictures on it and wanted to no is it any good good for what i want it for

[ByteHouse]

Originally Posted by nelly27

hi all i am after starting a forum at the weekend and wanted to no what wound be the best hosting for me it will be a forum for links. and one with pictures on it i have seen a few offers saying they are unlimited and from what i have read on this site there is no way they can offer that. so am asking people that have forums with a lot of members on it what hosting they use i am in the uk so am after one that is near to me.

Hi Nelly,

What you seem to need is a shared linux/ unix hosting platform. If you could get one with a control panel to make your life easier it would be useful, but not critical. If you can get Plesk, it would have a whole range (60 or so I think) of products that can easily be 'one click installed' for simplicity, and both your requests are available

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But in essence the above is what I would go for.


Best of luck in your forum,



Fred

[HostColor]

Just don;t go with overselling web hosts. I would suggest you to choose web host after the decision about forums software. There are hosting companies that might offer some help on vBulletin or to offer customized service. But to search for hosts like these you have to choose software first.

[Netunt]

I did have a problem once due to a bad server but they moved everyone off it onto a new server, upgraded my plan to the top one and gave me some free time for my trouble.

I have had pictures, an arcade, tv and radio mod and several addons to my forum and have a wiki on the site aswell.

EDIT: I have a reseller on Bionic Hosting which has my 6 sites on and easily accomodates them all.

[nelly27]

as anyone ever uses these http://hagiohost.com/reseller-webhosting/ am thinking off going with bionic hosting if the one i am asking about is no good as i have had a few people say they are good