Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Web Hosting : Need PHP 5.2 for multiple Drupal sites ~ <$10 a month?

[bakakumo]

My current host's shared hosting servers don't have PHP 5, but I'm upgrading to Drupal 6 with a need for PHP 5.2! So, now I have to either 1) upgrade to a reseller account with them which costs 9.99 / month, or 2) find another shared hosting company.
I'm not sure what to do. Hope to get some suggestions here. Thanks.
(Been reading a lot of threads here and heard about bluehost, downtownhost and iMountain... I like how iMountain is "green", and for 9.99, why not migrate over to a "green" host? But also, I'm looking ahead... if my sites get popular, I want my host to be able to handle it with higher level of packages...)

[Rageki-John]

What are you diskspace and bandwidth requirements? Also, could you please explain to me what Drupal is ? Is it a big resource hog? If so, then I wouldn't recommend oversellers such as Bluehost because you might get suspended for consuming too many server resources.

[diligent]

Drupal is a CMS. I'm sure there are many PHP 5.2.x hosts around, if I were you I'd just check on some offers that are on WHT and submit a support request to find out if they have it. Most hosts will list that information somewhere in their site.
Depending on your requirements, $10/month seems like a very reasonable budget and should easily find you a good host!

[WireNine]

Look in the offers section, almost every web hosting company today offers PHP 5. Pick a web hosting provider based on your needs and budget, don't go for what you will never need.

[Mxhub]

Most hosts had php5 on their server. $10 a month is a good budget.
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joseph

[bakakumo]

My current host's shared hosting servers don't have PHP 5, but I'm upgrading to Drupal 6 with a need for PHP 5.2! So, now I have to either 1) upgrade to a reseller account with them which costs 9.99 / month, or 2) find another shared hosting company.
I'm not sure what to do. Hope to get some suggestions here. Thanks.
(Been reading a lot of threads here and heard about bluehost, downtownhost and iMountain... I like how iMountain is "green", and for 9.99, why not migrate over to a "green" host? But also, I'm looking ahead... if my sites get popular, I want my host to be able to handle it with higher level of packages...)

[Rageki-John]

What are you diskspace and bandwidth requirements? Also, could you please explain to me what Drupal is ? Is it a big resource hog? If so, then I wouldn't recommend oversellers such as Bluehost because you might get suspended for consuming too many server resources.

[diligent]

Drupal is a CMS. I'm sure there are many PHP 5.2.x hosts around, if I were you I'd just check on some offers that are on WHT and submit a support request to find out if they have it. Most hosts will list that information somewhere in their site.
Depending on your requirements, $10/month seems like a very reasonable budget and should easily find you a good host!

[WireNine]

Look in the offers section, almost every web hosting company today offers PHP 5. Pick a web hosting provider based on your needs and budget, don't go for what you will never need.

[Mxhub]

Most hosts had php5 on their server. $10 a month is a good budget.
--
joseph