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10-22-2002, 10:37 AM #1Registered User
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What to look out for a web host for a forum?
What should I look out for if I'm looking for a web host for a forum? Bandwidth? Speed? Space?
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10-22-2002, 10:44 AM #2WHT Addict
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One guess would be to make sure that the webhosting company will allow you to run a bulletin board. Some hosts might be skeptical because it might take up resources.
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10-22-2002, 10:52 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Not only if they allow Board, but what kinds of board as well. Many ban some types of boards (i.e Ikonboard, UBB in many cases).
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10-22-2002, 10:54 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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wlandman is right, bandwidth, space, speed have very little to do with running a board, it is, does the server have the resources, CPU and ram.
A host can give you all the bandwidth, space, and be the fastest on the net, but if the server can't hold the resources it is useless.L. James Prevo - President/Owner
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10-22-2002, 11:21 AM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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I would look for their speed, and uptime. It would have to be the most valuable topics of hosting a forum-based site.
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10-22-2002, 12:17 PM #6Registered User
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But you can't tell things like speed rite? They never do mention their speed, only space and bandwidth.
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10-22-2002, 12:19 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by ipporek
But you can't tell things like speed rite? They never do mention their speed, only space and bandwidth.
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10-22-2002, 06:21 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Depends on many factors. How many concurrent users you will have, whether it is php or perl, how many posts you will have and how much space you need for it, etc.
As a general rule, I find hosts get a bit upset once forums start transfering about 10-15gb/month, because this also means they are becoming more popular and requiring more server resources which is the main issue.
Smaller forums can run just fine on a shared account, just double check with them first. Find out what their servers run as far as CPU and RAM, etc.
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10-22-2002, 06:27 PM #9WHT Addict
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Is it technologically feasable to use generate HTML from the bulletin board? This would definately lower server resources.
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10-22-2002, 06:30 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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You might also ask for forum reference accounts. Look at the forums, how complex they are, how many people are on line, and how quickly they load.
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10-22-2002, 06:30 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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What should I look out for if I'm looking for a web host for a forum? Bandwidth? Speed? Space?
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10-22-2002, 06:41 PM #12Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by wlandman
Is it technologically feasable to use generate HTML from the bulletin board? This would definately lower server resources.
everytime there is an "action" on the board a script runs.
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10-22-2002, 08:58 PM #13Web Hosting Evangelist
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Prince -- I believe he was referring to the use of images like -- there goes a little bit of bytes. If 200 members used about 2-4 a day, and for about a year it builds up.
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10-22-2002, 09:01 PM #14Web Hosting Guru
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Images affect bandwidth, not system resources.
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10-22-2002, 09:06 PM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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Re: What to look out for a web host for a forum?
Originally posted by ipporek
What should I look out for if I'm looking for a web host for a forum? Bandwidth? Speed? Space?uhhh...
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10-22-2002, 11:36 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Definitely bandwidth ... forums suck up alot of bandwidth fast ... and some cash since you'll need a server if your forum becomes mega popular ...
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10-23-2002, 12:10 AM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'd say try to get a look at the load average of the server.
A lower load average would obviously mean more resources for your board when it needs it.
You'd probably have to email the provider to get a look at the load average.UpNIX Internet Administrator
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10-23-2002, 01:27 AM #18Registered User
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Forgot to mention that I'm planning to have the forum using PHP, so it'd be boards like phpBB, invision board etc.
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10-24-2002, 01:20 AM #19Registered User
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Any recommendations?
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10-24-2002, 07:56 AM #20Newbie
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Invision board is pretty easy to set up and mod, and relatively light weight..... so far... One thing that has bit me in the butt is the number of concurrent MySQL connections. Some hosts set this limit at 20, which seems to be far too low if you have an active board even if you have peak times of 30-40 users online at one time. Be sure you get that info up front.
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10-24-2002, 10:18 AM #21Registered User
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Concurrent MySQL connections? There's never any mention of that in the plans the companies offer.
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10-24-2002, 01:54 PM #22Newbie
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Nope... I have learned the hard way that it is a question that does need to be asked.
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10-25-2002, 03:36 AM #23Registered User
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Just thought of what I'd want in a web host, and decided that speed, 100MB disk space to start, at least 1 GB bandwidth, preferably unlimited POP e-mail accounts (but not a must), and at least 1 sub-domain is roughly what I'm looking for. And of course the web host must support MySQL and PHP4, and allow forums. So, any recommendations? Oh ya, just for the record, I'm located in Singapore.
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10-26-2002, 02:25 AM #24Junior Guru
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A host with zlib (gzip actived and enabled). What is GZIP? The GZIP zips up the content of your forum and sent to you visitor. Your visitor browser then unzips and see the content. This process is transparent to your visitors.
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10-26-2002, 12:40 PM #25Registered User
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Which one?