webhosting disaster -- please help with advice

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tench

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hey guys.

the two websites that i'm in charge with are hosted by featureprice, which has turned out to be completely evil... and we're talking m$ kind of evil here. both of my sites are down, i'm getting no reply from tech support, weird charges are appearing on my credit card... and then, on the web, i see rumors that featureprice is going out of business, that they've screwed hundreds of people etc... i feel totally humiliated.

i have to find a new web hosting provider -- unix, with php, mySQL, and coldfusion -- with good technical support and all the good stuff. i'd like to hear personal success stories. make my day, please

also, has anybody heard anything about www.xrackhosting.com -- they are providing osx server hosting. are they any good? are there there other osx server hosts?

please help. i'm desperate.

all best,
tench
 
I had been hosting with itsamac but I'm moving all my sites to xrackhosting...excellent service and great prices. Right now I have one site there, with 5+ being moved in in the next few months.

Either of those two are good choices, but xrackhosting is more professional in the manner they do business. If I had to choose, I'd go with xrackhosting though.

Good Luck
 
Try ICDSoft.com. Lot's of people here use that (me included), and their prices are nice, they have great features, and they seem very professional.
 
I've been with ICDSOFT for about a week. At 5 bucks a month, it's cheaper than my previous host (affordablehost.com) and it offers more features, including IMAP servers, 333MB webspace, and 5Gs bandwitdh. No coldfusion, as far as I know. As to their support... in the three or four questions I've sent them, I've received a NON-AUTOMATED response within 30 mins, if not 15.

Check out their stats:

http://suresupport.com/network.php
 
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See what I mean? ;)
Twister is another one I know for sure uses ICDSoft. One more thing: ICDSoft has a thing where you can have people sign up through a link from you and then you will get $5 or something. I haven't got one set up, but I'm sure someone will volunteer one! ;)
 
I use ICDSoft too. Another great thing I like is the ability to write to any file through my web browser. I think that's an awesome feature; they have an awesome control panel. I've NEVER had any trouble and have NEVER had to even talk to tech support, which is good in my opinion.
 
Here's one thing I don't like about ICDSOFT:

They are in Hong Kong, where local time is GMT +8. They do not observe Daylight Savings Time. My MovableType entries are showing up with a posting time one hour earlier than it should, even after I configured MovableType's time zone to GMT -8 (Pacific Time). I could change it to GMT -7, but then the time of my previous entries will gain an hour, making them inaccurate.

Okay, TWO things I don't like about ICDSOFT:

My username is "duskyspa", the first eight letters of my domain. That's what they gave me. They can't change it to "dusky". Typing "duskyspa" annoys me...
 
i love icdsoft too!!!! If you sign up tell em' twistermc.com sent you. :)

Also feel free to ask me anything about them. I've had them for almost a year and I tell everyone about them.
 
I use ICDSoft too. Another great thing I like is the ability to write to any file through my web browser.
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Yup, beautiful. No more having to run RBrowserLite, connect to my site's FTP, download file at issue, modify it, save it, and upload it, just to fix a typo.

Thanx for the heads-up...
 
Hey Twister, check out what I wrote to ICDSOFT support...

I was referred to ICDSOFT by someone who frequents the same forum as I do. I thought that at some point in the registration process I'd be asked who had referred me. That didn't take place. However, I'd like for him to receive credit for my having signed up. How can that be done?

This is his domain:
http://www.twistermc.com/

Thanx. I hope he's able to get the credit he deserves... he speaks greatly of ICDSOFT.

E. A.
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Their response:

Hello,

Yes, this is possible. Please give us the PayPal account of the person who referred you, and we will transfer the commission to it.

Best Regards,
Support
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Is this a good time for me to get a PayPal account? :D Just kidding... let me know what your PayPal account is, and I'll send it to them...
 
Originally posted by Dusky
Hey Twister, check out what I wrote to ICDSOFT support...



Their response:



Is this a good time for me to get a PayPal account? :D Just kidding... let me know what your PayPal account is, and I'll send it to them...
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Did you get the PM i sent you?
 
Hi, I'm interested in a new webhost as well... I've been browsing the threads and it looks like everybody recommends ICDSOFT. I'll just like to know if all the guys using it here are still pleased with it.
WIM, I'll also like to have some report on PHP/MySQL ; it's the main reason I am switching (my ISP supports neither :( ).
I'm not in need of a domain name, so if I read the website carefully, the only thing I need to pay is 5 $/month, with no setup fee?
Lastly, I do some websites creation for a fee. I'll like to know if there is a way to create multiple domain names pointing to directories of the ICDSOFT account, and if there is a way to grant them autonomous access (only to their directories) so that they can only mess up their space.

TIA,

K.
 
I've used www.breezeland.com in the past, which is completely free and ad-free to the surfer, yet it includes many powerful tools like PHP, Perl, MySQL, and all sorts of site options. They are currently having some trouble right now (and not allowing new free accounts), but as soon as they work through it I am going to sign up with them again (my account was lost a while back amid the shuffle) and I recommend anyone who wants a free space to do so as well.
 
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