A host that can use the latest version of vbulletin

[vppremier]

I use godaddy shared hosting and they have been pretty stable. I run a small board, 40 users or less at max normally so I haven't put them to a real test, but they've done well so far. The customer service, while not always the smartest, has always been instant, this is something I require with my new host.

I am looking to switch to a similar plan with a new host that can support that latest version of vbulletin since vbulletin 3.6 requires php version 4.3.3 or later and godaddy only gives up to 4.3.1 on shared hosting plans.

My plan specs are below:

• 200 GB Space • 2,000 GB Transfer
• 2,000 Email Accounts • FREE! Software
• 50 MySQL Databases • Unlimited Email Forwards
• Forums, Blogging, Photo Galleries • No ads

[dagummit]

I also use Go Daddy and I use vB 3.6.5 and haven't had any problems with the php use....but I have had numerous problems with connectivity and lag here lately.

[Jako]

I run a vBulletin forum with www.brius.com and it works just fine. They are a great host.

[vppremier]

Dagummit, are you using shared or dedicated hosting, on shared hosting you cannot upgrade your php version, only on dedicated with godaddy.

I have noticed the lag issues as well, I can't stand the randomness of it.

[dagummit]

I am on the shared hosting. I don't know about upgrading the php version, but the site works...

[Ntfu2]

godaddy hosting is terrible you should consider switching hosts anyway.

Check out, hostgator.com asmallorange.com and im sure there are some other great ones out there.

[Zachery]

If you are seriously looking for a host that offers 200 GB Space 2,000 GB Transfer and you are paying anything less than 200 a month, then you're probally not ngoing to find it.

[Lee M]

<a href="http://www.siteground.com/" target="_blank">http://www.siteground.com/</a> it has live sales chat, and is an excellent host.

[Dark_Konoko]

If you are seriously looking for a host that offers 200 GB Space 2,000 GB Transfer and you are paying anything less than 200 a month, then you're probally not ngoing to find it.
$19.95 a month from dreamhost for 254.1 GB storage and 2.541 TB transfer / month. However they are not the most reliable host in the world and I'd not consider them for any of my own projects.

[Zachery]

Exactly, Those are unrealistic numbers for the ammount of money payed.

[animehawk]

I have had a relatively good experience with dreamhost. I have been with them for almost a year, host several different websites with them, and have only gone down once due to any issues that dreamhost was responsible for. I currently have 471GB of space, and 5264 GB of transfer er month, and I plan on using nearly all of it every month. My members download anime as fast as their ISP allows and I upload all the time. Daily automated SQL Backups, and some good reporting tools as far as CPU load is concerned.

All and all, I don't think I could get this kind of service for the price anywhere else. I pay just about $240/yr.

[clarkstoncracke]

There is no reason NOT to use http://liquidweb.com

I have used them for years, started out with a 19.99 shared account monthly, and now I have 4 dedicated servers with them.

I have done so much migrations while I was outgrowing servers, and these guys are insane in speed and knowledge.

Seriously check them out

[TacticalNuke]

It's not possible for a host to offer TB of transfer and 100s of GBs of storage for $20 a month. That's just not possible. They "oversell" knowing that members won't use that much. And, if for some reason you come even remotely close they'll force you to get a new plan. Using TB of transfers a month will not happen on a shared server if every member is doing it, so clearly the host doesn't plan on it.

I second A Small Orange, as I've been with them for a while now. Quick customer service and good uptime. Also, they're very customer-oriented and I like them a lot.

Anyway, let's stop comparing TB of transfer for this fella and start comparing features and customer service with an eye toward transfer and storage.

[Poppet]

We've just switched our main site over to www.knownhost.com we are very impressed with the support and they even moved all the accounts over to the new VPS. They do shared and reseller hosting as well. The server is nice and quick too no downtime whatsoever in a month.

Lots of good reviews on the webhosting forums too.

[WhaLberg]

I have read some nice things about siteground.com.

[lefthome]

I am not one to recommend any company, but I have finally found one, at least I think I have, that is rather good. It is mjwebhosting.com. My agent is Kamal, who is very attentive considering we are on a virtual server, which was a big change from the dedicated server we were being hosted on for several hundred a month. Anyway, we get 8,000 megs of storage space and 80 gig bandwidth monthly, after being on the dedicated server for about 2 years, I noticed our average bandwidth was around 39 gigs monthly. Considering we have more about 900,000 posts, a video arcade, the only thing we gave up was hosting attachments to keep our usage low, which for the savings I figured was a great trade off, and I simply made members host those at imageshack, etc and link back. Our costs went from $3,800 annually for the dedicated server to a mere $270 annually with mjwebhosting.com. The other thing we lost was root access, but so what. I still have C-Panel and for a $50 set-up fee, I had Kamal move the database to the new site. Sure, we have had a couple of issues but Kamal was ?Johnny on the spot? and took care of everything. Honestly, I cannot tell the difference between this host at $270 annually and the $3,800 annual hosting site.

Contact Kamal at kamal@mjwebhosting.com (kamal@mjwebhosting.com). Don?t forget to tell him that you heard this from Lefty ? hey, I want some freebies for sending people there.

[SirFlash]

I recommend Envescent.net for hosting - they use the very latest version of PHP and SQL (i'm running vb 3.6.4 right now with them, but could run 3.6.5 if i wanted), and their prices are better than GoDaddy and most other hosts, not to mention the other features included in their plans.

I've been hosting with them for about a year and have had no problems whatsoever. Their customer service is also outstanding - they've gone above and beyond in helping me resolve technical problems, and not charging extra for it.

Hosting plan details are here: http://envescent.net/content/web_hosting.html

Don't go with GoDaddy, i've been with them before and they suck. A few times their hosting was down because they were messing with DNS servers, and if you happen to upload more than your allocated disk space, they will automatically charge you for their next highest hosting service plan, instead of stopping your transfer, keeping you within the allocated space you signed onto in the first place. Long story short: seriously, don't use GoDaddy hosting!!!

Envescent rules. No, i don't work for them, this is truly a personal testimonial. I use their Gold Web Hosting.

Gold Web Hosting $99.95 USD/year
# 10GB* storage & 100GB/month transfer
# 50 e-mail accounts
# Ecommerce support
# Easy SSL integration**
# 5 MySQL databases
# 5 web sites hosted
# 10 domains pointed to sites
# Graphical web statistics
# No setup cost!
# 30 day money back guarantee
# Wordpress, Xoops, OSCommerce, Zen Cart, Joomla and more
# Toll-free live support

* Storage amounts are based on necessity. Please see our terms of service (http://envescent.net/content/tos.html).

** SSL certificates are $74.95 per year for 128-bit high security single domain registrations.

*** Based on original pricing of $4.95 a month for Silver Web Hosting plan and $9.95 for Gold Web Hosting plan.

See other hosting plans from the link above.

[AKapadia]

GO Kamal.... He is my Host too.. awesome service and glade to have hosting with him from last one and half year ;)

[EnIgMa1234]

If you are seriously looking for a host that offers 200 GB Space 2,000 GB Transfer and you are paying anything less than 200 a month, then you're probally not ngoing to find it.hostgators swamp package offers this for 15$ per month

[Zachery]

Yea, thats my point, thats unrealistic, I DARE you to use all 200gb of storage and 2,000tb of transfer,

[EnIgMa1234]

yea i know, its impossible. might as well go for a cheaper host with a plan that is realistic

[lebanon]

Zachery, its exactly what they count on, not using it ! I run dedicated servers and a HDD would cost me more to manage than their provided 200Gbs, however am one of those who use it ! i have added a shared plan and am using 130Gbs of it so far aside from database storage that they do not actually count over your space account but i know am one of a very very few who does.
But, guys should read over the terms of agreement, they specify that space provided shall not be used for storage or backups of unused files, so they have the right to terminate the agreement if they find a whole lot of unused or transferred files existing on your 200Gbs,
So far, the data i have is approx all used by my members and so far i have had not one single complaint, i have it all backed up and am not relying too much, am just using it till i find out what terminates it :)

[no mods]

Bravenet.com

Multi-Domain Hosting (10)
PHP & mySQL Database
24/7 Support Staff
Unlimited Email & FTP
30GB Disk Space
Easy Website Builders
600GB Bandwidth
Detailed Site Statistics
Free Speaking Characters.

All that for $12 a month, and domains are $9 a year.

[MAYH3M]

I host with www.nixism.com.

But 200 GB Disk? that sounds like a dedicated?

[diederik]

All these hosts that offer so much disk space and traffic will limit you on CPU usage of the server. So if you use a certain percentage of CPU use you will be suspended/asked to move/etc.

[Sparticus_V2]

i simply suggest sparrowhosting.net a great privately owned host who is dependable and works to please. See http://sparrowhosting.net for the plans he offers, and let me know if you are still interested cuz i can get you a deal....

[iogames]

Well I was worried about the size of my hosting company, but thanks to this thread I have a more objective view of the plans and average usage...
My hosting service is on www.HostMonster.com no complaints so far...
200gb/space
T2/bandwidth
I paid 3 years for only 250 usd or so... alot of features that I couldn't find on GoDaddy or 1&1...

and I recently got a plan with www.PowWeb.com
60+ usd 1year
300gb
T3...

Anyone have an experience or advise on these hosting services?

[Nudda]

<a href="http://www.sotrix.net" target="_blank">www.sotrix.net</a>

cpanel + unlimited everything + 3 TB bandwidth + 150 GB = $10 month

and im the featured site. woot.

[Bod1968]

I use www.sitelutions.com never had a problem or any downtime in 5 years...

[encryption]

www.sotrix.net (http://www.sotrix.net)

cpanel + unlimited everything + 3 TB bandwidth + 150 GB = $10 month

and im the featured site. woot.

thats just insane.... thats about the same BW you'd get on a dedicated 10mbit port ...... and that too for $10/month.... :confused: :confused:

[Guest210212002]

Stay away from 1and1.

I use powervps.com, and have had nothing but great luck with them.

Bravenet.com

Multi-Domain Hosting (10)
PHP & mySQL Database
24/7 Support Staff
Unlimited Email & FTP
30GB Disk Space
Easy Website Builders
600GB Bandwidth
Detailed Site Statistics
Free Speaking Characters.

All that for $12 a month, and domains are $9 a year.


I'm thinking you'll blow that plan as soon as your site gets busy. If they don't mention memory and CPU usage cutoff points, there's a good chance they're pretty low.

[Nudda]

thats just insane.... thats about the same BW you'd get on a dedicated 10mbit port ...... and that too for $10/month.... :confused: :confused:

and awesome customer support!

[encryption]

well my post was more of disbelief than praise......

[Nudda]

I didnt believe it either. But I now have 3 sites hosted with them. :)

[TheHeartSmasher]

I use Dreamhost
Storage 467.38GB
Bandwidth 5.3TB

Plus it grows every week.

I use it for practice and development
Since you don't need a dedicated server for such a small user base then this would be great for you. When you need to move up PM me and I'll see what I can do for you regarding dedicated servers

[kenfuzed]

I've been using Hostmonster.com for almost a year. Its shared hosting but so far its always been up and provided good performance for my forum. Support is good and not outsourced which was a factor for me. 300 gigs storage, 3k gigs transfer, unlimited domains (as add-ons) and just about every add on you can think of. They also offer the choice of either php 4.4.6 or php5. Only $5.95 per month.

Loads seem to be fairly low, though I'm only running a mid-size forum with an average of 40-50 users online most of the time. I don't know how to check query time/qty so I don't have that as a gauge.

As stated before, most shared hosting plans don't expect many (if any) accounts to hit their max. If you have the kind of data you are better off going dedicated.

[Greek76]

Check out www.hostgator.com I use this plan 200gb diskspace, 2,000gb bandwith with a great control panel. I pay 15 bucks a month and never had a problem with my site or them. I highly recomend them.

[Adam21]

Go with KnownHosts for the best deal that you can find.No downtime,VPS are affordable and reliable and Jennifer from the Customer Service is really helpful and patient.Support Staff are fast in replying to tickets and knowledgeable too.Highly Recommended!!!:D

[chatzworld]

I use siteground.com have no problems at all and if server dose go down which is not very often it is fixed fast, and they have very good customer service and fast support times :)

[GameDude]

I prefer w-hosts.net because sites like sitegrounds and hostgator oversells and when you use to much cpu usage and resources they terminate your account with any notice.

[pcoskat]

There is no reason NOT to use http://liquidweb.com {snip} I have done so much migrations while I was outgrowing servers, and these guys are insane in speed and knowledge.

Seriously check them out

Ditto, ditto, ditto....:up:

Plus, unlike other hosts, you can actually CALL LW, and get someone on the phone who can solve your issue.

I chose them after I noticed several other 'big boards' who were hosted by them.

[Dekard]

There is no reason NOT to use http://liquidweb.com

I have used them for years, started out with a 19.99 shared account monthly, and now I have 4 dedicated servers with them.

I have done so much migrations while I was outgrowing servers, and these guys are insane in speed and knowledge.

Seriously check them out
liquidweb ftw

[Luky]

This is a breakthrough! A host that can accually host PHP. -.-" Really dude, be better with naming your threads.

[encryption]

I use siteground.com have no problems at all and if server dose go down which is not very often it is fixed fast, and they have very good customer service and fast support times :)


I'm sorry but siteground.com is terrible. To add to your problem of server outages, they keep their servers overloaded and incapable of doing anything sensible.

See this thread -

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1367265#post1367265

[Luky]

What encryption said basically describes Host Gator. Host Gators server load im not sure of however, but backups time out so easily. Also they need a photo id that is official like a passport or drivers license to enable SSH (Which is reasonable, i can understand why..) but just so you know, if your not willing to give and you want SSH... dont use Host Gator, also Host Gator is terrible on the support side of things, they dont even use the live chat, you will wait 15 minutes just to be told to use the email and it will take like 3 hours or maby even days just to get a very simple problem fixed, took me 2 full days to get wilcard subdomains enabled, the guy didnt even know how to do it and he told me that, i had to tell him how, to me, that is pathetic.