New Hosting COmpany

Well I think I have had it with my hosting company. My forum has been running super slow (obviously on a shared server with someone taxing the system) Plus my DB was shut down for 15 hours yesterday because I exceeded the max questions query of 50,000

Anyone have a suggestion on a new company to go with? Not looking to spend a fortune for a dedicated server but considering a VPS but i have no experience with them.

I currently run 5 web sites (3 of which are forums) one of them being a busy one where I am receiving a lot of complaints on it being slow.

I currently use I Power Web and have for many years now but I have had it with them .

I did contact a company today (west Host) that stated they do not place any limitations on databases and here are there VPS pricing below (any recommendations?) http://www.westhost.com/package-compare.html

[punchbowl]

have a look at dreamhost - there's a thread on here about them somewhere too. I'm on a dedicated server but also have an account with dh.

The thing about them is how upfront they are about any problems they(and you) may be experiencing. Stark change from the denial mongers in a lot of other places.

They have vps type products too - dreamhost.com

[Blue Fusion]

those plans arent worth it cause vps are sapposed too offer full control over it and what not and not limit what a person can do

[edgecutioner]

it's best if you go with one that uses virtuozzo and of course the one that offers you root access(that's the whole point of getting a VPS.. well one of them atleast)

[tms12]

i like hostmonster for the following:
-They havent had a down time for me in last 12 months
-Great c panel. I host my sites in 3 different hosts and they have the simpliest and most user friendly one.
-Customer service is fantastic
-You can modify files from their server , so no upload and download issues
-Preinstalled a bunch of free software. They helped me out when i started first time.
-Good back up system. they do backup daily and weekly . I mees my site 2 times uploading vbulletin but got everything back
-Unlimited doamin. I have 6 sites hosted in one account ( pretty nice)
You can also get more review at http://www.TheRateUWant.com if you may like.

Good luck man.

[captainron19]

Originally Posted by edgecutioner

it's best if you go with one that uses virtuozzo and of course the one that offers you root access(that's the whole point of getting a VPS.. well one of them atleast)

Thanks for the input guys.....

This week was the last straw - my original hosting company whut down my database again for too many queries (over 50,000) that happened on Saturday and I emailed tech support numerous times with no results. I called and was on hold for almost an hour and figures I was at work at the firehouse and I got a fire call and had to hang up so then I called back again and again ON HOLD AGAIN for almost an hour and then another fire call (just wasnt my day) - after everything was said and done, my forum was down for almost 15 hours and I cant tell you how many database error emails I had to delete from my inbox (had to be close to 800).

They finally got it back up and then the same hting happened on Monday - down again.

I ended up contacting hostican and went with a VPS - I actually have 5 personal web sites and only one is a very busy forum so they said a VPS could more than handle my needs and they transferred all files and databases over for me for no extra charge plus they place no limit on DB queries. This company did offer virtuozzo and root access (thanks for that input edge)

My DNS has finally been finalized and I have already heard numerous compliments form forum members that the forum is running much much better.

Now I just have to familiarize myself with this new VPS system and how everything works. and we are still trying to figure out why one of my databases (not a forum) will nto work properly after everything was mitigated over.

Thanks again for honest input

--------------- Added at 14:42 ---------------

Originally Posted by tms12

-Unlimited doamin. I have 6 sites hosted in one account ( pretty nice)
Good luck man.

TMS...

Question on that... I originally bought my domains via my original hosting company - I did log in to the tucows system to change the DNS (All done) - question is... whay do I need to do about the domain names themselves now? Do I transfer them over to the company where I purchased the VPS from?