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Soen Eber

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Join date: 3 Aug 2006

Posts: 428

09-10-2007 18:03

Can anyone recommend a good and affordable hosting provider that offers php & mysql, and anything else that might be handy for LSL integration? Also, I'm assuming a terms of service which would allow multiple developers to access the domain.

Umm...don't know what else to put here, r/l I'm more of a backoffice Oracle guy and haven't done much with the web, but I need to/want to get more into .NET and web services, SOAP, python, etc.

Kenn Nilsson

AeonVox

Join date: 24 May 2005

Posts: 897

09-10-2007 18:06

For PHP/MySQL hosting, I recommend Bluehost.

Domain purchases, I recommend godaddy.com

At the end, however, you mention .NET...which is not PHP...

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Jesse Barnett

500,000 scoville units

Join date: 21 May 2006

Posts: 4,160

09-10-2007 18:16

Will you end up needing FTP and how much traffic are you looking at. It all depends on what you need. You can register a domain and get some services from Google, Microsoft and others. But like for wqork we have a lot of data flow through the ftp and we have a Master account from AlterHosting. That is $30 a month but then again we get:

10 Domains1
5 000 MB of Disk Space2
5 000 MB of Disk Space for BackUp3
Unlimited Traffic
Unlimited Mail Accounts
FREE domain name registration
FREE SSL Server Support
FREE Anonymlous FTP
PLESK control panel
Unlimited FTP accounts
5 gig FTP capacity
Site Building and Content Management Tool
100 Major Search Engines Submission
Scripts Library
Unlimited Customer Support

All on very fast servers. So you really need to do some figuring and some shopping.

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Soen Eber

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Join date: 3 Aug 2006

Posts: 428

09-10-2007 18:43

Some clarifications - this will be a learning account, meaning no heavy bandwidth requirements. No streaming or anything like that, at least for now.

Primary focus will be on (1) LSL integration, and (2) figuring out web services (XML, SOAP, etc). Not sure how .NET would fit into this, but I'm sure it does...somehow. Just want that option in case I need to learn it for work (I have prior VB/C#/VC++/C experience but havn't gotten heavily into .NET or any of the other new MS stuff because of my current work direction with Oracle).

Osgeld Barmy

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Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 3,336

09-10-2007 19:11

hostmonster.com

or for free host's which may or may not be good

http://www.free-webhosts.com/free-php-webhosting.php

ive had alot of good luck with most of those a few years back

hiro Voss

Registered User

Join date: 6 Oct 2006

Posts: 57

09-10-2007 21:28

Just as an FYI, the use of the http request api in SL will probably lead you to not use SOAP and XML. I can't believe I am saying this (being the biggest advocate of typed data that XML and SOAP offers) but the bloat of XML almost immediately sends you over the limits of the http request.

A RESTful approach is more in order here because of the ability to send only the data you need and that is actually fine in this situation because SOAP is great when anyone might be calling your service but it is most likely that you and only you will be calling these services and you know whats coming over the wire.

Anyway, that has been my experience, results my differ...

h.

Lyn Mimistrobell

(waiting)

Join date: 11 Jan 2007

Posts: 179

09-11-2007 02:58

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to advertise

Webstekker "Tin", € 4.99 a month (excl. VAT):
1 domain (incl. free registration for most TLDs incl. .com, .net, .org, .nl)
12 subdomains
500 MB diskspace
40 GB traffic per month
25 POP accounts
spam/virus filter for email
1 MySql 4 database
1 MySql 5 database
Windows 2003 hosting, supports PHP 4, 5 and 6, ASP and ASP.NET 1, 2 and 3, ASP.NET Ajax, Perl, Python, ColdFusion

Controlpanel allows you to setup email, FTP accounts, custom DNS records, and more.

http://www.webstekker.nl/specs_virtual.php

Auron Reardon

Registered User

Join date: 30 Jun 2006

Posts: 41

09-11-2007 09:10

I use discountasp.com for .NET - but it is a total MS/IIS/.NET/SQL Server environment. I'm not sure what mixing the platforms would be like in one environment. I also have a siteground.com account for hosting MediaWiki which, of course, is all based on MySQL/PHP.

Lolita Pro

www.PhotosByLolita.com

Join date: 30 Oct 2006

Posts: 273

09-12-2007 09:57

GoDaddy.com for your domains

HostGator.com for your hosting. I get unlmited domains, unlimited subdomains, unlimited e-mail, 100 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth/month, MySQL, PHP, etc, etc, etc, ... for $10/month

It's fast, reliable, and I have only filed one service ticket in the 3 years I've been with them. It was resolved within the hour.

I have hosted .mov files there and viewed them in SL with no problem.

Dire Graves

Registered User

Join date: 3 Sep 2007

Posts: 51

09-12-2007 13:41

I have been doing web development for many years and have gone through a ton of hosts. I have been with JodoHost.com for the last 2 years and they have been great! almost no downtime, very quick support response time and they have gone way above and beyond what most other companies will do in order to help me get some of my projects going.

I have a reseller account think it's called "Lite host plan" it's $17 a month. includes every feature you get anywhere else and with this reseller account I can create windows, Linux sub accounts, and they even have coldfusion mx. you will never need another hosting account.

They have cheaper plans too but I like the freedome of the reseller plan.

Domain registration and hosting service recommendations?
Soen Eber Registered User Join date: 3 Aug 2006 Posts: 428	09-10-2007 18:03 Can anyone recommend a good and affordable hosting provider that offers php & mysql, and anything else that might be handy for LSL integration? Also, I'm assuming a terms of service which would allow multiple developers to access the domain. Umm...don't know what else to put here, r/l I'm more of a backoffice Oracle guy and haven't done much with the web, but I need to/want to get more into .NET and web services, SOAP, python, etc.
Kenn Nilsson AeonVox Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 897	09-10-2007 18:06 For PHP/MySQL hosting, I recommend Bluehost. Domain purchases, I recommend godaddy.com At the end, however, you mention .NET...which is not PHP... _____________________ --AeonVox-- Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms chasing ghosts, eating magic pills, and listening to repetitive, addictive, electronic music.
Jesse Barnett 500,000 scoville units Join date: 21 May 2006 Posts: 4,160	09-10-2007 18:16 Will you end up needing FTP and how much traffic are you looking at. It all depends on what you need. You can register a domain and get some services from Google, Microsoft and others. But like for wqork we have a lot of data flow through the ftp and we have a Master account from AlterHosting. That is $30 a month but then again we get: 10 Domains1 5 000 MB of Disk Space2 5 000 MB of Disk Space for BackUp3 Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Mail Accounts FREE domain name registration FREE SSL Server Support FREE Anonymlous FTP PLESK control panel Unlimited FTP accounts 5 gig FTP capacity Site Building and Content Management Tool 100 Major Search Engines Submission Scripts Library Unlimited Customer Support All on very fast servers. So you really need to do some figuring and some shopping. _____________________ I (who is a she not a he) reserve the right to exercise selective comprehension of the OP's question at anytime. From: someone I am still around, just no longer here. See you across the aisle. Hope LL burns in hell for archiving this forum
Soen Eber Registered User Join date: 3 Aug 2006 Posts: 428	09-10-2007 18:43 Some clarifications - this will be a learning account, meaning no heavy bandwidth requirements. No streaming or anything like that, at least for now. Primary focus will be on (1) LSL integration, and (2) figuring out web services (XML, SOAP, etc). Not sure how .NET would fit into this, but I'm sure it does...somehow. Just want that option in case I need to learn it for work (I have prior VB/C#/VC++/C experience but havn't gotten heavily into .NET or any of the other new MS stuff because of my current work direction with Oracle).
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	09-10-2007 19:11 hostmonster.com or for free host's which may or may not be good http://www.free-webhosts.com/free-php-webhosting.php ive had alot of good luck with most of those a few years back
hiro Voss Registered User Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 57	09-10-2007 21:28 Just as an FYI, the use of the http request api in SL will probably lead you to not use SOAP and XML. I can't believe I am saying this (being the biggest advocate of typed data that XML and SOAP offers) but the bloat of XML almost immediately sends you over the limits of the http request. A RESTful approach is more in order here because of the ability to send only the data you need and that is actually fine in this situation because SOAP is great when anyone might be calling your service but it is most likely that you and only you will be calling these services and you know whats coming over the wire. Anyway, that has been my experience, results my differ... h.
Lyn Mimistrobell (waiting) Join date: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 179	09-11-2007 02:58 Thank you for giving us the opportunity to advertise Webstekker "Tin", € 4.99 a month (excl. VAT): 1 domain (incl. free registration for most TLDs incl. .com, .net, .org, .nl) 12 subdomains 500 MB diskspace 40 GB traffic per month 25 POP accounts spam/virus filter for email 1 MySql 4 database 1 MySql 5 database Windows 2003 hosting, supports PHP 4, 5 and 6, ASP and ASP.NET 1, 2 and 3, ASP.NET Ajax, Perl, Python, ColdFusion Controlpanel allows you to setup email, FTP accounts, custom DNS records, and more. http://www.webstekker.nl/specs_virtual.php
Auron Reardon Registered User Join date: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 41	09-11-2007 09:10 I use discountasp.com for .NET - but it is a total MS/IIS/.NET/SQL Server environment. I'm not sure what mixing the platforms would be like in one environment. I also have a siteground.com account for hosting MediaWiki which, of course, is all based on MySQL/PHP.
Lolita Pro www.PhotosByLolita.com Join date: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 273	09-12-2007 09:57 GoDaddy.com for your domains HostGator.com for your hosting. I get unlmited domains, unlimited subdomains, unlimited e-mail, 100 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth/month, MySQL, PHP, etc, etc, etc, ... for $10/month It's fast, reliable, and I have only filed one service ticket in the 3 years I've been with them. It was resolved within the hour. I have hosted .mov files there and viewed them in SL with no problem.
Dire Graves Registered User Join date: 3 Sep 2007 Posts: 51	09-12-2007 13:41 I have been doing web development for many years and have gone through a ton of hosts. I have been with JodoHost.com for the last 2 years and they have been great! almost no downtime, very quick support response time and they have gone way above and beyond what most other companies will do in order to help me get some of my projects going. I have a reseller account think it's called "Lite host plan" it's $17 a month. includes every feature you get anywhere else and with this reseller account I can create windows, Linux sub accounts, and they even have coldfusion mx. you will never need another hosting account. They have cheaper plans too but I like the freedome of the reseller plan.

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