Re: .co.uk Site Hosting.

Something which you may want to consider is getting a dedicated server. I haven't run across too many shared hosting environments where PHP runs as a module. I know 30 people will write to contradict me(!) but my own experience has been that most shared hosting services don't want to bother with the extra security issues and just make PHP cgi mode only. Having said that, I THINK ahnet.com runs as a module, but it's only PHP3 (last I checked). Perhaps you could invest in a small dedicated server and split the cost with a few trusted development friends. A dedicated server could be had for as little as $100/month here in the states. With 'high end' virtual/shared accounts running $50/month, the dedicated isn't too bad. Maybe there's a local ISP in the area who will host a box for you for a nominal fee? 16 months ago I bought a full machine, and have it hosted with a company that gives me decent bandwidth, for $95/month. Their prices have gone up for new customers, but I have full root access, multiple IPs, etc. For that price, imo, it's hard to beat (and I've someone to call if there's a problem). Asking larger hosting companies to do something 'out of the ordinary' for just you, or a handful of users, goes against their business model (they ARE a business!) and the extra cost of configuring things to your specs probably won't be offset by the extra $20/month they get from you. "Jonathan Wright (DjNA)" wrote: > Hiya. > > I'm sorry to bother you, but you might be able to help me (ahhhhhhhh!) > > I'm trying to find a web server to host the new kjtoombs.co.uk web site > using PHP4. Trying to find a site to do what I want is a right pain, and I'm > starting to get a little irate. > > - What I want is PHP4 (any version) running as mod_php on an Apache (again, > any recent version) Server. OS - don't mind. > - cgi-bin access (not terrible important, but could be useful) > - use of .htaccess, .htpasswd and .htgroup files. AllowOverride would > preferably be set to all (to allow and deny dirs as well as secure > directories). > - MySQL with full admin access (the ability to set up user accounts). I'm > going to be creating accounts to do a very specific task, while the username > & passwords from .htpasswd will be used to allow major write changes to the > database. These will be obtained from $PHP_AUTH_USER and $PHP_AUTH_PW. > - POP3 mailboxes at least 5, but preferably unlimited. > > Size, anything over about 50meg would be ideal, and bandwidth isn't a major > problem - 1Gb/pm is fine. This isn't a high access site at the moment > (around 10-30 people per day). > > Does this seam like too much to ask for, or should I look in other > directions while I'm creating this site? > > Thanks for your help! > > Jonathan Wright > mail@djna.fsnet.co.uk > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- ========================== Michael Kimsal http://www.tapinternet.com 734-480-9961