paddy_fields Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hello I'm launching my own web design company and need some advice on a suitable hosting provider. I will be hosting my clients sites myself. Is the a major downside of using a site like 'GoDaddy' to host the sites? I have looked into dedicated managed servers on RackSpace but they charge around £600 per month... and this is too high for me at the moment as I'm just starting out. Is a dedicated server the way to go? I'm looking to have 1-2 new sites hosted every month, so it will start small, and then hopefully greatly expand in capacity needs - if that needs to be considered when chosing the right hosting option? Any advice would be invaluable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy_fields Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Oh and I will need to be able to host PHP/MySQL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) I dislike GoDaddy, both because of what they stand for (they originally supported both SOPA and PIPA), and because the few times I was forced to use them it was a painful experience (horrible control panel, customer service that knew nothing, but always tried to upsell what they could, etc.). I have a reseller account at ICDsoft that suits my needs. Not sure of how they compare with GoDaddy with their prices, but I've had no complaints. And they can give you shell access if you require it, which is nice (I do since I use Symfony for most of my PHP projects). EDIT: Each site I have with them has their own shared hosting account. Their base level accounts have more than enough features to handle small-to-medium sites. Edited January 27, 2014 by KevinM1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 There's just too many hosting options out there to even describe. Cloud options like aws are very popular because you can ramp up things when needed, and ramp down when you don't. A lot of the staff here at phpfreaks (myself included) have used Linode. I've also heard good things about Digital Ocean. There are plenty of articles out there talking about the strengths and weaknesses of each. The entry and even mid level costs for these services is quite reasonable. I have a personal aversion to hosting panels, as they bloat the server and eat up precious resources. I do understand that in some circumstances where you need a control panel to turn over to clients, a reseller account can be a viable option, but I really think that the tide has turned in favor of "cloud" ie. "VPS" resources. You can also develope using Vagrant/Virtualbox and basically run your own development resources locally, having an environment that is nearly identical to your desired deployment environment. Pair that with a paid github account and you have everything you need to develop responsibly and effectively, as well as helping automate deployment of updates. And during development you can easily make a localhost development server available for client review using ngrok.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenRomano Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I would suggest a VPS, they have all the power you need. You can get a great managed VPS for $40 a month http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1343484 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I agree, a Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a good compromise between shared vs. dedicated for starting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy_fields Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks for all the advice guys - much appreciated. I will look into VPS, and check out Linode and ICDsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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