Web Host -- Recommendations Anyone?

I'm looking for a place to host my web site. It's a small, simple site which currently has unsophisticated needs. What I'm mostly looking for is something cheap. Sometime in the future, I might need shopping cart, SSL, database, etc., but right now none of those are essential.
Since I'm a Mac user, a host that uses Mac servers would be great, but again, not essential.
I'd be interested in the recommendations of anyone using this forum.
Thanks.

I used Bravenet for a little, they were ok.
I don't really like them becuase they had a lot of ads. Mostly becuase I didn't pay for the pro services (no pop-ups).

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I am looking at the hosts I use and I am wondering if there is a better service available out there.
I currently use Fasthosts who I have to say are absolutely faultless in their service, especially tech support. I can have as many websites under my reseller account as I want... 100's if I choose, but, I can only have 5 databases! If I want to add another database, it going to cost £25 + VAT.
I'd like recommendations of service providers where I can be a reseller, they have excellent tech support, unlimited web sites AND databases.
TIA.
Mat

Yes to all your questions. It has multiple sub-doamins and unlimited databases. I suggest contact them by phone oe email. everything is on their website and they operate 24/7 from Scotland so accent might be a problem but try them. Goos thing is UK laws apply so you are protected. you can start with the "Starter Pack" for £20 per year and you can switch after 3 months to pro and you get full credit for 9 months of unused subscription (about £15).
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Web host recommendations (that works with Mac IMAP Mail)

hi all.
i did a lot of research and moved my sites to a HostGator and after going through all this effort i have been finding my sites are being shut down due to an issue where my IMAP email is pinging their servers and when they see 25 pings (or whatever) they shut down my site.
i have been through an excructiating two months of unchecking IDLE settings, unchecking Push and being told to move to POP (not an option for obvious reasons) and/or alternatively being told it is Mac Mail's fault. i have also been told not to check my email. in order to get a plan where checking my email on HostGator does not result in the shutting down of my website i am being told i have to sign up for a plan that is two and a half times more expensive per month than my previous plan.
i am at the point where it appears the easiest solution may be to get rid of my laptop or my iphone.
anyone have a good recommendation on a new host provider so i can get free of these guys?
TIA

hi scott. thanks a lot for the post here. /so/ glad to hear from someone that is also having this issue.
i was not aware that postbox was still alive. i purchased this software and found that there were functionalities that had controls in the UI which were not operable and that some of the tools were very buggy. then they closed the forums so you could not talk to other users and then eventually they stopped providing me support. in any event, i have been thinking about installing and going back to Thunderbird so do you mind if i ask you some follow ups here?
i have about ten email addresses which sort of complicates things i think as it is uber helpful to know where i am getting an email to. i mean, one of my email addresses is "[email protected]" (super important to me) while others are to other addresses. also, i have two domains so if i just send everything to one address this is a bit confusing.
/anyway/ i /tried/ setting an "[email protected]" and set up forwarding in the CPanel to this "all@" address. then i simply put this one "all@" domain in my email client. for some reason i think this created duplicates in some cases. do you happen to know if FORWARDING as you describe means it will show up in BOTH the forwarded email address and in the ORIGINAL account? i mean, presumably the fact that you have the GMAIL account on your iphone means that this email gets forwarded to this GMAIL address (in my case /all/ my email addresses could get forwarded to this GMail address) but it ALSO shows up in your email client when you enter your email addresses INDIVIDUALLY?
do you know what i mean? i mean it sounds like you are suggesting (again really helpful) that i get my email in bulk on my iphone with all of them forwarded to this GMail address but if i ditch Mail and set up a client that presumably limits processes that i can get the mail individually on my laptop and on my desktop, yes?

I am wanting to publish a website created in iweb via a third party web host. How do I put a password for anyone wishing to visit the mysite?

I am wanting to publish a website created in iweb via a third party web host. How do I put a password for anyone wishing to visit the mysite?

You create the usernames and passwords where you host your website. Made with or without iWeb.
Usually it's done in the controlpanel where you manage your account.
If you cannot do it there, you'll have to do it yourself. See this post :
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16014940#16014940
And what is the purpose of password protection for ANYONE who vistis your site?

Could you recommend a Web Host Server compatible with Mac? Thank you

Would you please recommend a web host server compatible with Apple? Thank you.

Please see this for starters https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignation/
Brendan made the personal decision to not only step down from CEO but to also leave Mozilla. This has lead to some individuals and article writers assuming he was fired or forced to resign.
I get the feeling that you came to the (wrong) conclusion that Mozilla only found out about his support prop 8 donation (made in 2008) after he went from CTO to CEO and the board then must have fired or forced him out after. This is not true as Mozilla knew about this donation since March 2012 due to a article that was written at time. Thanks to California law where such donations require name, employer and it be public record somebody found it and wrote about then. If the board did not support Brendan for who he is then perhaps he would not have been made CEO right?
You should keep using Firefox as Brendan Eich would want that and because Mozilla did not fire nor forced him out.
In fact he could probably come back to working at Mozilla in some role if he wanted to as the Mozilla board encouraged him to stay in some capacity when he chose to leave.
Chris Ilias made a long post about what happened and the support that Mozilla and people at Mozilla have for Brendan. Was going to quote it here but the forum software does not quote very well.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/994127
Oh and Mozilla is hardly closed minded as they support equality which includes LGBT. https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/03/29/mozilla-supports-lgbt-equality/

Recommended Web Hosting companies for Video/Photographers

In starting up my own videography and photography business are there any web hosting companies that someone could recommend that have the adequate bandwidth to support lots of photo and video downloading? Most, if not all the, elcheapo hosting services (Bluehost, GoDaddy, etc.) have cheap prices but crappy speed. I don't mind paying for what I need but I expect it to be delivered.

Actually I am looking into just that. I have a litney of questions I just sent to their support staff that I figured were too lengthy to ask here.
I might as one. It would be VERY worthwhile to be able to get more stats than just hits. Not being a Zen Web Master, is this possible with a .mac account? Is it as simple as just putting in some hooks into my web page to enable this?
I've been looking around asking some friends I have in and out of multiple business and, rightly so, most of the feedback I've seen, the hosting companies want, up front, estimates of what my use will be and at what speeds. I've not a clue on these stats. Kind of a catch 22. Don't know the stats until you get a web site up but can't get a web site until I know the stats. This is where a .mac account would be idea, at least for starters but I think to be really useful I would need to be able to get the statistics. Also, I want my own URL with my company name in it. I believe that this is possible but I think I need to first register my name externally and then I somehow link to it from a .mac account. I've got no idea how to do this other than getting a name. That is easy.

Which web hosting company for my iWeb site?

Hi everyone.
I was going to let my iWeb site just die with MobileMe, but decided to go ahead and get hosting for it to keep it online. I'm trying find advice on which company to choose. After looking online I saw this one company called Little Oak is a mac web hosting company, and they are offering a 25% discount right now to host websites (http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/web-hosting-sales-and-promos-roundup-jun e-29-2012
Can anyone vouch for their reputation? Or can you offer up any other companies that I should consider?
Thank you.
Anne.

I use Little Oak for my site, and I can genuinely recommended. They are great. And in regards to pricing, it is relative. You can find really budget and cheap hosting, you can even find free hosting. But you usually get what you pay for. I would stay away from free hosting if you want decent service. I really like and value the service I get from LO. And that 25% coupon looks like a good reason to try them. I've called or IM with them at all hours of the day, and always get great service.
Its true that most web hosting companies offer similar prices and packages, what you really want to see if a companies reputation for service, because when things go wrong, you want to be sure you are going to be taken care of.
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Cf web hosting

Does anyone have any recommendations towards a good web host
that supports CF? I would like to build my own CF site but I'm
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Thanks!

Check out
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Forta has a few thousand listed, ranked and rated.

Suitable web host/hosting package for working through PHP solutions 2nd edition

Hi all,
I'm learning PHP and MySQL and working through the David Powers title PHP Solutions (second edition) and I'm a bit stuck in Chapter 4 on the point of where to locate your include files. The book says that for security reasons its seriously worth considering locating all of your includes files especially those containing passwords etc, outside of your server root and then adjusting the include_path.
I don't think I can edit the php.ini file as my hosting package is shared hosting and I can't afford to pay so much more for the kind of hosting package that will allow me to edit the php.ini file, so then I'm looking at the options of using a .htaccess file to change the configuration or using include_path() but my web hosts seem very restrictive as to the use of .htaccess and also I don't think my web hosts offer a folder outside of the web root to put my includes files. One of them has even said "files outside of the public_html will be visible and it will turn up that your website will not work properly or not work at all". This web host suggests alternatively using htpasswd and htaccess to password protect folders containing sensitive data.
Can anyone recommend a good web host and hosting package that will support what I'm trying to achieve working through this book?
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I'm glad to hear that Power's makes that recommendation. It is wise to put passwords and data access files outside the web root.
Have you tested this on your current web host? Using the file manager they provide, can you go above public_html and create directories and add files?
I don't use shared hosting so I can't suggest a host for you, but if it's really true that you can't add files above the web root and you can't activate htaccess files, then find a host that does. I would also recommend going with a host that uses cPanel, just because it makes it easier to move from host to host, and make sure you get PHP version 5.3 and mysql version 5.
I don't find it convenient to put all the include files above the root, just the password and data access files.

Web hosting for ColdFusion, ROR, Java, PHP, MySQL

The company I currently use to host my web site supports PHP, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, but I don't think it supports ColdFusion, and I would imagine there are other things I could not put on my web site, such as EJB based Java apps.
My point is that does anyone know of a web hosting company that supports PHP, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, AND ColdFusion, AND anything else I might need to be able to practice using Flex to connect to data on the server using various technologies, like RemoteObject, WebService, etc.
The web hosting company must be reliable and stable as well.

I'd recommend you to get a dedicated server and setup there everything you need.
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Jsp/servlet web hosting companies?

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Business catalyst and adobe web hosting in Japan

Hi ! I am new to here and confused about differences for business catalyst in Japan and United States.
I have been learning how to develop web page using Muse, Dream Weaver, HTML, etc..for trial creative cloud before I buy.
I live in Japan and I am wondering if there is much deferences between business catalyst for U.S. and Japan ( I guess Japanese version named Adobe Web Hosting)
Using Adobe Web Hosting in Japan, It is so limited that I can do in online web application menu and system is not so complicated as U.S. business catalyst.
because I am still in trial version or Is it limited like it in Japan.
What I want to do with business catalyst is just create web page and put some product in for e-commerce and start little shop however there are no menu for e-commerce or even SEO things, etc...
I may be still logging in U.S. business catalyst so I can use full servieces. but...
if anyone know Please tell me.
thank you.

There is only one universal Business Catalyst.
What I think is happening here is that the site you have created is under a plan that does not include eCommerce- so what you need to do is:
Either create a new one under Web Commerce
or
Upgrade the existing one to a paid Web Commerce plan
or
Ask Support to upgrade your trial site to Web Commerce.
Here is a link with some info on the hosting plans:
Yearly Pricing | Adobe Business Catalyst

Can you help me choose a Web hosting service

Just call me a procrastinator but I know I have to find a web hosting service for my iweb created websites soon. Despite browsing all afternon I can't find any definitive recommendations. (perhaps it's not allowed in discussions but I really need specifics) I want it to be as easy (a la MM) as possible and do want to continue a blog (preferably with ability to RSS/comments). I also want unlimited space, bandwith, etc and of course am willing to pay but want to do the right thing as reasonably as possible - please can someone help me...soon

I personally use IX Webhosting for a couple of reasons:
Fast reliable personal tech support by phone, instant chat, & email
They allow unlimited domains "www.yoursite.com", unlimited email accounts, unlimited bandwidth
And, price they are very reasonable plans start @ $3.95 USD a month
http://jeffnitschke.com/IXWebHosting.html

How do I make an Applet read a file on my web host?

How do I make an Applet read a file on my web host?
I am wanting to put a file on my web host that has usernames and user details and other stuff on it...
I was wondering whether anyone knows how to make the Applet open a file on my webserver, check if the username exists, if not add to the file the username and details?
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Upgrade to iWeb 09 before pub to new web host?

I never bought iLife 09 because in the last year I've almost exclusively used aperture and Photoshop for my photo management and post processing. I have a fairly simple website for our local community clubhouse and recreation area whose rentals I handle. I do have a few photos on it, but the only "complicated" feature I need is for it to be password protected in some fashion. Nothing on it is sensitive or the like; it serves primarily to provide information to homeowners and an attractive place to park much used pdf files for downloading (a rental application, map and directions, a calendar link, etc.).
I had put it together and published it about 8-10 months ago, well before the dumfounding announcement regarding iCloud. Since it has not yet been advertised or quite ready for use by our homeowners, I will be finding another web hosting site before doing so.
One problem I was having recently, when testing to see how a password worked, was... whoooops! It didn't. A few other things were weirdly buggy.
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The latest version of iWeb has the advantage of giving you two other options to publish apart from MobileMe.
If you don't need to optimize your website files and add SEO tags, the built in iWeb FTP is just as easy and convenient for one click publishing.
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