I need to transfer my sites to a new web host. Having been out of the web hosting shopping arena for some time now, I could use a little advice.
My main traffic site is this one (~30-40k pageviews/month) which is a WordPress powered site. I also have several other PHP apps installed on this site, so I’d prefer not to go to a WP-specific host.
Further, I have several smaller sites I need to transfer as well and they are a mix of WP-powered and “other” web apps.
I’d like to find a host that makes it easy for me to add new domains/sites under a single umbrella account (with shared resource limits) as I have new ideas, with easy SSH/SFTP access, Git client, and phpMyAdmin or equivalent for easy maintenance. I should also note that these are personal sites and pet projects – I have neither a big budget nor expensive needs for these sites.
Do you host somewhere (or are you a host) that meets my requirements? Please let me know in the comments.
@alexkingorg You should take a look at @ServInt.
@plank @alexkingorg Thanks for the recommendation! If you’re interest and have any questions, Alex, feel free to send them our way.
@servint Thanks for the reply – I’m afraid your offerings look a little rich for my needs at this time. /cc @plank
@alexkingorg No worries. Hope you find a place that suits you! If you want more recommendations, try over at http://t.co/g1BWT4HlQ7
our friend @alexkingorg is looking for hosting recommendations, requirements here. anybody using one they like?: http://t.co/3ncKyMbPXN
@sogrady @alexkingorg I’ve been pretty happy with http://t.co/A9egsEneiZ Good hosting for people who know what they’re doing.
@sogrady @alexkingorg Been a happy customer of @pairnetworks for 15 years. How often can you say that about a hosting company?
Thanks for the shout out @ckenton! @sogrady @alexkingorg we can do what you need. Check out http://t.co/ilevqYefET for details.
I’m pretty happy with A Small Orange. They are owned by the president of HostGator, but they are a separate entity. I think I have a referral code around here somewhere..
@alexkingorg Their Cloud VPS’s work well for us and are just over $50 a month. To be transparent, they are a client of ours. 🙂
@alexkingorg I moved to @linode (from @bluehost) a year ago and I’ve been pretty happy.
@AndrewFerguson I’m a fan of @linode as well (that’s where my sites are now), but I don’t want to manage the server aspects for these sites.
@alexkingorg I always recommend @digitalocean with @ServerPilot for those savvy enough wanting to run WP sites.SP makes it very easy to mng.
You basically just described SiteGround’s “GoGeek” plan. It can easily handle that traffic, and will power both WP and non-WP stuff. Bonus is they have some of the same tools as managed WP hosts (catered caching, etc).
I ran Post Status on a GoGeek plan until recently, when I upgraded to what became their new cloud product (little higher base price). Main reason I changed was for Nginx instead of Apache. Otherwise, the GoGeek plan is pretty great. I have two other GoGeek accounts for some other personal and friends/family sites.
They’re super involved in the WordPress world these days and I’m sure they’d love to have you.
I actually signed up with them a few days ago and canceled within the hour. Their SFTP configuration/set-up process is a disaster.
@alexkingorg Our Plus Plan may interest you. Although we love WP, we’re not WP specific. Let us know if we can help http://t.co/bzU1Z1h52I
I use Site5.
I’ve used DreamHost for many many years, the options are endless and they support all my WP installs with aplomb. I can’t vet the Git client requirement, but I SSH with ease and they install phpMyAdmin on the backend with every db host.
Use code JKJK for a discount (FD: I get a discount as well).
Also, very reasonable in the pricing dept. I’m on the $7/month plan, cloudflare included.
@alexkingorg Web Faction. Seems like it’d meet all your needs.
@earlatron thanks!
Alex – the # one question to get answered with a shared hosting company is how much RAM will they let you dedicate to PHP.. usually its very low – like less than 96mb.. its why something like Digital Ocean or even a managed VPS with 2gb RAM at Media Temple (they are NOT awesome, but ok) can be a way to go..
Sage advice – I think for my purposes I should be OK with shared hosting, but I guess I will find out soon if I go that route.
Been using Go daddy unlimited unix hosting for years
Super stable, scalable etc.
If I need something with more bells and whistles I use AWS.
@alexkingorg http://t.co/JPP8CZ5K75 might be able to help with this.
You can try Cloudways service:
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Prices start at $15/month.
Features of Cloudways Platform:
Installation
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Server Features
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2- Vertical Server Scaling
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4- Advance Server settings (Upload size, execution limit, memory limit etc.)
5- SSL Certificate Configuration
6- Automatic Backups
7- Server Addons (Email settings)
8- Dedicated IP
9- Unlimited Domains
10- Unlimited Application Installations
Application Management
1- SFTP connection
2- Dedicated MySQL Database
3- Application Restore
4- Application and Server Cloning
5- Git Integration and Deployment Via Git
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All servers are automatically updated and patched as soon as new updates are available.
@alexkingorg very happy with @linode too
FWIW, I’ve been very happy with the KnownHost VPS instance I’ve had since 2006. It’s always given me just the level of flexibility I needed to install whatever and run whatever. Pricing is reasonable, support (last I checked) was awesome, and they get the job done.