Website hosting question
For those of you who have your own website relating to RVing I have a few questions: 1. Who is your website host provider? 2. Why did you choose that particular provider? 3. What software do you us...
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I go the industrial route- undoubtedly not what you are looking for, but I use Linode running a Virtual Private Server, which basicaly means I lease a virtual computer and can run anything I want on it, starting with operating system and ending with the web server/database stack (I use a standard apache/php/mysql setup). Right now I host 4 websites, with 4 more in development, and could host a hundred if I were better at tweaking :)
I chose Linode because of reputation and support- they are a small company, but have very good support, and good prices (though not the lowest). That said, I have an unmanaged setup- meaning that while they will assist with setup problems, they are only responsible for providing the machine and connectivity.
For domain names, I use Parsec- I like keeping domain and host separate- GoDaddy is notorious for holding domain names hostage if you try to move from them.
For development, I am trying Aptana Studio 3- very powerful, so far so good. I also just rewrote my main website to be "responsive", meaning the display will adapt to tablets and smart phones. For this I used HTML Kickstart framework.
All of that said- I would probably go with 1&1 if I wanted a shared host.
I chose Linode because of reputation and support- they are a small company, but have very good support, and good prices (though not the lowest). That said, I have an unmanaged setup- meaning that while they will assist with setup problems, they are only responsible for providing the machine and connectivity.
For domain names, I use Parsec- I like keeping domain and host separate- GoDaddy is notorious for holding domain names hostage if you try to move from them.
For development, I am trying Aptana Studio 3- very powerful, so far so good. I also just rewrote my main website to be "responsive", meaning the display will adapt to tablets and smart phones. For this I used HTML Kickstart framework.
All of that said- I would probably go with 1&1 if I wanted a shared host.
