A fairly large forum... maybe a bit smaller than this one, what would the yearly cost be to keep it running?
A forum takes up more bandwidth than any ordinary website of the same file size (All of the scripts running)
Bandwidth is not the problem - it's server resources like ram and cpu. Don't
even bother going with hostgator to run a forum. Shared hosting will not
have enough ram, and so your forum will constantly appear offline.
Get a VPS (virtual private server) - it's one step above shared hosting, one
step below dedicated. I host my forum with ZanyHost and it only costs me
$8 a month. You can always upgrade your plan as you need more
resources. For $80, you're up to 4GB ram, 210GB storage, and 2.5TB of
monthly bandwidth.
But when you're starting out, all you will need is the $8 plan. It takes a long
time to become the size of computerforum.
Another good option could be a forum host that only hosts vbulletin websites, and then using something like godaddy to host a standard website if needed.Bandwidth is not the problem - it's server resources like ram and cpu. Don't
even bother going with hostgator to run a forum. Shared hosting will not
have enough ram, and so your forum will constantly appear offline.
Get a VPS (virtual private server) - it's one step above shared hosting, one
step below dedicated. I host my forum with ZanyHost and it only costs me
$8 a month. You can always upgrade your plan as you need more
resources. For $80, you're up to 4GB ram, 210GB storage, and 2.5TB of
monthly bandwidth.
But when you're starting out, all you will need is the $8 plan. It takes a long
time to become the size of computerforum.
Another good option could be a forum host that only hosts vbulletin websites, and then using something like godaddy to host a standard website if needed.
Even then, thats about 1.75hrs/year max downtime...negligble at best.That would just take more time, and decrease the reliability of the forums/websites. Two websites with a 99.99 percent uptime = 99.9801 percent uptime.
Even then, thats about 1.75hrs/year max downtime...negligble at best.
Actually there is a "view post" button, decided to see what you were saying in this thread so i viewed your last post.That 1.75 hours could me minimized if a single server was used, and the users would probably be happier if an hour of their life was not wasted trying to access the forums.
(Off topic, but please don't brag about having people on your "ignore" list if you actually don't)
You didn't even go to my link did you?
Also, google Zany Host reviews. 28k results. Google Host Gator reviews. 730k results. I would not trust a company with such a small userbase.
And I honestly have no idea what you mean by the amount of ram a shared server has. They have the same amount as a dedicated server, they just split up the ram to control the different user's things. A VPS is a shared server, in that you do not get your own server. You usually don't even get a dedicated IP(s).
No, I know from years of experience Hostgator oversells resources. It's
common knowledge in web circles. Hostgator? Bloated overseller. Unlimited
storage? Unlimited bandwidth? Pure deception. Anyone selling unlimited
cannot sustain reliable servers.
Obviously, ZanyHost is a new hosting provider. I have experienced their
service first hand. It's good value, I get good service when I need help,
and I've been with ZanyHost two months now, the servers are fast, and I
have had a 100% uptime.
Wroooong.
1) You will always receive your own IP address with VPS hosting, and you
can also purchase additional IP addresses.
2) A VPS is a server that has been split up into virtual boxes. Each box has
an allocated amount of server resources. This means, no matter how much
resources another VPS is using, they never drain the resources allocated
to your server. It runs just like a dedicated server, but at a fraction of the
cost.
A shared host has no allocation of resources. There can be as many as 100
websites squeezed on one server. If another website uses a PHP script
that was poorly written, and it hogs all the memory on that server, all 100
websites go offline.
In most circumstances, virtual private server will be more cost effective
than a dedicated server.
Exactly, you cannot have "unlimited" space and bandwidth without being super unstable, good hosting costs money. If these "unlimited" sites were so great, why would they still sell dedicated and virtual private servers?No, I know from years of experience Hostgator oversells resources. It's
common knowledge in web circles. Hostgator? Bloated overseller. Unlimited
storage? Unlimited bandwidth? Pure deception. Anyone selling unlimited
cannot sustain reliable servers.
Obviously, ZanyHost is a new hosting provider. I have experienced their
service first hand. It's good value, I get good service when I need help,
and I've been with ZanyHost two months now, the servers are fast, and I
have had a 100% uptime.
Wroooong.
1) You will always receive your own IP address with VPS hosting, and you
can also purchase additional IP addresses.
2) A VPS is a server that has been split up into virtual boxes. Each box has
an allocated amount of server resources. This means, no matter how much
resources another VPS is using, they never drain the resources allocated
to your server. It runs just like a dedicated server, but at a fraction of the
cost.
A shared host has no allocation of resources. There can be as many as 100
websites squeezed on one server. If another website uses a PHP script
that was poorly written, and it hogs all the memory on that server, all 100
websites go offline.
In most circumstances, virtual private server will be more cost effective
than a dedicated server.
Exactly, you cannot have "unlimited" space and bandwidth without being super unstable, good hosting costs money. If these "unlimited" sites were so great, why would they still sell dedicated and virtual private servers?