Question about reseller hosting: I’m currently stuck deciding between 2 great free hosts!
Here’s the breakdown:
Host # 1:
– short subdomain (about 3 char. long)
– cPanel w/fantastico
– PHP and Perl Support
– Unlimited Sub-domains, E-mail, & MySQL Databases
– Somewhat inactive owner
– somewhat active hostees
– very slow response (I posted a question at the forum and I only got a reply from the owner 10 days later)
– not responsible for back-ups
– owner has to review apps first
– reseller at surpasshosting
HOST # 2:
– long subdomain (about 14 char. long)
– No cPanel but has Webmin control panel instead
– Unlimited space and bandwidth
– Up to 2 subdomains (more upon request) and up to 5 websites
– PHP 5.2, Ruby on Rails 1.2, MySql 5.0, phpMyAdmin, etc.
– regular offsite back-ups
– Very active owner (I sent 2 questions through email to him already and responded less than 30 minutes!)
– Somewhat inactive hostees
– very selective when it comes to hostees (But I fit)
– own server
I’m not linking to the sites because I don’t want to attract applications from noobs and abusers if you know what I mean…
The site I’m planning to make is a personal site and portfolio/fanlisting collective. I might buy a domain name and my own hosting account next year when I get my online payment stuff set-up. But for now, free-hosting will do.
What do you guys think? Any opinion is much appreciated.
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