Dedicated Server Hostng - Recommendations?
Dedicated Server Hostng - Recommendations?
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JagPJ

Original Poster:

293 posts

233 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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Hi all,

I'm looking for a dedicated server from a hosting company, can anyone make any recommendations?

Thanks

JagPJ

BertyBigBongos

57 posts

200 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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we use ukfast. not the cheapest, but not had to speak to support for server crashing etc in two years. With 1and1 before that we were on the phone every week with some sort of problem, and their technical support was useless!

Spoke to support at ukfast for technical advice a couple of times and their guys seem very knowlegable, and also if you want something setting up (I asked them to setup mysql query caching a couple of weeks ago, and also a few other changes for php), they will just do it without charging any extras.

JohnnyPanic

1,282 posts

237 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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We've got two running with WebFusion

No problems with them whatsover. The same can't be said of our previous hosts, FastHosts.

Mattt

16,664 posts

246 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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Serverstream, run by PHer JamieBeeston - lots of PHers use them and Register1 (Sister Company/Brand). Great Customer Service.

Adcuz

167 posts

211 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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grumbas

1,143 posts

219 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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I use Rackspace, not the cheapest but service is fantastic.

Nearly went with Serverstream (I've got a lot of domains with Register1), but Rackspace matched Jamies quote and I've first hand experience of their hosting over many years so decided against the move.

randlemarcus

13,646 posts

259 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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Left field idea, but if the bandwidth needs aren't huge, have you considered Amazon EC2? Azure is still a way off, but its a good, solid service, with some fascinating extras.

spud989

2,995 posts

208 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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You really need to post what you require the server to do so people can give specific advice.

How many hits a day? Anything that's database/cpu intensive? Any downloads? etc.

Kinky

39,927 posts

297 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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Mattt said:
Serverstream, run by PHer JamieBeeston - lots of PHers use them and Register1 (Sister Company/Brand). Great Customer Service.
Seconded.

A quick PH search of Register1 will show all the positive feedback yes

Used by hundreds of PHers.

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

293 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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Kinky said:
Mattt said:
Serverstream, run by PHer JamieBeeston - lots of PHers use them and Register1 (Sister Company/Brand). Great Customer Service.
Seconded.

A quick PH search of Register1 will show all the positive feedback yes

Used by hundreds of PHers.
biggrin Cheers Chaps.

PJ.. feel free to drop me a mail via my profile and I'll sort you out a special deal wink

J

Muncher

12,235 posts

277 months

Thursday 25th March 2010
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www.register1.net or www.serverstream.net if you have a few more pennies wink