Help me decide between 2 webhosts?

Question

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

Answer 1

I'd go with the second one. I like Webmin, I prefer Ruby to Perl. I'd do my own backups, regardless of what the host does. (I have a copy of every site on every computer I own [I'm away from home now, on my laptop so ...], and I keep copies on flash drives too - belt and suspenders.) But the second site sounds like a few of my sites.



You might also think of hosting your own site - the software is free, and a domain name costs about as much as a pack of cigarettes. (I travel with an entire site on a flash drive - Apache, MySQL, etc., all included.)

Answer 2

This is what I use....



My bud that runs infernal logic turned me on to it. Very good. Very reliable.



Check out the control panel demo.



5 bucks a month is almost free. If you don't like it you can quit after 90 days but I think you'll like it.



Almost forgot: look at the site builder demo at the bottom...super fast and super easy...

Answer 3

I've built a couple of websites. I like HOST #2 undoubtedly... It definitely takes the cake... It runs laps around HOST #1.



Good luck with the site BTW,



--André

Answer 4

Wow. Talk about a double edged sword. I think I would go for custody of the youngest and forget that relationship and move on with what is going to be good for not only you but the family. If you go back with the first one, he is "going to try and make it work" but at what cost? Not good enough! The kids are the ones that make the difference in this case. I would forget the first one, take the kid, sue for child support and stick with the second.

Answer 5

for my domain

http://www.soundpr00f.com



i personally use hostagator and it has a cpanel

and unlimited everything

depending on how much you want to run, it is much better to have your own server, which is what i have and for me subdomains, emails, ect don;t come in handy, as i have unlimited but don;t use any of them.

Hope that answers your question :)



but you can go to hostgator and get a decent one for 99 dollars for a year.. the one i have though is 279 dollars a month, but, isn;t nessecary.

Answer 6

host 2

they do back ups

they have a better tech support to help