Any cheap yet decent local PHP web hosting?

Swa · Nov 27, 2016

jsheed_sa said:
You've got be kidding me if you think R29 shared hosting = unlimited disk space.

The plan they're talking about comes with:

https://www.smartweb.co.za/web-hosting.php

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1GB SSD Disk Storage 5GB Bandwidth 5 Email Accounts 1 MySQL Databases 1x CloudLinux Resources checkmark Daily Backups checkmark cPanel Control Panel checkmark Free Domain Name* checkmark Free SSL Certificate

I didn't say R29. Here is what I'm talking about, and yes it is unlimited for R35.

chopsky · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
I didn't say R29. Here is what I'm talking about, and yes it is unlimited for R35.

Unfortunately really no such thing as 'unlimited' in reality. Even unlimited has limits (usually specified in the Terms backed by a FUP). Shared hosting packages are hosted on normal dedicated servers with hard limits. Wouldn't really make much economical sense to allow R35pm clients to use 100s of GB on a server...

Swa · Nov 27, 2016

chopsky said:
Unfortunately really no such thing as 'unlimited' in reality. Even unlimited has limits (usually specified in the Terms backed by a FUP). Shared hosting packages are hosted on normal dedicated servers with hard limits. Wouldn't really make much economical sense to allow R35pm clients to use 100s of GB on a server...

Our unlimited plans do not have set limits on bandwidth and disk storage. Instead, we have a fair use policy which goes as follows.

Bandwidth and disk storage are unlimited as long as:

⚬ they used as an integral part of your website,
⚬ you are not intentionally abusing the service by using excessive bandwidth or disk storage,
⚬ you are not violating our terms and conditions, and
⚬ you are not impeding our capability to provide other service to other customers.

So yes, it IS really unlimited provided you use it in a legitimate way.

shadow_man · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
I didn't say R29. Here is what I'm talking about, and yes it is unlimited for R35.

Good luck with that.

I work for an ISP and you'd get hit with a FUP faster than you could blink.

Elitehost would be idiots if they let you store hundreds of gb's on that plan.

Spinning storage is cheap, but its not that cheap.

You're either being a troll or you're delusional if you think a R35 plan is unlimited.

Thor · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
I didn't say R29. Here is what I'm talking about, and yes it is unlimited for R35.

No it is not. Same way Afrihost is not uncapped.

chopsky said:
Unfortunately really no such thing as 'unlimited' in reality. Even unlimited has limits (usually specified in the Terms backed by a FUP). Shared hosting packages are hosted on normal dedicated servers with hard limits. Wouldn't really make much economical sense to allow R35pm clients to use 100s of GB on a server...

^This.

Why on earth would they charge 900p/m for 80Gb of space -https://www.elitehost.co.za/vps

If you can have unlimited for R35, Swa sometimes I wonder. - https://www.elitehost.co.za/about/terms-and-conditions

But please send a screenshot of your control panel I would love to see a shared hosting account of 2TB, I will move from domains tonight.

Swa · Nov 27, 2016

Well it's there, believe it or not.

Adenoid Hynkel · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
Well it's there, believe it or not.

So what are you going to store on that R35 a month package if you're not allowed to store any of this?

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If, however, you are attempting to take advantage of the service by distributing or storing large files, PDF's or images, streaming excessive video or hosting music or something similar, then we will request that you cease doing so.

So you can't store large files? No images? So what can I use it for? Your average site is certainly not going to use a few gigs.

And this? Do they run a script to remove emails older than 12 months in your inbox? Really?

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Email storage under Unlimited packages is subject to the following:

we do not allow long term storage of emails, we reserve the right to remove emails older than 12 months,

You should also read all of it. Order that package and load a few 100GB, what will happen is you'll get an email with the below.

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Bandwidth and disk storage are unlimited as long as:

⚬ they used as an integral part of your website,
⚬ you are not intentionally abusing the service by using excessive bandwidth or disk storage,
⚬ you are not violating our terms and conditions, and
⚬ you are not impeding our capability to provide other service to other customers.

Swa · Nov 27, 2016

3lOH55A said:
So what are you going to store on that R35 a month package if you're not allowed to store any of this?

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If, however, you are attempting to take advantage of the service by distributing or storing large files, PDF's or images, streaming excessive video or hosting music or something similar, then we will request that you cease doing so.

So you can't store large files? No images? So what can I use it for? Your average site is certainly not going to use a few gigs.

And this? Do they run a script to remove emails older than 12 months in your inbox? Really?

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Email storage under Unlimited packages is subject to the following: we do not allow long term storage of emails, we reserve the right to remove emails older than 12 months,

You should also read all of it. Order that package and load a few 100GB, what will happen is you'll get an email with the below.

Code:

Bandwidth and disk storage are unlimited as long as: ⚬ they used as an integral part of your website, ⚬ you are not intentionally abusing the service by using excessive bandwidth or disk storage, ⚬ you are not violating our terms and conditions, and ⚬ you are not impeding our capability to provide other service to other customers.

Exactly, don't use it as a file storage or distribution site and you can have large files as long as they legitimately form part of your site. If not they can ask you to remove it even if it's 1B. You're not reading it properly. Most types of the sites that will require such storage are prohibited in any case and scripts that would be used for torrents or downloading are not allowed. So under those restrictions how many sites do you think can store 2TB?

Thor · Nov 27, 2016

jsheed_sa said:
Hardly a very big hoop.

1 x coupon code on checkout and done.

If that's a hoop then I'd hate to see what you call a roadblock

Capitec and dollars is a hassle so anything other than a debit order is a hoop for me

Thor · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
I can. My photos can easily take up 100MB each. That means your 60GB will limit me to 1000 max.

Swa said:
I didn't say R29. Here is what I'm talking about, and yes it is unlimited for R35.

3lOH55A said:
So what are you going to store on that R35 a month package if you're not allowed to store any of this?

Code:

If, however, you are attempting to take advantage of the service by distributing or storing large files, PDF's or images, streaming excessive video or hosting music or something similar, then we will request that you cease doing so.

So you can't store large files? No images? So what can I use it for? Your average site is certainly not going to use a few gigs.

And this? Do they run a script to remove emails older than 12 months in your inbox? Really?

Code:

Email storage under Unlimited packages is subject to the following: we do not allow long term storage of emails, we reserve the right to remove emails older than 12 months,

You should also read all of it. Order that package and load a few 100GB, what will happen is you'll get an email with the below.

Code:

Bandwidth and disk storage are unlimited as long as: ⚬ they used as an integral part of your website, ⚬ you are not intentionally abusing the service by using excessive bandwidth or disk storage, ⚬ you are not violating our terms and conditions, and ⚬ you are not impeding our capability to provide other service to other customers.

Swa said:
Exactly, don't use it as a file storage or distribution site and you can have large files as long as they legitimately form part of your site. If not they can ask you to remove it even if it's 1B. You're not reading it properly. Most types of the sites that will require such storage are prohibited in any case and scripts that would be used for torrents or downloading are not allowed. So under those restrictions how many sites do you think can store 2TB?

You make even less sense here than you do in the stock watch thread.

Hamish McPanji · Nov 27, 2016

Does noone else feel unbearable pain at reading the thread title?

shadow_man · Nov 27, 2016

Thor187 said:
You make even less sense here than you do in the stock watch thread.

For once I find myself agreeing with you.

He's either delusional or a troll.

No host on earth would give him UNLIMITED storage for R35 a month. Hell even if they say UNLIMITED, they'll still push an INODE limit in CPANEL.

Not even Amazon offers storage this cheaply, so why the hell would EliteHost be able to....

Thor · Nov 27, 2016

imranpanji said:
Does noone else feel unbearable pain at reading the thread title?

I gringed a little.

jsheed_sa said:
For once I find myself agreeing with you.

He's either delusional or a troll.

No host on earth would give him UNLIMITED storage for R35 a month. Hell even if they say UNLIMITED, they'll still push an INODE limit in CPANEL.

Not even Amazon offers storage this cheaply, so why the hell would EliteHost be able to....

Common ground at last

Hamish McPanji · Nov 27, 2016

Thor187 said:
I gringed a little.

Common ground at last

Am cringing at your "gringed" too

Thanks anonymous mod!!

Thor · Nov 27, 2016

imranpanji said:
Am cringing at your "gringed" too

Thanks anonymous mod!!

That was intentional

Hamish McPanji · Nov 27, 2016

jsheed_sa said:
Use a VPS for this - way more flexibility than shared hosting.

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This is a good offer. Do they allow you to reload/reset easily?

Swa · Nov 27, 2016

Thor187 said:
Capitec and dollars is a hassle so anything other than a debit order is a hoop for me

How do you figure that? I just enter my card details and voila. Works exactly the same on local sites and foreign currency ones.

Thor187 said:
You make even less sense here than you do in the stock watch thread.

Only when you don't understand the concepts.

Johnatan56 · Nov 27, 2016

Swa said:
How do you figure that? I just enter my card details and voila. Works exactly the same on local sites and foreign currency ones.

Only when you don't understand the concepts.

Concept versus real-world execution.

GreGorGy · Nov 28, 2016

Why local?

shadow_man · Nov 28, 2016

imranpanji said:
This is a good offer. Do they allow you to reload/reset easily?

Yep.

You get a control panel for your VPS and can perform the normal on / off / reset / OS reinstall's from it.

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