Best webhosting company?

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Mavix

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What would be the best web host to go through if I want +- 20Gb or more space? Would Afrihost be a good option? Does anyone here have any experience with them?
 
Local or international? PHP or ASP based?

If you go international and PHP you can look at www.hostgator.com

Their "baby" plan has 350GB space, 3TB transfer and costs $4.95 per month.

My friend uses them and he is very happy with their service.
 
Preferably local, with PHP and mySQL support.
Thanks for the link though, I'll check it out.
 
I have to second hetzner for local hosting. They're no where near cutting edge, but they are the best in SA and they have very and professional support
 
i also use hetzner.
Local hosting does not have massive storage or transfer, but is fast.
 
Thanks for the replies. I think I'll go for Hetzner, I think 350Gb with HostGator is a bit of overkill... At least for now anyway.
 
do not use Hetzner

I asked them to install the subversion client on a managed server and the threatened with "relinquishing any responsibility for anything that may aversely affect the server" and if something goes wrong we now have to pay an hourly rate over and above the hosting fee. This is not what I expect from a Managed Server service.

I have not experienced such rubbish from any other hosting provider. I use overseas based providers ones becuase the local ones are crap.
 
If I go for HostGator, how would I go about paying for it? Would I have to use PayPal, or would one be able to use a credit card (From South Africa)?
Also, is it possible to use PayPal in South Africa yet? Last I heard you couldn't, but that was quite a while ago...
 
Mavix said:
If I go for HostGator, how would I go about paying for it? Would I have to use PayPal, or would one be able to use a credit card (From South Africa)?
Also, is it possible to use PayPal in South Africa yet? Last I heard you couldn't, but that was quite a while ago...
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I think you should be able to pay via CC, best to enquire about it first though.

;)
 
If I go for HostGator, how would I go about paying for it? Would I have to use PayPal, or would one be able to use a credit card (From South Africa)?
Also, is it possible to use PayPal in South Africa yet? Last I heard you couldn't, but that was quite a while ago...
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HostGator will allow payment via credit card, even if you select PayPal ;)

Goodluck!
 
Mavix, who did you eventually go with? I'm using Circle's Windows option - R55 gets me ASP.Net, PHP, database, local host... so far so good.
 
Mavix said:
What would be the best web host to go through if I want +- 20Gb or more space? Would Afrihost be a good option? Does anyone here have any experience with them?
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Texo
 
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