Spartaniz
Expert Member
hey all... I'm not sure where to post this... i just want to know who is the best for web and domain hosting in South Africa for company's. thanks! 
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stoke
Honorary Master
W h a t d o y o u w a n t t o h o s t ?
Windows Asp, .Net ?
Linux Php?
Local Netowork / Internation network?
*sigh.
Hey Spartaniz ... I want to buy a Motorbike. Which is the best one?
Windows Asp, .Net ?
Linux Php?
Local Netowork / Internation network?
*sigh.
Hey Spartaniz ... I want to buy a Motorbike. Which is the best one?
SilverNodashi
Expert Member
with this kind of question, just about every host on the forum will try and sell you "the best ever" hosting package.
What exactly do you want to host?
Where do you want to host, In South Africa (more expensive), or overseas?
What kind of specs (bandwidth, space, email accounts, DB's, etc) do you need?
What exactly do you want to host?
Where do you want to host, In South Africa (more expensive), or overseas?
What kind of specs (bandwidth, space, email accounts, DB's, etc) do you need?
Spartaniz
Expert Member
well stoke, asking someone which motorbike is the best-everyone will have a different opinion... I just want your opinion! not sarcasm... i don't have a clue what the difference is between "
Windows Asp, .Net ?
Linux Php?
Local Netowork / Internation network?" its for a start up business! so mostly just advertising and information. rpm posted "What kind of service are you looking for? For virtual/shared hosting you should consider Hetzner and Afrihost. When it comes to more dedicated hosting – co-location with own server management – consider IS or Verizon Business"... i don't even know what to choose or say. How is local hosting more expensive than overseas? i have no idea where to start looking for any info on this topic......
Windows Asp, .Net ?
Linux Php?
Local Netowork / Internation network?" its for a start up business! so mostly just advertising and information. rpm posted "What kind of service are you looking for? For virtual/shared hosting you should consider Hetzner and Afrihost. When it comes to more dedicated hosting – co-location with own server management – consider IS or Verizon Business"... i don't even know what to choose or say. How is local hosting more expensive than overseas? i have no idea where to start looking for any info on this topic......
Spartaniz - try a search on this forum, and you'll find many excellent recommendations, and plenty of good advice.
Local hosting is more expensive than overseas hosting because of high local bandwidth costs among other reasons. If you'd like some friendly, no-strings-attached advice I'd be happy to chat online with you (visit our website) or explain your options via email.
Local hosting is more expensive than overseas hosting because of high local bandwidth costs among other reasons. If you'd like some friendly, no-strings-attached advice I'd be happy to chat online with you (visit our website) or explain your options via email.
SilverNodashi
Expert Member
Hi Spartaniz
From what you've said, you're probably looking for shared hosting. Linux based hosting (where the server runs a Free Operating System called Linux) is generally cheaper since it doesn't have licensing constraints like Windows based servers.
Shared hosting means your website will share space on a server with other websites, so the costs are very little.
Reseller hosting is normally ideal for web designers / developers / start-up hosting companies who have many websites and want more control over them.
Dedicated hosting means you'll have your very own server (either rented from the ISP, or purchased), but this is also far more expensive, and really only necessary if you have a high volume website, or a website with very very sensitive information.
The cost difference between hosting your website locally, and internationally is really a matter of bandwidth. i.e. how much data can be uploaded & downloaded from your website. Every visitor who views your website, download data from it. Every visitor who posts on your website (like on this forum) uploads data to it. Generally, bandwidth costs in South Africa could be upto 100% more expensive than in the USA. The speed difference isn't that much slower, and a lot of websites on the internet, run by South African companies are hosted on a USA based server.
The difference between Linux & Windows? Not much. It all depends on your developer, and what he can do. Most people can develop in PHP & MySQL, which can then be hosted on both Linux or Windows (and MAC) servers. But, websites developed in ASP / ASP.NET can generally only be hosted on Windows servers. These kinds of websites are also generally more expensive. Your visitors, however, won't know the differences. Anything that can be done in ASP can be done in PHP as well. You also don't need to know Linux, since the server handles everything for you.
Start-off with a USA bases shared Linux hosting package, and then if the need arises upgrade to a more powerful environment, like a Virtual Private Server, or Dedicated server.
From what you've said, you're probably looking for shared hosting. Linux based hosting (where the server runs a Free Operating System called Linux) is generally cheaper since it doesn't have licensing constraints like Windows based servers.
Shared hosting means your website will share space on a server with other websites, so the costs are very little.
Reseller hosting is normally ideal for web designers / developers / start-up hosting companies who have many websites and want more control over them.
Dedicated hosting means you'll have your very own server (either rented from the ISP, or purchased), but this is also far more expensive, and really only necessary if you have a high volume website, or a website with very very sensitive information.
The cost difference between hosting your website locally, and internationally is really a matter of bandwidth. i.e. how much data can be uploaded & downloaded from your website. Every visitor who views your website, download data from it. Every visitor who posts on your website (like on this forum) uploads data to it. Generally, bandwidth costs in South Africa could be upto 100% more expensive than in the USA. The speed difference isn't that much slower, and a lot of websites on the internet, run by South African companies are hosted on a USA based server.
The difference between Linux & Windows? Not much. It all depends on your developer, and what he can do. Most people can develop in PHP & MySQL, which can then be hosted on both Linux or Windows (and MAC) servers. But, websites developed in ASP / ASP.NET can generally only be hosted on Windows servers. These kinds of websites are also generally more expensive. Your visitors, however, won't know the differences. Anything that can be done in ASP can be done in PHP as well. You also don't need to know Linux, since the server handles everything for you.
Start-off with a USA bases shared Linux hosting package, and then if the need arises upgrade to a more powerful environment, like a Virtual Private Server, or Dedicated server.
vodacom3g
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Other Pineapple Smurf
Honorary Master
+1
But on the hosting I tend to find that Windows and LINUX is now the same if you use international hosting. The difference comes in your database engine and your web language - PHP/Apache or ASP/IIS.
I pay R50 a month for hosting and I'm happy. You can start small and just upgrade. (Sorry, I'm not going to endorse any hosting companies as it will start a flame war)
But on the hosting I tend to find that Windows and LINUX is now the same if you use international hosting. The difference comes in your database engine and your web language - PHP/Apache or ASP/IIS.
I pay R50 a month for hosting and I'm happy. You can start small and just upgrade. (Sorry, I'm not going to endorse any hosting companies as it will start a flame war)
hey all... I'm not sure where to post this... i just want to know who is the best for web and domain hosting in South Africa for company's. thanks!
Hi Spartaniz,
There is no best web host, only what host is right for you or what requirements you have. If you require web hosting from professionals, then please feel free to use the link in my signature or PM me if you have any questions.
Hey guys.
Rather than create a new thread, I'll just bump up this one. I need the help of you very smart IT people, so I apologize for asking stupid questions in advance (I promise, I'm smarter in other disciplines).
Anyway, to sum it up - I am looking for website hosting and emails for a company.
The website - very simple (just for information purposes only - we are a mechanical engineering company, so it's basically to tell people about us), will probably only be updated once a year.
Emails - just need like 10 emails addresses with our own domain name. But here is the part that is confusing me. I've heard imap is better than pop3 because emails can be viewed from multiple devices (something that would benefit me). So, I have started to look for hosting clients that offer a large mailbox. But, for example afrihost says their disk quota is 3GB. I prefer the gmail that I have now with 25GB - we get a lot of emails with drawing attachments which are probably 10MB each. How do people in the similar boat as me get emails with a large mailbox (per email address)?
Thanks for any feedback.
Rather than create a new thread, I'll just bump up this one. I need the help of you very smart IT people, so I apologize for asking stupid questions in advance (I promise, I'm smarter in other disciplines).
Anyway, to sum it up - I am looking for website hosting and emails for a company.
The website - very simple (just for information purposes only - we are a mechanical engineering company, so it's basically to tell people about us), will probably only be updated once a year.
Emails - just need like 10 emails addresses with our own domain name. But here is the part that is confusing me. I've heard imap is better than pop3 because emails can be viewed from multiple devices (something that would benefit me). So, I have started to look for hosting clients that offer a large mailbox. But, for example afrihost says their disk quota is 3GB. I prefer the gmail that I have now with 25GB - we get a lot of emails with drawing attachments which are probably 10MB each. How do people in the similar boat as me get emails with a large mailbox (per email address)?
Thanks for any feedback.
DA-LION-619
Honorary Master
So here's what I suggest since this is for a business and you don't want a situation where your email goes down.
Register your domain then instead of using normal hosting for your email.
Set it up with O365 or Gsuite.
More costly but more reliability.
https://support.google.com/a/answer/33353?hl=en
Thanks for you suggestion. I decided to go with G-Suite. But, I tried setting it up with a South African domain, and no luck. Is there anyway I can sign up for G-Suite and create a .co.za domain?
Others can correct me if I am wrong, but I think you have to get a .co.za domain from someone other than Google first (such as Hetzner, domains.co.za etc) which you then configure to connect to your G-Suite. I don't think Google offers .co.za addresses themselves.