Bandwidth usage, recommendation, believable?

[pinbrook]

Jo, do you do a VPS? I see an unlimited plan on your website, is that the same thing?

our equivilent is 1/4 server - link in signature

[Paul Bulpit]

Hmmm, many thanks, is that what I need?

Comparable, but I fear OTT. I am having huge trouble getting to grips with the possibility that my little website (30 orders/day) really needs this.



BTW there is a rogue mgb on that page, great cars they were, is it a convertible or a fastback? (PB Pro 5; then Pro 10 weighs the same as two paracetamol).

[Darren B]

A fraction - £155 per month reduced from £175 as the reseller forgoes his cut. Plus a setup fee.

I won't be staying where I am for very long, but at least it got us out of the hole. But it does make me wonder who dug the hole we fell into.

Is this what they are charging you, then look at Jo's part share dedicated thingy, i could offer you a dedicated for less than £175, but if im honest its over the top for your requirements and only a bit cheaper

[RuralWeb]

I run most of my sites on WebFusion pro at £5 per month and they all have more activity than yours so that's what I would suggest. Link and network settings on my website

[Paul Bulpit]

Is this what they are charging you, then look at Jo's part share dedicated thingy

I did, and it's comparable. So is yours, but as you say, OTT.

I run most of my sites on WebFusion pro at £5 per month and they all have more activity than yours so that's what I would suggest. Link and network settings on my website

Looked at that as well - the reseller is slagging WF off! He said put it into Big G and look at the complaints. (I haven't........)

but then YOU said you weren't going to make any recommendations!

I pointed out to him, CSNM=£150, WebFusion=£15! And I looked at WF first as I found them elsewhere on the forum.

Mal, I know you have a lot of sites - when you mention activity, how do they compare with my 60 orders over a week-end? Presumably you have access to relevant stats that I do not (currently - but I'm learning).

I do appreciate all of your responses and sincerely hope that this thread may help others when it's done.





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[RuralWeb]

True but I'm in a good mood after booking a weekends racing round the isle of man tt circuit.

I wish there was an option of the forum to ignore posts with certain keywords in the post - hosting and network settings would be my first entries

[Paul Bulpit]

True but I'm in a good mood after booking a weekends racing round the isle of man tt circuit.

I wish there was an option of the forum to ignore posts with certain keywords in the post - hosting and network settings would be my first entries

You cynic!

You know that we all love and respect your input, we all know that you are busy (a very good sign) and also we respect that you have a life, good luck to you, way-to-go.

But you do seem to be an expert in your field and your comments are much appreciated by all, even if they are sometimes lacking in detail.

Is that racing on a bike, or in your Caterham?

Best wishes and please post the photos!

(Actually, galleries are a little lacking on this forum?)




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[RuralWeb]

Caterham - busy year this year as I'm staying in country for the summer so the car is going to get a real hammering.

[Darren B]

I feel sick

[RuralWeb]

Not as sick as I will feel on the ferry I bet

[Paul Bulpit]

I remember going a bit green on the IOM ferry when I was sixteen, only time I've ever been there - school trip, cadet force, camped on a beach.

We've been in touch with Big G and they have supplied a spreadsheet listing nearly a thousand spurious files and errors. Ho hum.

[Mike Hughes]

If you don't know what level of hosting you need and don't have any access to some web stats then I'd suggest signing up with statcounter (http://www.statcounter.com/).

It's free and all you need to do is add a little bit of code at the bottom of your website. You'll then be able to see how many visitors and page views you're getting and that'll help you decide what level of hosting you should be looking at.

Mike

[Darren B]

Not as sick as I will feel on the ferry I bet

Ferries hmmmm never really had much problem with them, but is it me as you get older they seem to make you feel ill easier, its a bit like the wirlitzer things at the fair i had no problems when i was younger but these days they make me sick

[Paul Bulpit]

Do We Have Back Doors?

Thanks Mike.

I've been discussing the issue with my reseller, who said:

Actinic has it’s own “back doors” that can be exploited by anyone who knows how.

Is that a fact?

(This was with reference to how these spurious files got themselves onto my domain).



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[Mike Hughes]

I wouldn't listen to your reseller. It sounds to me like he's making stuff up.

I don't know what kind of files you have on the server but I would suspend ordering, download any orders then clear everything off the server and start afresh.

Make sure you change your hosting and ftp password.

After this I would do a fresh upload of Actinic with a statcounter on the pages to see what kind of traffic you're getting.

As soon as I got a reasonable idea of traffic levels I would move host. I wouldn't have much confidence in the one your using now.

Mike