As the time draws near for me to turn in my final project for Web II, I need to find myself a web host for it. The requirements are:
- Not a free site. We cannot have ads on the site unless they are part of the design (ie: ads for My site, not something else).
- I need to register a domain name for it. This I'm not too worried about (getting the name, that is). Since the name is the name of my D&D world, I don't think it'll be taken... *crosses fingers, because you never know* I've never searched for it, so the chances are even less.
- Something not too expensive on a yearly basis. Even though I only really need to keep this up for a month, I would really like to keep it up and running and build on it as time goes by.
I don't really need a lot of special capabilities as far as server-side goes. Eventually, the ability to allow logins, and to control access based on that login would be handy, but not necessary right now. I don't know how to implement that yet, and won't until I can.
So who has had experience with hosting and building their own sites? Who should I look into and who should I avoid?
I've looked at go-daddy and their prices seem pretty good, but I've heard some stories about people trying to move to someone else and having a hard time being able to do that.
I've also used 50-webs hosting for a freebie host service for past classes but unfortunately, I can't do the freebie site.
Searching brings up a ton of options, and I'm dumb-founded about the number. I don't want to get stuck with someone who's going to screw me in the long run.
Edit:
Oh yea, what about backups? Do most hosting services back up data? Should it be something I should check for when I search? I mean, I have copies of everything on the site, ideally....
Edit 2:
What difference (other than reliability?) does the host type matter (ie: Win vs Linux)?
Eric the Grey
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