Thread: Web Hosting

I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company that I can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that they support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I need or they want way to much.  I don't need a dedicated host which so far seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup and everything myself but I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention of switching.

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM, matty jones <urlugal@gmail.com> wrote:
> I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company that I
> can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that they support MySQL
> only and won't give me access to install what I need or they want way to
> much.  I don't need a dedicated host which so far seems the only way this
> will work, all the companies I have researched so far that offer shared
> hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup
> and everything myself but I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I
> have no intention of switching.
> Thanks.

Well there's this list:

http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting

Also, maybe something like Amazon EC2 if you want your own "box"?  I
think the small instances are even free..

Mike

matty jones <urlugal@gmail.com> wrote:

> I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company that I can
> use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that they support MySQL only
> and won't give me access to install what I need or they want way to much.  I
> don't need a dedicated host which so far seems the only way this will work, all
> the companies I have researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual
> hosting only use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup and everything myself
> but I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention of
> switching.

I'm working as a technical consultant at internet24.de, it's a hosting
provider in germany. We offer PG 9.0, but you have to speak german
(contract, invoice, ...)


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Go-daddy *claims* to support postgres
http://help.godaddy.com/article/2330

YMMV
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> Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:40:57 -0800
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Web Hosting
> From: mike@kitchenpc.com
> To: urlugal@gmail.com
> CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
>
> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM, matty jones <urlugal@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company that I
> > can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that they support MySQL
> > only and won't give me access to install what I need or they want way to
> > much.  I don't need a dedicated host which so far seems the only way this
> > will work, all the companies I have researched so far that offer shared
> > hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup
> > and everything myself but I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I
> > have no intention of switching.
> > Thanks.
>
> Well there's this list:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting
>
> Also, maybe something like Amazon EC2 if you want your own "box"? I
> think the small instances are even free..
>
> Mike
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Godaddy virtual hosting does in fact support postgresql. You have a root
account on the virtual server and you can install whatever you want.

I run several servers with them and all have postgresql, some virtual, some
dedicated servers.

Haven't tried their shared servers though, so I can't say anything about
those.

Hope that helps.

PS: for a company that size their customer support isn't too shabby either.

Uwe


> Gentlemen-
>
> Go-daddy *claims* to support postgres
> http://help.godaddy.com/article/2330
>
> YMMV
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> > Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:40:57 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Web Hosting
> > From: mike@kitchenpc.com
> > To: urlugal@gmail.com
> > CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM, matty jones <urlugal@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company
> > > that I can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that they
> > > support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I need or
> > > they want way to much.  I don't need a dedicated host which so far
> > > seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have researched
> > > so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL.  I
> > > will take care of the setup and everything myself but I have already
> > > written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention of switching.
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > Well there's this list:
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting
> >
> > Also, maybe something like Amazon EC2 if you want your own "box"?  I
> > think the small instances are even free..
> >
> > Mike

Rimu hosting allows you to install whatever you want, including Postgres... which I have done before now. If your project is in support of Open Source software in any way, ask what discount they can offer, they have been pretty generous in that arena.

http://rimuhosting.com/

Like many hosting companies, they allow you to install & run Postgres, but do not provide support for it. Although given the technical competencies of their support staff, you may find one of them will be able to help anyway.

HTH,

  Brent Wood





>>> Uwe Schroeder <uwe@oss4u.com> 03/06/11 7:05 PM >>>
Godaddy virtual hosting does in fact support postgresql. You have a root
account on the virtual server and you can install whatever you want.

I run several servers with them and all have postgresql, some virtual, some
dedicated servers.

Haven't tried their shared servers though, so I can't say anything about
those.

Hope that helps.

PS: for a company that size their customer support isn't too shabby either.

Uwe


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>
> Go-daddy *claims* to support postgres
> http://help.godaddy.com/article/2330
>
> YMMV
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> > Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:40:57 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Web Hosting
> > From: mike@kitchenpc.com
> > To: urlugal@gmail.com
> > CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM, matty jones <urlugal@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company
> > > that I can use PG with. The few I have contacted have said that they
> > > support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I need or
> > > they want way to much. I don't need a dedicated host which so far
> > > seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have researched
> > > so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL. I
> > > will take care of the setup and everything myself but I have already
> > > written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention of switching.
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > Well there's this list:
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_hosting
> >
> > Also, maybe something like Amazon EC2 if you want your own "box"? I
> > think the small instances are even free..
> >
> > Mike




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On 3/5/2011 4:08 PM, matty jones wrote:
> I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company that I can use PG with.  The few I have
> contacted have said that they support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I need or they
> want way to much.  I don't need a dedicated host which so far seems the only way this will work, all the
> companies I have researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only use MySQL.  I will take
> care of the setup and everything myself but I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no
> intention of switching.
>
> Thanks.
http://hub.org/

At 17:24 06/03/2011, you wrote:
>On 3/5/2011 4:08 PM, matty jones wrote:
>>I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company
>>that I can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that
>>they support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I
>>need or they want way to much.  I don't need a dedicated host which
>>so far seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have
>>researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only
>>use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup and everything myself but
>>I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention
>>of switching.
>>
>>Thanks.
>http://hub.org/

+1

At 17:24 06/03/2011, you wrote:
>On 3/5/2011 4:08 PM, matty jones wrote:
>>I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company
>>that I can use PG with.  The few I have contacted have said that
>>they support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I
>>need or they want way to much.  I don't need a dedicated host which
>>so far seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have
>>researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only
>>use MySQL.  I will take care of the setup and everything myself but
>>I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention
>>of switching.
>>
>>Thanks.
>http://hub.org/

+1

Thanks for the thoughts everyone.  I am looking at rimuhosting right now.  I looked at godaddy and while they do allow me to install stuff and there prices are very reasonable, I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for.  I think it would be better for me to spend 30-40 a month then 5-10 a month for hosting.  The reviews I have read so far about rimuhosting seem on the whole very positive and looking over their packages and the os/hardware packages I am quite happy.  My project is nearing the point where I need it hosted separately not just locally on my box.  It is still a long way from complete but it is getting to the point where I need a permanent structure, that I don't have to mimic across 2 or 3 development boxes.  I am planning on releasing the project under some sort of open source license so the discount idea sounds good to me.

Try this:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=web+hosting+postgresql

On Sunday, March 06, 2011 11:33:01 am Eduardo wrote:

> At 17:24 06/03/2011, you wrote:

> >On 3/5/2011 4:08 PM, matty jones wrote:

> >>I already have a domain name but I am looking for a hosting company

> >>that I can use PG with. The few I have contacted have said that

> >>they support MySQL only and won't give me access to install what I

> >>need or they want way to much. I don't need a dedicated host which

> >>so far seems the only way this will work, all the companies I have

> >>researched so far that offer shared hosting or virtual hosting only

> >>use MySQL. I will take care of the setup and everything myself but

> >>I have already written my code using PG/PHP and I have no intention

> >>of switching.

> >>

> >>Thanks.

> >

> >http://hub.org/

>

> +1

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Thanks, but I tried that originally and the companies that come up have either poor ratings, won't support postgres, won't allow me the freedom to run my own software, or after talking with them I realized there was PEBKAC issues with there support staff.  I also, as stated earlier, won't go with the cheap, low end companies due to common sense issues such as server load, service/support issues, and cheap hardware.

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Ogden <lists@darkstatic.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:07 PM, Bret Fledderjohn wrote:
>
>  I am using A2 Hosting (www.a2hosting.com ) which offers 8.4...  They are
> inexpensive and so far reliable.
>
>
> Wow, that's super cheap. Is there some catch - $5.57 / month for unlimited
> everything? No hidden anything?
> Ogden

I use A2 Hosting as well, they've been very good value for money.   My
site's been
down like a couple of times a year, but the support's been great, and they do
support a lot of different softwares.  Thumbs up.

Best,
-at

Le lundi 07 mars 2011 à 13:09 -0500, Matt a écrit :
> Thanks, but I tried that originally and the companies that come up
> have either poor ratings, won't support postgres, won't allow me the
> freedom to run my own software

This is what I use for hosting the site that's in my sig :

http://www.online.net/serveur-dedie/offre-dedibox-sc.xhtml

I have 6 or 7 users working all day with it, so it's not a heavy traffic
site, but I have room for growth, as you can see with the top command :

top - 14:46:58 up 204 days,  7:52,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.00,
0.00
Tasks:  72 total,   1 running,  71 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
Cpu(s):  0.3%us,  0.3%sy,  0.0%ni, 99.3%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,
0.0%st
Mem:   2028176k total,  1726188k used,   301988k free,   159860k buffers
Swap:  1044216k total,      128k used,  1044088k free,  1276084k cached


That's for 15 euros/month.

I built the machine myself with Debian, so I can't tell what their
support is like.

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