Ok, it's getting to the point that when I go to "add an entry", nine times out of ten it will give me a "500 server error". It's not Greymatter's fault -- it's my host's. (Oddly enough, the entry posts anyway even when the response screen shows an error!)
Well this afternoon was the final straw...when I hit the back button to go to the main menu (which usually just auto-corrects the problem), it told me my index files were gone... Gone. All of 'em. There were no old entries to edit. There were no past entries, period. I backed up all my archive files and did some quick fixin'. Amazingly enough -- all entries and comments seem to be here after republishing -- thank goodness.
But that's the final straw. I'm sick of addr.com. I now know why people gripe and complain about them non-stop -- and can't believe they were actually recommended to me once upon a time. It must have been a very different company way back when -- and one that really outgrew their britches and lost all the things that made them "great" in the process. I guess I really am getting what I paid for.
So the question is this... Who do you use for hosting? Are you happy with them? How long have you been there? What do you get for what they charge? Does their tech support take 3-4 days (or more) to send a reply like my current host?
I hate the thought of changing hosts after I've just changed domain names (and finally got it pointed in this direction)...but I can't take it anymore. I'm tired of the hour-plus downtime each day. I'm tired of the errors. I'm tired of them writing back 4 days later going "well everything seems to be fine now..." (Duh! I had the problem over NINETY-SIX HOURS ago!) Any and all of your recommendations will be greatly appreciated -- thanks!
Robyn, I use your-site.com for my hosting. I've had really good experiences with them and they're never down. Looove them. Good customer service, too. I use them for all my domains. It's 60 bucks a year, 50 mgs of space (you can buy more if you need it), cgi-bin, and all that jazz. They write back within an hour of sending an email. Just my 2cents.
¤ ¤ posted by Cheryl on September 27, 2001 at 04:46 PM ¤ ¤
Robyn, I am using www.veoweb.net - moved because one of my blogs was having issues just like yours of 500 errors. And I lost the index file finally one day. Grrrr... I have 6 domains there for $15 a month, 250mb of space. I got a special, they change them every month. I have been very happy and they have been great to work with. I have heard good things lately about www.aletiahosting.com too!
¤ ¤ posted by Christine on September 27, 2001 at 05:31 PM ¤ ¤
Thanks for the tips so far -- I'll definitely be looking into all of these sites!
¤ ¤ posted by Robyn on September 27, 2001 at 05:41 PM ¤ ¤
Hope this helps!
¤ ¤ posted by kristine on September 27, 2001 at 06:07 PM ¤ ¤
readyhosting.com came highly recommended to me and i've been really pleased with them so far. $99/year, 500MB and all the bells and whistles. good luck in the search!
¤ ¤ posted by susannah on September 28, 2001 at 10:41 AM ¤ ¤
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