Comments on: KyotoFoodie: Down for the Count http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count Dedicated to the culinary culture of Kyoto, Japan. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:58:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Marc @ NoRecipes http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Marc @ NoRecipes Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:59:55 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=950#comment-1727 Hi Peko, we're using Domatic. Based on their prices, I'm sure they're overselling bandwidth too, but perhaps they're doing it to less of an extreme as the bigger guys (I don't think virtual hosting is their core business). The main thing I noticed when I switched was how much faster my pages load. One thing to keep in mind though is that their control panel is terrible and they don't have 1-click-installs so you'll probably have to install everything you want (e.g. Wordpress) through a shell. I think it's a host better suited for someone relatively comfortable working in unix environments. Hi Peko, we’re using Domatic. Based on their prices, I’m sure they’re overselling bandwidth too, but perhaps they’re doing it to less of an extreme as the bigger guys (I don’t think virtual hosting is their core business). The main thing I noticed when I switched was how much faster my pages load.

One thing to keep in mind though is that their control panel is terrible and they don’t have 1-click-installs so you’ll probably have to install everything you want (e.g. WordPress) through a shell. I think it’s a host better suited for someone relatively comfortable working in unix environments.

]]> By: Peko Peko http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 Peko Peko Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:04:25 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=950#comment-1725 Hi Marc, Down for a week, off and on is pretty rough! I had heard good things about Media Temple -- and didn't think that it was that cheap! Could you tell us the name of your 0 downtime host? Hi Marc, Down for a week, off and on is pretty rough! I had heard good things about Media Temple — and didn’t think that it was that cheap! Could you tell us the name of your 0 downtime host?

]]> By: Marc @ NoRecipes http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Marc @ NoRecipes Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:17:07 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=950#comment-1723 Luckily it wasn't a data loss issue, I was just down for about a week off and on. Part of the problem with them (as well as all the other "discount" hosts) is that they oversell their bandwidth. Meaning that if a server has capacity to host 100 clients, they'll cram 300-500 people on the server. This also seems to to be their attitude with tech support. I don't know if you guys have found a host your more happy with, but I did some research after the last DH incident and learned that almost all the cheap webhosts (like DH and Media Temple) do the same thing. I ended up going with a much smaller lesser known host that I've found is faster and more reliable (0 downtime since I switched about 4 months ago). Good luck:-) Luckily it wasn’t a data loss issue, I was just down for about a week off and on. Part of the problem with them (as well as all the other “discount” hosts) is that they oversell their bandwidth. Meaning that if a server has capacity to host 100 clients, they’ll cram 300-500 people on the server. This also seems to to be their attitude with tech support.

I don’t know if you guys have found a host your more happy with, but I did some research after the last DH incident and learned that almost all the cheap webhosts (like DH and Media Temple) do the same thing. I ended up going with a much smaller lesser known host that I’ve found is faster and more reliable (0 downtime since I switched about 4 months ago).

Good luck:-)

]]> By: Peko Peko http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Peko Peko Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:45:55 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=950#comment-1720 Hello Marc, "My server ate my blog." A new classic! Did you lose your data? Were you taking backups fairly often? Yes, DH can be pretty rough. Their extreme casual attitude gets quite annoying. Thank you for feeling our pain though! Hello Marc,

“My server ate my blog.” A new classic! Did you lose your data? Were you taking backups fairly often?

Yes, DH can be pretty rough. Their extreme casual attitude gets quite annoying.

Thank you for feeling our pain though!

]]> By: Marc @ NoRecipes http://kyotofoodie.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fkyotofoodie.com%2Fkyotofoodie-down-for-the-count%2F&seed_title=KyotoFoodie%3A+Down+for+the+Count/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Marc @ NoRecipes Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:50:50 +0000 http://kyotofoodie.com/?p=950#comment-1719 Sorry to hear about your downtime, my dreamhost server "ran out of beer" and decided to eat my blog a few months ago as well, so i feel you pain. Glad to see your back though:-) Sorry to hear about your downtime, my dreamhost server “ran out of beer” and decided to eat my blog a few months ago as well, so i feel you pain. Glad to see your back though:-)

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