garethcbrown — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:34:11 +0000

The site obviously went back up eventually but I've lost my position in Google for my optimised keyphrase.

So, I can only switch to Linux and use .htaccess if I pay for Frontpage Extensions and URL Security. I don't need Frontpage Extensions installed as I've already built my site but they want another £20 per year for that and another £10 for basic security. I know it doesn't sound much but I can't really afford it at the moment.

I think for know I will have to accept the image theft and just change the certain filenames to show a nasty message.

dk01 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:36:21 +0000

I can't recommend a better host than dreamhost.com

I have been with about 6-10 hosts in the last couple years and they are by far the best and let you have the most bw/space for the price. I can get you a special deal if you PM me ($24 for the first year!) since I have been hosting with them for a while.

edit: This isn't an advert my any means either. I am just a super satisfied customer.

Michael Allison — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:03:15 +0000

Hosting companies...

I use hostgator and they're great, but I don't think they support ASP. Maybe after your site is back up we can see about changing any asp functions on your site to php. Everyone supports php. But, then you have SEO worries about changing file extensions.

Sometimes, ya just can't win!

garethcbrown — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:58:33 +0000

my site has not come back online yet and it's been more than "a few hours" but I managed to login to the hosting service control panel and switch back to windows server. Just hope the site comes back online quickly!
Getting a bit worried now.

Michael Allison — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:24:32 +0000

That stinks!!!

Sorry about that. I hope you get it worked out.

garethcbrown — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:39:25 +0000

I switched to Linux then before I could cancel I saw that ASP was no longer enabled and the option to enable it had been greyed out and it was no longer clickable.
I'll have to wait a few hours now until the changes take place to be able to switch back.
Damn!

I'll just have to accept my hosting service doesn't allow for Linux with ASP or support .htaccess

or change host providers?

Michael Allison — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:04:51 +0000

You can have ASP... You just need your host to install it, if they haven't already.

Basically, there is nothing a windows server can do that a linux server can't do.

I don't know any serious webmasters that use windows servers - none. That means well over 90% of all webmasters use linux servers. I believe the actual numbers of windows vs. linux servers are about 10/90 or so. Basically, linux owns the server market just as windows owns PCs.

garethcbrown — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:24:07 +0000

If I switch to Linux, then I can't have ASP can I? So my contact forms won't work.

dk01 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:20:19 +0000

Michael Allison wrote: I would get a linux server... provided that's possible.

:werd:

Michael Allison — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:14:46 +0000

I would get a linux server... provided that's possible.