Mailing List Archive: host recommendation for MediaWiki?

host recommendation for MediaWiki?

Nov 7, 2004, 7:06 AM

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I'm looking to switch to a new host.

Can anyone recommend a good host that would allow me to run MediaWiki
w/o making a big fuss about it?

My further criteria:
- All communication should be in English (Host should preferably be
physically located in an English language country)
- Host should embrace a decidedly liberal stance in terms of "freedom
of speech"-rights. (No, we're not talking pr0n, just language.)
- Host should preferably be located outside the US (Ireland? Canada?
etc.).
- Host should preferably not cap monthly transfer or offer a large (ie.
20GB+) allowance
- Storage space should be 100 MB+
- Host should not use .NET, MS software or similar products epitomizing
the pinnacles of civilization (Linux/*BSD/Mac OS X Server would all be
fine).
- SMTP service should be available/part of the package
- webmail (eg. Horde) should be available/part of the package
- Host should ideally offer basic DNS services (i.e. I "bring my own
domain", point it at their DNS servers and am able to tinker a bit, eg.
using subdomain.mydomain.tld)
- Host should be affordable (ie. roughly near the area of EUR 80 / USD
100) p.a.

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Re: host recommendation for MediaWiki? [ In reply to ]

nsk2 at wikinerds

Nov 7, 2004, 1:40 PM

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On Sunday 07 November 2004 16:06, Jens Ropers wrote:
> I'm looking to switch to a new host.

I use Westhost for hosting my site http://portal.wikinerds.org - Westhost has
VDS/VPS technology which means you are nearly root in a GNU/Linux shared
machine. http://affiliates.westhost.com/z/6/CD169/

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Re: host recommendation for MediaWiki? [ In reply to ]

mogmios at mlug

Nov 7, 2004, 3:29 PM

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I'll give you an account on one of my dedicated hosts at a cheap price
if you want it or I could suggest you get a dedicated host of your own
at my hosting company, 1and1.com, if you want to bother with managing
the server yourself. I think the machines are in the US but the hosting
company is primarily European I think.

> I'm looking to switch to a new host.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good host that would allow me to run MediaWiki
> w/o making a big fuss about it?
>
> My further criteria:
> - All communication should be in English (Host should preferably be
> physically located in an English language country)
> - Host should embrace a decidedly liberal stance in terms of "freedom
> of speech"-rights. (No, we're not talking pr0n, just language.)
> - Host should preferably be located outside the US (Ireland? Canada?
> etc.).
> - Host should preferably not cap monthly transfer or offer a large
> (ie. 20GB+) allowance
> - Storage space should be 100 MB+
> - Host should not use .NET, MS software or similar products
> epitomizing the pinnacles of civilization (Linux/*BSD/Mac OS X Server
> would all be fine).
> - SMTP service should be available/part of the package
> - webmail (eg. Horde) should be available/part of the package
> - Host should ideally offer basic DNS services (i.e. I "bring my own
> domain", point it at their DNS servers and am able to tinker a bit,
> eg. using subdomain.mydomain.tld)
> - Host should be affordable (ie. roughly near the area of EUR 80 / USD
> 100) p.a.

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