- PHP 5 (I need to be able to set PHP memory limit to 64M for Drupal)
- MySQL (w/ ability to create multiple databases and users)
- secure shell access, I do all my installation and configuration in the shell
- ability to create symbolic links
- ability to create/modify .htaccess files
- SFTP/FTP for file transfer
- cron
- ability to host multiple sites/domains (I think cPanel's term is "add-on domains"), I need at least 5
- ability to create sub domains (preferably without limitations)
- has to be Drupal friendly, my CMS of choice
- ability to send out at least 500+ emails a month per domain, I have a couple of small size announcement-only mailing lists
- some DNS control for simple records creation like CNAME and MX
- about 5 GB of storage and at least 1-2 GB of bandwidth a month
- I'm OK with shared hosting as long as it's not overloaded/oversold
- simple way to create e-mail accounts/forwarders
- properly configured spam filter (like SpamAssassin)
- under $10 a month
Saturday, July 18, 2009
What do I need from my web host
So in case someone is following my posts [1][2], about me looking for a new web hosting provider, here's the list of my requirements:
