Hosting..

Part of a recent project for a client involved selecting and deploying a PHP/MySQL application to a hosting provider. 

Each time this requirement comes up – I spend a few hours looking around to get a feel for what’s on offer, the current prices, etc.  This time I stumbled across HostMonster.Com and they have quite an impressive package for PHP based applications. 

Not to mention:

• Decent Bandwidth allocations
• PHP 5/Python/Ruby/Rails
• Custom php.ini
• SSH access

Setting up the account for the client was quick and easy – and so far I’ve not encountered any problems with them.  Before signing up I dropped an email to their support team asking a couple of questions – to see if/how they responded.  20 mins later a reply turned up.   

If you’re looking for a decent hosting provider that’s not gonna cost you an arm and a leg - I’d suggest looking them up.