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Midtown2Garage
June 1st, 2001, 19:27
Hey I need some help finding hosting for a moderatly sized website. Im creating a Midtown Madness 2 site (in case anyone knows what the game is look out for me). Im trying to find hosting. Heres the options I need for my website

150mb or more (give or take some) Megabytes Webpace
About 100mb for downloads which would be addons and vehicles for the game and Unknown Megabytes of space for pages. Dont take 150 literally. If a site offers 100mb and allows ugrading once I reach my limit thats fine.Or if theres 100mb with the specifications below Ill get 2 accounts. Whatever done I need 150mb or more space in the end. If I need a little more space Ill get a miror site with no adds to host my file

PHP Support
I need PHP for counters, statistics, and anti-leech downloads. Any version over PHP3 will be fine

FTP Access
This is a must. (Sounding Off) Sites Like Crosswinds have great ammounts of space but browser uploads take too long, arent safe and are really risky.

Any Advetisements
(Here I go sounding off) I Really dont care about the ads on the webpage as long as they dont overdose like nbci.com.Literally half the page is fulled with ads. I also need a reliable server unlike Nbci.com. Half the time on nbci the server is full, there is downtime, and they delete my files.

Address
Who cares about the web address. I have a forewarding service. This is the least (newermind that,,,,NONE) or my worries.

Anything else they can offer is fine but it must have the specifications named above. Can Anyone help me find what I need. Also I dont prefer any of those Russian, German, French, Isrealian, etc servers. English please because if I need Tech support Im not going into international matters (no offense to anyone).
Gayowulf
June 1st, 2001, 19:35
I doubt you will find a free host that meets a single criterion you mentioned, let alone any combination. Your best bet would be to seek out pay hosting.
Bruce
June 1st, 2001, 20:00
well since the site is for a game, have a look at the game site hosts http://www.freewebspace.net/guide/freegamesite.shtml

you'll probably find something
Midtown2Garage
June 1st, 2001, 20:35
Oh Come On
Im Really not asking for very much in hosting

150 MB or more
PHP3+ Support (for scripts)
FTP Access (for uploading files)
And I dont care about advertisements as long as thew dont take up half the page. Theres nothing big im asking for. And whatever other fine elements they can throw in.



Its not like I want unlimited access, SSI, CGI-BIN, 24/7 TECH SUPPORT, MySQL, Cobalt Server and DSL connection with no advertisements for free. Although if I could get that it would be nice.
el crapo
June 1st, 2001, 20:50
the closest thing i can think of is DK3. But they aren't accepting new members
bigperm
June 1st, 2001, 21:11
The only ones I can think of are the crappy ones that will not last. It is hard enough finding a PHP host, much less one with that much space. But maybe there is a game host out there for you, I never really looked at them.
Epgs
June 1st, 2001, 21:26
yupappa maybe?
Midtown2Garage
June 1st, 2001, 21:41
Well I heard about that Dk3 website and all the other free hosting sites. Ill emal dk3 about their free signups but heres the route. If I can find a quality hosting I can then setup a site THEN apply for hosting on some quality gaming site. But first I wanna get a site established and running in quality condition. Without a vehicle section on my midtown site I lost a leg to walk on really and people cant stand nevermind hop to better hosting with 1 leg (just making an inference). If I can get a site going then maybe I can apply for hosting http://www.sports-gaming.com. They've got a great package and only about 25 members so the bandwidth isnt that slow (if at all slow?). Thats why I need some good hosting for the time being.
Midtown2Garage
June 1st, 2001, 21:47
See Posting Below
Midtown2Garage
June 1st, 2001, 21:57
Originally posted by Epgs
yupappa maybe?

Is yupappa a free hosting service and if so what is the website. I think I have heard about them before but I wasnt intrested cause they charged you money. If yupappa is free could someone tell me the site so I could get more info

yupappa.com dont work for me
meow
June 1st, 2001, 22:11
www.yupapa.com

But the free account is 30MB space 600MB bandwith.

Why dont you take a chance on one of the really cheap paid hosts? www.discount-hosting.com is only $10/y. The works except for CGI and support only on their board. I haven't tried them but only heard good things so far.
meow
June 1st, 2001, 22:20
Ooops, sorry. Discount-hosting is only 50MB. Too bad. They give 5GB bandwidth and a free month trial before you pay. Would have suited your situation. :(
gyrbo
June 2nd, 2001, 02:44
This might help:
DK3.com:
999 MB,FTP,No ads,CGI-BIN,subdomain
GX Network:
999 MB, FTP,Banner,CGI-BIN,Subdomain
Telefragged:
999 MB,FTP,CGI-BIN,Subdomain
Midtown2Garage
June 2nd, 2001, 06:42
Ok Everyone I found what I think I need. This website has all the features I'm looking for including SSI. Unlimited webspace. Oh Im so happy I can wait for my pages to upload to the server.




Whooeweeeeeeeeeeeeeee
If anyone needs the address send me an email and Ill get back to you. I dont wanna post it on the board for some bizare reason
laurie
June 2nd, 2001, 07:43
Spaceports perhaps?
meow
June 2nd, 2001, 11:03
Just want to get help on the board? Nice. :rolleyes:
Or is this a new try of "I need a pen pal". :D
gyrbo
June 2nd, 2001, 13:31
www.hostonfly.com has all the things. Bu I don't get the 100MB of space (and more) thing on their site.