Posted by: itchysox
Posted on: 2007-02-01 07:25:00
Hi Folks, I'm new here, I simply wanted to say something positive about my hosting.
I've been monitoring my sites for a while with 24x7 and I'm getting 99.8% availability at 15 min intervals with an average 2 sec load time and I'm in the UK. Fantastic.
No I don't work for the company :0)
Anyway, greets to all.
Posted by: moua
Posted on: 2007-02-01 07:42:00
which tools do you use to monitor, and from where ('cause if it's from your home, your cable/dsl downtime also count) ?
Posted by: scjessey
Posted on: 2007-02-01 07:42:00
Hi, itchysox (I have that problem too)
I'm delighted that your experience with DreamHost has, thus far, been as good as mine. I've been here since 2004 and can report that you should be able to expect things to remain this way.
I'm ex-UK myself - came to the US in 2001 after living in Surrey and London for most of my life.
Posted by: Raz2133
Posted on: 2007-02-01 07:50:00
In reply to:Hi Folks
Hi 
In reply to:I simply wanted to say something positive about my hosting.
It's refreshing to see a positive post. Generally, people only seek out these forums when they are experiencing a problem and we rarely hear from the vast majority, for whom things are running smoothly.
Anyway, welcome to DreamHost and I trust you will continue to enjoy your time here. 
Mark
Posted by: genesteinberg
Posted on: 2007-02-01 09:11:00
In reply to:It's refreshing to see a positive post. Generally, people only seek out these forums when they are experiencing a problem and we rarely hear from the vast majority, for whom things are running smoothly.
OK, more positive feedback. I've been here about a month now, and, except for some relatively minor glitches that were addressed early on by customer support, things have worked out quite well for my five sites.
I also notice that the site designed to flame DreamHost is apparently offline. I guess they found a life :)
Peace,
Gene
Peace,
Gene Steinberg
Co-Host, The Paracast
http://www.theparacast.com
Posted by: itchysox
Posted on: 2007-02-01 12:28:00
Well, thanks All. I'm using site24x7.com. The sites are all Joomla-based. I've got a fair range of data now from sites hosted with other companies as well as DH and the results are very similar; hmm, I'd say an identical average. I've incorporated the site24x7 iframe output into the admin cpanel by making a new module, so I get a nifty tabbed display of the current weeks results.
I'm in W. Wales, way out in the woods ("Stay away from the fog..!"). I'm getting about 3Mbps on a MAX connection. That's a fairly low speed I guess, but the copper around here is ancient. DH isn't bad though in spite of all the hops.
Cheers
Posted by: ardco
Posted on: 2007-02-01 12:51:00
In reply to:Hi Folks, I'm new here, I simply wanted to say something positive about my hosting.
So, when did you start your subcontract job with Dreamhost? 
Seriously though, knock silicon and hope the server and network gremlins stay on your side.
In reply to:I also notice that the site designed to flame DreamHost is apparently offline. I guess they
found a life :)
Like many here, they have a life, with computers 
; explanation for downtime posted here:
http://discussion.dreamhost.com/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=curious&Number=69971
Posted by: itchysox
Posted on: 2007-02-01 13:08:00
Heh
A little gem I've discovered by trawling around is:
http://www.sftpdrive.com/
This together with an ftp cron for Joomlacloner is now providing me with weekly site backups accessible from my desktop. Admin heaven...
Edited by ItchySox on 02/01/07 01:14 PM (server time).
Posted by: ardco
Posted on: 2007-02-01 13:19:00
Ooh. Ooh. Another affiliate program.
Posted by: itchysox
Posted on: 2007-02-01 13:43:00
Dig in... I don't do affiliation personally (see below). Hmm, mind u...
Posted by: rlparker
Posted on: 2007-02-01 14:02:00
Nice! Neither do I, but "different strokes, for different folks". YMMV, etc.
--rlparker
Posted by: ardco
Posted on: 2007-02-01 15:07:00
In reply to:accessible from my desktop
BTW, almost forgot. Obligatory windows user slur - What does this do for $39 that Nautilus doesn't do for free?
Posted by: itchysox
Posted on: 2007-02-01 15:17:00
When drivers are available I may be tempted to jump, until then... I've got some great photos of the pock-marked walls in the Ubuntu forums
Posted by: ardco
Posted on: 2007-02-01 17:42:00
In reply to:I've got some great photos of the pock-marked walls in the Ubuntu forums
Do you know of any forums that don't look like war zones?
Posted by: Mojo
Posted on: 2007-02-01 20:01:00
In reply to:Do you know of any forums that don't look like war zones?
the apple support forums, but they are sanitised by the admins there.
Posted by: nathan823
Posted on: 2007-02-02 04:15:00
Just wanna continue with the topic. I'm pleased. Just finished a presentation today.
Posted by: ardco
Posted on: 2007-02-02 21:59:00
In reply to:Just wanna continue with the topic. I'm pleased. Just finished a presentation today.
Me too. Sounds like it went well. Good way to end a week and a month.
Posted by: Mustikos
Posted on: 2007-02-03 10:07:00
I'm pleased too... They offer great prices for great service and look forward to promoting the services when I'm done with this programming project I'm working on.
Three Cheers to DreamHost!
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