Hi all,
Sorry for not replying sooner to your posts, I don't know how I missed them.
I've read the blurb about a
VPS Hosting account and thanks for suggesting it but I feel it's way too advanced for my current level of knowledge, I'd drive support mad with all my questions.
Maybe one day eh ?!
If I can just explain my plans it may help you to help me more ?!
Up until a few years ago I was a herdsman working 7 days a week with not a minute to spare. It was always my dream to have an educational type web site hosting [following work at an agricultural college] with all the trimmings but never any time to do anything about it.
However, girls will be girls, cows can be contrary beggars at times and following an accident with one I was left part-disabled and unable to carry on my normal duties.
They say some good comes out of bad and how right they are !
It was now possible for me to follow my dream, I don't half miss the girls and would sooner be with them but that's life. You either get up and walk or spend your life feeling sorry for yourself after a bad accident, strange but true.
So, first things first . . .
I wanted a place for members to meet up in, a place they could share photo's of cows in and a place to act as an educational resource and maybe tell stories about cows in. So in other words, a forum, image gallery and blog with maybe a
website hosting for Search Engine Optimization purposes.
Free or paid ?
I've tried Free and whilst it's good when it works if it goes wrong there's no-one around to fix it in my experience.
So, which paid host ?
I need one I can rely and have faith in, one I can trust.
Here I am !
So, I've tried the Copper Linux, it's been more of a learning experience and a valuable one at that !
I've had to learn about sub-domains, databases etc, [and still am learning] which you all probably take for granted, to me it's been a steep learning curve but very enjoyable.
I've found which forum software, image gallery and blog I want to use largely by a process of elimination.
Try one and if it suits learn how to customise it. I only hope I hav'nt caused anyone any extra work with my messing.
I do know that with all the support and help I've had here you will have to really mess things up for me to ever think about moving.
I think now that I've decided what I want I will go for the Bronze plan next time [next week] as it's got a bit more room for me.
Sorry to rabbit on but if I lay my cards out you know how best to advise me.
I hope this helps you to help me ?
Regards,
Jon
