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Asking for recommendations for a good PHP host. Please read my criteria.
I am looking for a PHP web host. I am currently with 1and1.com, boy, do they SUCK!
Here are my criteria for the web host I'm looking for:
1) Must support PHP 5.5 and above, along with MySQL
2) IMPORTANT -- Must allow me to connect to my MySQL database on their server via MySQL Workbench! I hate using PHPMyAdmin.
3) Technical support must be knowledgeable.
Pluses:
4) Short wait times for technical support
5) Supports WordPress
The reason why I'm cancelling my 1and1 account is because I am using mod_rewrite in my .htaccess that works in my local server and in another web host, but it won't work in their server. I was on hold for almost 30 minutes. When I finally spoke to a person, he said they don't really know how to help me on this. I wasn't asking them how to do mod_rewrite, I was merely asking why no redirection was occurring, that maybe they don't have mod_rewrite configured correctly; I ask this on the basis that what I had worked not only in my local server, but also in another web host.
Please make sure your recommendations meet my minimum criteria as listed above. Thanks.
Here are my criteria for the web host I'm looking for:
1) Must support PHP 5.5 and above, along with MySQL
2) IMPORTANT -- Must allow me to connect to my MySQL database on their server via MySQL Workbench! I hate using PHPMyAdmin.
3) Technical support must be knowledgeable.
Pluses:
4) Short wait times for technical support
5) Supports WordPress
The reason why I'm cancelling my 1and1 account is because I am using mod_rewrite in my .htaccess that works in my local server and in another web host, but it won't work in their server. I was on hold for almost 30 minutes. When I finally spoke to a person, he said they don't really know how to help me on this. I wasn't asking them how to do mod_rewrite, I was merely asking why no redirection was occurring, that maybe they don't have mod_rewrite configured correctly; I ask this on the basis that what I had worked not only in my local server, but also in another web host.
Please make sure your recommendations meet my minimum criteria as listed above. Thanks.
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Thanks for responding. I like your description of NameCheap. But can you give me some examples of technical questions you've asked NameCheap that they've successfully helped you with? I need to gauge their technical ability.
Also, and this question is because of something I didn't like about 1and1, did you have to use aliases for your database name? What I didn't like about 1and1 was if you had a database name of MyDatabase, you can't access it by its name, you're given aliases like db552604284. Even though it works fine, I just find it bizarre and annoying.