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[Andy Higgins]

Hi Guys,

I am moving a website bulit with iWeb currently sitting on .Mac onto 1&1 web hosting. I have the choice of a MS server or a Linux server, could anyone advice me on the most suitable option please?

Thanks

Andy.

 

[MojoWill]

linux all the way!!!!!!!!!!

 

[edesignuk]

You'll normally pay a little more for Windows hosting, which there is little point to unless you need ASP .Net, which with iWeb you don't. Go Linux.

 

[Andy Higgins]

Linux it is then, thanks guys. Do you thinks 1.5GB is a sufficient amount of websapce to host a simple site?

How can i accurately find the size of my soze currently? Do i just get the info on the folder on my iDisk?

 

[kgarner]

1.5 GB will be plenty for a long time. I host my site on 1&1 and host a complete copy in a test folder along with a few other small sites and I am nowhere near the limit yet. That said, if you host a lot of video or a lot of hi-res photos your space will fill up much more quickly. I try to keep all of those types of files hosted elsewhere for my site.

 

[Andy Higgins]

I'll give that a go then, it's a site for a friend of mine who designs and makes wedding and celebration cakes, i am showing her work with jpegs but they will all be 72dpi so i don't think they will fill the 1.5GB very soon?

 

[kgarner]

I'll give that a go then, it's a site for a friend of mine who designs and makes wedding and celebration cakes, i am showing her work with jpegs but they will all be 72dpi so i don't think they will fill the 1.5GB very soon?

You'll be fine. The images are probably less than 1 MB anyway and unless she wants to keep a picture of EVERY cake she makes you may not ever come close to that limit.

 

[Andy Higgins]

Thanks a lot for all your help guys, she'll be chuffed, as the Home package (1.5GB) is free for 1 year.