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2008-03-19 02:05:00 |
I won't argue with you mate, but I completely disagree - it's real simple to change hosts.
It may be easy for someone who know what they are doing, but it certainly isn't always a quick process, and can be expensive if you have to hire a developer to help. Say you have got 20 email accounts setup on the unreliable host, you then have to set all those up with your new provider, and then set them up on your offices computers, which can take several hours. Also it you have multiple databases setup, you have to download those (if they aren't corrupted or haven't been deleted by the hosting providers servers going down). Different servers also have different configurations and file locations, which can require programming work.Also you can have days of downtime with some providers, if the hosts server dies and has to be restored from offsite backups. During this time, you have to decide whether to move to another host, or wait for the host to come back up. If you switch during the downtime, you won't be able to retrieve you data from the server, until the site is back up. I have used lots of providers in the past for my clients websites, so I know the industry quite well. |
robbyp (2751) |