In the UK? I need help to find a PHP Linux webhost.

[fishfinger]

I've tried hosting forums in the UK with no success, now I'm trying dev forums.

I know there are some people from UK here. If charter prohibits specifics/recommendations please PM me.

I need a host that I can start small and grow with. To start with I will have only one site (my own, which will be a small

design/dev/SEO site) but I will be adding 5 or 6 more within 12 months, which will be far bigger, community-based sites. A

dedicated server from the outset would be a waste of money.

I'm not looking for cheapest - I'm prepared to pay extra for reliability and good support.

Would a VPS be better than 5 or 6 shared solutions to start with?

I need
- Linux, PHP MySql / htaccess
- UK DCs
- subdomains (with separate dbs e.g. free tools on my site)
- my programmer would prefer to be able to use Putty
- good support, managed server (i.e. latest patches etc)
- security certificate (at least as an optional extra for plugging in payment gateways)

[cretaceous]

there's loads (no idea which support putty) - make sure you get telephone support ..

get a standard shared reseller solution for now - not so you can resell but so you can host as many sites as you want

these are some I've used or nearly used..

namesco
xcalibre
memset
dedipower

some do vps some dont - I'm not sure when vps cost/benefits outweigh 'shared'..

my 'who to avoid' list is ten times longer !

• aha - my 200th post...!