Switched ISPs and now not able to access my own websites which I host myself by TLD. [more inside]
posted by KI6ILS on Oct 18, 2009 - 13 answers

A webhost my company uses just changed the security settings and now Joomla no longer works correctly. Are these new security settings industry standard and what should I do? [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Jul 17, 2009 - 4 answers

Is there a reliable, not-too-expensive hosting company out there that lets you post server scripts in most open-source languages? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 5, 2009 - 11 answers

Does software exist which will allow me to use my PC's DVD drive as an external USB drive for my netbook? [more inside]
posted by whir on May 20, 2009 - 8 answers

What are some good gifts for Japanese families? Also, are there any cultural taboos that I should be particularly sure to avoid breaking while staying in Japan? [more inside]
posted by bassooner on May 3, 2009 - 23 answers

As a non-coffee drinker, help me figure out how to have coffee available when I host guests. [more inside]
posted by olinerd on May 3, 2009 - 44 answers

How do I get a too large video on line? [more inside]
posted by Toto_tot on Apr 26, 2009 - 10 answers

Do you know of any secure & reliable web hosting providers? [more inside]
posted by meta.mark on Mar 15, 2009 - 17 answers

Please give me some input on web hosting planning for a small XML file which might get a lot of requests. [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Mar 3, 2009 - 5 answers

What's the fastest way to upload and share images? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jan 12, 2009 - 8 answers

I'd like to hosting meetups, events, and parties in my apartment with no furniture. Can this work? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Jan 9, 2009 - 22 answers

Is a gift card to a buy-in-bulk type store a tacky gift to give to hosts? [more inside]
posted by simplethings on Nov 24, 2008 - 13 answers

HostingFilter: (no not the geeky kind...) I just got a job as a host in a franchised restaurant. I know food and wine, but I don't know 'people' or restaurants. As a customer, what would you like to see more (or less!) of when you're being greeted and seated? Any helpful tips from service veterans? [more inside]
posted by sunshinesky on Nov 8, 2008 - 11 answers

What's a good gift for my host? [more inside]
posted by ignignokt on Oct 18, 2008 - 9 answers

TV FILTER: I am looking for the name of a 70s-80s home repair/gardening TV show, and the female host's name. I used to watch the show, in syndication, on local Seattle TV in the early 80s. I believe the show was made in Canada, but maybe the US. The hostess was a thin woman with light brown hair and the shows premise was that she was a housewife working on her house and garden while the husband was away. They had a dog. She would have sections on the show showing how to pot plants, change light bulbs, grout tile, etc....
posted by wylde21 on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers

I will soon be distributing a bunch of large scientific and research datasets, all entirely legal for redistribution, many as large as a few gigabytes. Bittorrent is the best solution for this. Many respectable webhosting sites don't allow Bittorrent trackers; too many of those that do seem fly-by-night. I have a budget for this and want something respectable and reliable. Recommendations? [more inside]
posted by mrflip on Dec 18, 2007 - 20 answers

Please recommend a good host of Java servlets, very preferably one that runs Tomcat 6. [more inside]
posted by badstone on Aug 22, 2007 - 2 answers

Help me find an online document management system / digital asset management system. [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Feb 27, 2007 - 4 answers

Does anyone have experience with domain registration and/or hosting companies in Jordan? [more inside]
posted by zharptitsa on Feb 12, 2007 - 2 answers

I have a home network that is working fine except for emails from one server. The problem is not the server. What else could it be? more inside... [more inside]
posted by pikaboy202 on Dec 27, 2006 - 6 answers

What is the name/URL of the tool that allows you to see a physical map of where a domain name's server is? [more inside]
posted by criticman on Nov 12, 2006 - 10 answers

Where will my blog live? [more inside]
posted by benjh on Oct 28, 2006 - 7 answers

Migrating email when changing web hosts. How to make it less painful? [more inside]
posted by Lokheed on Sep 20, 2006 - 6 answers

What's the best host to run my wiki created using MediaWiki? [more inside]
posted by deeman on Aug 28, 2006 - 8 answers

I have a Wordpress site hosted on www.mydomain.com/site/ and I'd like to move it to www.anotherdomain.com. What's the best way to do this?
posted by mordecai on Aug 16, 2006 - 2 answers

WordPress Filter: I've set up my wordpress site in a hosted enviroment (SSH access, FTP OK, etc). I had it running as truevox.nfshost.com/blog while the domain was resolving, then recently I switched it over to just truevox.net. Now, the main blog comes up, but no indiviual pages. As usual, there is [more inside]
posted by TrueVox on Jul 2, 2006 - 8 answers

My host doesn't count some visitors to my website. Why the heck not? [more inside]
posted by Foam Pants on Jun 16, 2006 - 6 answers

How to Find a High Bandwidth & Secure Webhost? Recommendations? Directory? [more inside]
posted by jbelkin on Jun 6, 2006 - 4 answers

How can I force my current hosting company to let me transfer my domains to another hosting company? [more inside]
posted by k8t on Apr 7, 2006 - 11 answers

Adam Sesler and Morgan Webb. How much are they pulling down a year? [more inside]
posted by sharksandwich on Mar 15, 2006 - 15 answers

Website hosting and transfer. I know Point A, and I know Point Z, but I'm a little hazy on Points B through Y... [more inside]
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Mar 3, 2006 - 5 answers

2ndWebHostFilterofthedayFilter: Some time ago, my friend gave me access to his FTP server, a luxury which I have enjoyed until now, when the server has become increasingly unreliable...so I pose the following question: [more inside]
posted by weaponsgradecarp on Dec 19, 2005 - 14 answers

I need to record the IP address of people using my email form. The script I have isn't working. [more inside]
posted by punishinglemur on Nov 7, 2005 - 7 answers

I want to setup a Windows 2003 server using my dynamic IP address that I have from Comcast. How can I make this happen? I have a linksys Gateway (WCG200) that has the server and a few other computers connected to it. I am trying to setup a small server for my printing/web hosting/file sharing/remote access needs. I need to see how to setup my DNS & DHCP settings for this to happen. Also I have my own domain name which I would like to use. Can I use programs from companies like no-ip.com to setup my web site so if anyone types my registered domain it will find my site? Remember that I will be using a dynamic address. Or the last straw is to get a static IP address. Where can I do so(for the cheapest price)?
posted by nserrano on Sep 28, 2005 - 7 answers

I need to serve some example files to my (programming) students. My old host gave me a public FTP site, but I just switched to dreamhost, and no longer have this option. I'm looking for a simple solution. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 22, 2005 - 16 answers

Recommendations for a good, reliable Linux Virtual Server host? Any good experiences? Any really bad ones? things to look out for? Root access and ability to install custom software is a must as is serving multiple domains. Price is definitely a factor, but reliability is more important. [more inside]
posted by costas on Jul 26, 2005 - 9 answers

What are your recipes for being a good guest, for weekend or overnight stays? [more inside]
posted by jessamyn on Apr 18, 2005 - 28 answers

I am running a free Web-based service for friends and acquaintances. Lately, the volume on this service has been growing greatly. The next step is to move the service to a professional host. I am thinking of putting a paypal donation button on the site to help pay for it. Are there any legal or tax issues I need to worry about? Do I need a business license? What if I want to start selling Cafe Press items or running Google ads? I am located in the USA.
posted by Orkboi on Jan 16, 2005 - 5 answers

Emergency guest-hosting a tiny, AM radio show..... [+] [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Dec 28, 2004 - 15 answers

Can anyone suggest a good place to post a computer programmer/web developer job vacancy within the UK?
posted by adrianhon on Dec 7, 2004 - 7 answers

My current host is closing down, and since I bought my domain through them it will be transferred into my name before they finally close at the end of the year. However, my domain expires on December 12, and they are so far unresponsive to my emails and have not transferred the domain (it has been two weeks since my initial request). I am worried that if I'm not able to renew it, it will be snapped up by a domain-sitter and I will lose it. In case it isn't transferred in time, is there a way I can beat the domain-sitters to it and reserve my domain? What are the more affordable options for doing this? Will I be guaranteed to get it?
posted by teem on Nov 18, 2004 - 6 answers

What's a good, simple lunch to make when hosting a few guests? I'm looking for something nicer than sandwiches, but not something that's going to seem like dinner fare. [mi]
posted by rorycberger on Nov 13, 2004 - 12 answers

Webhosting uptime. What's reasonable to expect from at $10/month hosting package? I'm hosted by netacore and by my count, my domain has been down about six times this year, for an average of about a day at a time. [more inside]
posted by Jeff Howard on Nov 1, 2004 - 13 answers

Since web hosting companies tend to come and go like ships on the tide, I would like ">to revisit this question ... with a few alterations. I want the price to stay below $10 a month, possibly even under $5. Instead of 20mb of space, I want 500mb or more. Also, I want PHP, MySql, CGI scripting, FTP, webmail, etc ... and if their servers run on Apache, then all the better. Any recommendations?
posted by grabbingsand on Oct 1, 2004 - 28 answers

Why does bandwidth cost anything? Short of hosting companies finding a means to make some money, what is the actual cost justification on charging for overages, etc? Is it a racket or does traffic actually put an expense on an ISP forcing them, in turn, to charge customers? Always wondered. Thanks.
posted by Peter H on Aug 26, 2004 - 8 answers

A family member of mine wants to set up a simple site for his home business - schedules of classes, some photographs, contact information, links, etc., and I have suggested that he use Typepad, which I use for a number of projects. However I think he'd prefer a non-weblog format, which leads me to my question: are there combined hosting/construction tools out there, like some of these weblog services, that have a good and very easy-to-use back-end, lots of design/format choices, but are more focused around a more heirarchically structured, top-down site structure?
posted by luriete on Aug 25, 2004 - 6 answers

What are some good examples of posting documents of varying shapes, styles, length and layouts (in this case menus) online. I'm thinking pdf -- but is there a way to do that free?
posted by TurkishGolds on Aug 16, 2004 - 6 answers

does anyone know of any sites which host photo collections from peoples mobiles/cellphones ?
posted by sgt.serenity on Jul 8, 2004 - 9 answers

Ok, I love Firefox. I have been using it since it came out. The question I have is that every now and then I will go to load a page and it says Cannot Resolve Host. Yet if I open it in IE it loads perfectly fine. Now this wouldn't be that big of a deal if it happened seldomly, however this happens after about 5 minutes of heavy website browsing. All of a sudden NO domain can be reached until I fire up IE first.

I do not have this problem with IE, nor do I get this problem on my mac with Safari or IE Mac. My question is, Did I screw up a setting somewhere in Firefox that it just hangs? Does anyone else suffer from this same problem? And is there a solution? [more inside]
posted by thebwit on Mar 31, 2004 - 15 answers

I've found the most incredible page on angelfire that just has to be shown to Metafilter. The problem is, well, it's angelfire...

The author is a russian woman who gives no contact details on her website. I'd love to share it with MeFi, but mirroring the images seems potentially dangerous. Thoughts?
posted by twine42 on Mar 29, 2004 - 16 answers