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CallOnMe

choooo choooo
Sep 15, 2009
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Milan, italy
Hi guys
i never used forums but i want to try to launch one
wich kind of plans do you need for a medium forum?

how much bandwith monthly?
(godaddy premium hosting is ok?)

Thanks
 


Try hostdime. They have some fab options. You can also opt for JustHost or HawkHost.
 
Forums use a lot of RAM since they tend to keep the tables for the database in memory. Depending on the size of the forum, amount of posts, and number of users, you could get by on a cheap hosting package or need a VPS. Generally though, you'd be fine on a cheap shared hosting plan.

I'd recommend you to go with a host that allows you to grow without having to move everything all the time. I started out with Siteground, and that was fine until I actually needed support. I eventually got tired of it and moved to Verio. They have some very nice offerings for plans as you go and are actually there when I need them at 3 AM in the morning if something goes crazy.

You can do a lot of stuff on shared hosting, and even extend the life of the plan by changing how the database caches site data, etc. So don't spend a lot of money until you have too.
 
Depending on the server that they put you on (Which is usually a Dual or Quad Xenon), probably around 500 online at a time and actively posting. That's probably low-balling it though just to be on the safe-side if they have a lot of other people on the server with you utilizing all the resources.
 
better to go with VPS, hardware configuration more depend on user counts.. start with vps and if needed more, you can go for dedicated
 
I host several small forums on GoDaddy Deluxe forum along with other blogs and sites. It is good but I might change host as it is a bit too slow sometimes ...