I'd be eternally grateful for some help on choosing a web host. Or at least on how not to have to transfer my domain control.
I've tried a lot of popular web servers in the last few days but they all required me to use my domain name and have it transferred. But I've used another service to control my domain name for years and I'd like to keep my domain name where it is and have it forward to the address my web server will give me. I already have all my sub domains and email aliases controlled through that and really don't want to move that control somewhere else.
So for example, my domain is http://www.holly-cam.com. Right now, its on a server, and I have a dydns domain called "holly.mine.nu" and I point that to the IP address of the server. So I point holly-cam.com to http://holly.mine.nu:8080/holly/index.html so that the domain goes straight to my site.
But I can't stay on that server for outside reasons, so I need to find a new one. I can still use my dydns to alias if I need to.
My other requirements are...
-at least 200 MB
-reasonable traffic amount since I get a lot of hits but don't have much as far as media goes
-I MUST be able to externally link .jpg files
-I have to be able to use an ftp client to send my files back and forth
-I'd like to not have to pay more than 7 - 9 bucks a month
Even if I have to store my files somewhere and access it through a long name like http://www.goodserver.com/user/holly/file.html or something, because I can forward my domain to it so I wouldn't mind. As long as I had all the things listed above.
I REALLY appreciate any guidance about choosing a server and not having to transfer my domain. I would really be sooo grateful to you! :)
(forgive me for cross-posting too... )
I've tried a lot of popular web servers in the last few days but they all required me to use my domain name and have it transferred. But I've used another service to control my domain name for years and I'd like to keep my domain name where it is and have it forward to the address my web server will give me. I already have all my sub domains and email aliases controlled through that and really don't want to move that control somewhere else.
So for example, my domain is http://www.holly-cam.com. Right now, its on a server, and I have a dydns domain called "holly.mine.nu" and I point that to the IP address of the server. So I point holly-cam.com to http://holly.mine.nu:8080/holly/index.html so that the domain goes straight to my site.
But I can't stay on that server for outside reasons, so I need to find a new one. I can still use my dydns to alias if I need to.
My other requirements are...
-at least 200 MB
-reasonable traffic amount since I get a lot of hits but don't have much as far as media goes
-I MUST be able to externally link .jpg files
-I have to be able to use an ftp client to send my files back and forth
-I'd like to not have to pay more than 7 - 9 bucks a month
Even if I have to store my files somewhere and access it through a long name like http://www.goodserver.com/user/holly/file.html or something, because I can forward my domain to it so I wouldn't mind. As long as I had all the things listed above.
I REALLY appreciate any guidance about choosing a server and not having to transfer my domain. I would really be sooo grateful to you! :)
(forgive me for cross-posting too... )
