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Hello everyone!

I am thinking of creating some websites, one for my parents business and one for my personal use. Basically I wanted to know the BEST web hosting service and the BEST FTP provider to use. I want a good deal but also the the best service so I don't mind spending a little bit of money.

any ideas?

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For a parents' business site plus a personal site, a single "best" host does not exist—choice should follow the sites' needs (static brochure, CMS, store, expected traffic). Key priorities are: secure access, reliable backups and restores, clear upgrade path, and responsive support. The suggestions already posted are useful examples, but evaluating hosts against a checklist prevents surprises.

  • Access & security: SFTP/FTPS or SSH (avoid plain FTP); support for SSH keys and 2‑factor authentication; automatic OS/PHP security updates or a managed patching option.
  • Backups & recovery: daily backups with easy, documented restore and external/offsite copies; ability to test a restore.
  • Deployment & workflow: Git/SSH or CI/CD support, or at least SFTP + file-permissions control.
  • Features & compatibility: required PHP/MySQL versions, staging environments, SSL/TLS (Let’s Encrypt support), log access, and optional CDN or caching.
  • Support & reliability: 24/7 support channels, published uptime SLA, and clear upgrade paths (shared → VPS → managed).
  • Business needs: email delivery limits, DNS control, and any compliance (PCI) requirements for payments.

Deployment tip (avoid plain FTP): use key-based SSH or an automated deploy. Example rsync over SSH for atomic-ish deploys:

rsync -avz --delete -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa" ./public/ deploy@server.example.com:/var/www/site/

Troubleshooting and hardening notes: "Bad scripts" usually means outdated plugins/themes, nulled or unvetted third‑party code, insecure file-upload handlers, or missing input validation (leading to SQLi/XSS/RCE). Keep CMS and plugins updated, enable server-side malware scanning where available, lock file permissions (e.g., 644/600 files, 755 dirs), and keep regular tested backups.

As raised security, correctly warned that installed code matters; and highlighted that requirements drive choice; and ’s mention of support experience is important—open a pre-sales ticket before purchase to gauge responsiveness. For a small business, a managed plan that includes backups and basic security is often worth the cost; for a simple personal site, a lightweight shared plan with SSH/SFTP and SSL can suffice.

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Member Avatar for <M/>

GoDaddy
000webhost

There are many many others, but those are two popular ones... I prefer GoDaddy personally...

Member Avatar for JorgeM

Who you choose will depend on what you plan to host and what the requirements are. The two probers mentioned in the previous post are very popular, but there are countless hosting probers that all provide a great service at similar costs.

Member Avatar for compulove

I head about 000webhost, I'm not sure if security is something I need to worry about with a this type of thing but is it secure? And is security something I need to be concerned about?

Member Avatar for <M/>

Security is always a concern... You don't want to be hacked in a way don't you?

Member Avatar for compulove

No, and that was my concern. Are those server hosting sites secure or should I go another route?

Member Avatar for <M/>

hmmm.... i know that godaddy is secure.... but not sure about others... (unless you do it yourself).

Going another route is your choice...

Member Avatar for pritaeas

Are those server hosting sites secure

Define what you mean. Am sure they all provide security (some more than others), but if you install a bad script, than you are to blame, not them.

Member Avatar for compulove

well I will do more research on this, but just so I have an idea what would be defined as a bad script?

Member Avatar for pritaeas

Unsecure, programming holes, can be lots of things.

Member Avatar for karlcunanan

In my experience, JustHost has perfect customer service

Member Avatar for arijith04

One of my friend was telling about makeanysite has everything read-made and attractive servive in one website itself. He designes and launched site with too quickly.
I got reference from him and thinkinh to built my website in upcoming days.

They are providing FREE WordPress themes for your site as well as unlimited number of bandwidth.
Yuou can check for makeanysite

commented: and what has that got to do with the original question? ah yes, absolutely nothing - - spam spam spam -2
Member Avatar for bestwsd

you can use... Hostgator.com or godaddy.com

Member Avatar for crazygal

so many of them providing webhosting services through online..i suggest you http://www.9cubehosting.com for cheap linux based hosting services..they also host blog with joomla,wordpress site and also integrated multi-lingual control panel allows you to manage your sites with a one click of the mouse..if you interested check their basic plan ..They also provide unlimited FTP access....

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