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Drupal/Dreamhost and tidbits

Submitted by opegasus (not verified) on Sun, 2010-10-03 06:41.

As a relatively new Drupaloid (Coming from Joomla!) I was somewhat miffed that DH didn't offer Advanced OneCLick Drupal install. They currently have a basic OneClick Drupal install now, but the Dev can't name one's own Databas nor prefixes, at least that I know of. I would stay away from the basick oneclick so you can fully administer your site(s). Sucks because I have the lowest DSL (heck the only DSL where I live) so uploading the files and all that takes mucho time.

What I can do is echo nearly all of your comments on the Pro side of DH. Additionally their Tech support is absolutely first rate. These folks were very kind in their live support and emails (yes, scarily fast!) especially considering I am relatively new to Dev'ing. I have had an account with them for alomost a year (October of 2009?) and every time I ask for help they are there on the spot.

I must tell you that I alert them I am a 'newb' so they will translate or take time to explain what-is-what to me. Maybe there are other hosting companies out there but none I have found with this kind of service at this pricing structure. I will take a glitchy server with a great support staff any day. I do not have high traffic sites (yet) so a few glitches are just fine. Support service is key to me.

Plus they usually have someone there on support almost 24/7 so for those who are up late or very early coding-building away, that is priceless. One reason I don't go with a local company is the regular biz hours thingy.

I agree, pricing, very high usage quotas and all that are true and I can't think of any reason to be hosted anywhere else.

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