Re: [HOSTING QUESTION] - Advice on a decent PostgreSQL

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On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

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> On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Chris McCormick wrote:
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> > Hello all,
> >     First, let me say that this is my initial post to this group, and if I'm
> > sending this to the wrong place, please feel free to move it or tell me
> > where to post.
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> > To be short, I'm having a heckuva time finding a host with what I need.
> > I've looked everywhere, but with no luck. Here's my story.
> >
> >     THE PROBLEM: I received an e-mail this morning, telling me that all the
> > files on my web server had been wiped out.  "Server error," they said.  No
> > backup, that's it.  I have most of my source material on my hard drive, but
> > it will take forever to rebuild.  I used this company because they were
> > fairly cheap for the bandwidth, but no more.
> >
> >     WHAT I DO: I am creating a collaborative art history site.  Users will be
> > able to upload images, and edit metadata (dates, comments, add articles,
> > create cross-links, etc.).  It will all be free - basically a non-profit
> > public works project for the arts community.  As you might guess, this will
> > involve many users, many transactions, and fairly high disk space/bandwidth.
> >
> >     WHAT I NEED TO FIND: I need the following things:
> >     1. PostgreSQL 7.x
> >     2. PHP 4.06 (Must be 4.06, because I'm using advanced image features for
> > automatic thumbnail creation, etc.)
> >     3. 500 MB or more disk space.
> >     4. 2 GB or more bandwidth.
> >
> >     As I haven't launched the site (and won't for a while now, heh) I can do
> > without much bandwidth, but eventually I will want to ramp it up.
> >
> >     WHAT I DON'T REALLY NEED:
> >     1. I don't need any e-mail addresses.
> >     2. I don't need java of any sort.
> >     3. I don't need perl.
> >     4. I don't need any kind of CGI.
> >     5. I don't need any kind of e-commerce, shopping carts, etc (It's all free!).
> >
> > Does anyone know of a host that has a clue about postgres, and is not
> > exorbitant?  This is a personal labor of love, and completely free of ads
> > or selling stuff.  Are there are any decent postgres nonprofit web hosts
> > out there?  I have to have the space, because it's all so image-heavy.
> >
> > Thanks for reading and for any help you can provide.  I really really want
> > to stick with postgres, but if I can't find a decent host, I fear I may
> > have to switch to MySQL...
> >
> > - Chris
> >    www.the-athenaeum.org (Currently down)   :-(
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