All of my web sites are currently hosted at A Small Orange.
In early December 2006, increasingly frustrated with shared hosting and frequent database server outages caused by errant applications running on other sites on the same server, I decided to take the leap forward to VPS Hosting. On the basis of comparisons of hosting services on various webmaster forums and the almost reverent testimonials from several satisfied customers, I decided on A Small Orange for my new home.
Now bear in mind that while I have had programming experience in several languages dating back to the 1970s (starting with mainframes and card-punches!) and had my first basic website in place on the net circa 1996, I was at that time of the move to ASO very much a novice when it comes to the mysteries of servers and server software. The first challenge was to move several databases, one quite large, from my previous host (the last time I needed to do this had been a nightmare which left my sites down for over a week with little help from the support staff for my former host). The second challenge was trying to learn how to configure the new VPS in a hurry while trying to bring myself up to speed with Apache, cPanel, and Linux. In the first 24 hours, I managed to tinker almost everything I could find into inoperability. But the ASO support team was amazing: They helped me with the site transfer and each time I messed something up on the server, they had the problem identified and fixed within an hour or two maximum, and usually much more quickly than that. In spite of my fumbling and bumbling, I had everything up and running within 48 hours (and all of the mission critical elements within the first 24 hours). I know there is no way I could have managed that without the superb support of Tim and the ASO Support Team.
Some two and a half years later (and counting), I am still with A Small Orange and still very happy with the service and the support.
Finding this level of service and support has become a rarity in an age of disposable consumerism. For VPS or Dedicated Servers in particular, I highly recommend that you consider A Small Orange before making a final decision.
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