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[evoluti0n7]

Bro i have pmed you..

 

[davidktw]

Bro i have pmed you..

Anyway I did some searching and found some information./

INSERT INTO wp_statpress (date, time, ip, urlrequested, agent, referrer, search,nation,os,browser,searchengine,spider,feed,user,timestamp) VALUES ('20210220','04:27:18','111.65.70.144','p=169','Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/14.0.3 Safari/605.1.15','https://www.google.com.sg/','','','Mac OS X','Safari','','','','','1613795238')

So the above is the schema of the table. If every access is going to insert rows into your table and it keeps growing and you didn't housekeep it, it will eventually slow down, unless your database is powerful enough to handle large datasets.

I suggest if you don't need these stats, simply truncate this table. Backup your database before you do so to ensure it can be recovered.

 

[Alan.Oryon]

Appreciate your reply david, i did some layman research and realise that although its hostpapa.sg, they do not have local servers.. hosting was with them since 2015

Thats why i wanna change it..i think i can log in to that.. but i dont understand it

U know where can i find that tech fella , as i am a layman.. beside changing provider for faster speed.. i dont know what else i can do

When i talked to siteground.. they ask me to ask tech fella also.. where to find them T_T

https://carousell.com/p/1042777166

I saw this.. but no reviews on them..

You might want to find out what is the issue first before engaging the providers. Usually we do these for cloud server customers free of charges.

Database optimisation is probably a good way to start.

 

[xoxozone]

So which hosting is the best in singapore for consulting website to generate leads?

 

[davidktw]

So which hosting is the best in singapore for consulting website to generate leads?

Your question is commercial related, not technical related. If your website contents are not attractive, it doesn’t matter if you are provided the best infrastructure to support.

You should indicate how do you want the hosting to support your commercial requirement. “Best” is vague, and it normally means the more you pay, most probably, the better you get; But that doesn’t mean you need it. Like having Ferrari on Singapore city road is wasting its potential.

 

[xoxozone]

Any experiences on fastcomet hosting? I see their plan pricing is reasonable.. but I'm wondering how is the experience on the speed and support and SEO optimised? Anybody tried b4?


Comparing exabytes Vs fastcomet, which will y'all recommend for WordPress hosting..

 

[stevenwyshi]

Here're the tips:

• Compare loading speeds of hosts using online speed test tools before deciding.
• Separate domain purchase from web hosting provider to allow flexibility in switching later on. Popular domain registrar recommended is Namecheap.
• For business use, go with reputable paid email hosting rather than free options.
• If you have the technical expertise, go for managed cloud hosting for flexibility, scalability and cost efficiency at scale.
• For WordPress sites, choose hosts that allow 1 click installs or optimized WordPress plans on hosts.
• Check reviews thoroughly before purchasing as experiences vary.
• For important sites, pick hosts with 24/7 support and opt for higher tier data center infrastructure (Tier 3 or 4).
• Evaluate needs carefully before purchasing to avoid overpaying - entry level shared hosting could suffice for many simple low traffic sites.
• DigitalOcean - Recommended VPS provider with local Singapore datacenter. Ideal for developers and smaller sites.

 

[testerjp]

I updated my client's websites to host on Oryon, totally broke the websites.
Assured me that it was fine so many times before we terminate my other host. Apparently they confirm and promise without checking.

After termination with the old host, the website went 404.
The 404 states that the domain was pointing at the old host.
Turn out, it was still not host on Oryon, no wonder the test speed was similar to my old host, because most likely it wasn't host on it at all. And we asked to confirm the transfer was fine many times.

After a few hours of "high priority" support, the websites remained a mess.
They brought back the site but the data was not updated, the backups stuck half month or a month ago.
They have also deactivated a number of plugin as it could suddenly crash under their hosting. No problem with my previous host.

Don't know what else is broken but seems like there were many plugins deactivated and I don't know what they touched.
My client's sites are ecommerce, so you can imagine how much sh/t i need to answer.

Then say is my this plugin or something my clients did that broke the website bla bla.
The website was totally fine a few hours ago while it was with the old host, so I don't know what issue were they talking and one of the other sites had no changes to the website almost at all. If there were any major changes, the main change is switching to them.

The backups they have dun have the lastest update, feel so broken and don't know what else is broken.

Really wonder how they received their flawless 5 star reviews.
I don't know what's the problem but I totally don't feel good over it and don't know what to do.

Has been in stalemate for hours and my clients are chasing me.
The main problem is, it feels like they don't know what's going on.
It appears to me that their daily backups have problems too, this is really scary.
My previous hosters would have solved all these issues long ago.

My confidence with them is really faint.
Hope they can solve and restore my websites asap but it feels like I'm expecting a miracle from them.

I will update how long or whether they have the expertise to solve the problems.

Update 1:
Found out that they deactivate some critical plugin.
Few hours ago, no problem.
After running on their server, critical problem appears and cannot run
Now website is totally broken. It was perfectly fine hours ago with my previous host.

Headache, backup got problem, plugin got problem.
Totally killed and destroyed my websites.
Again like they don't know what to do.

Update 2:
Oryon says consider going back to old host while they figure out.
Already terminated the old host already, how to do so.
Really a waste of time

Found out many common plugins all not working normally. Really broke my website to the limit.

Asked me to wait for their backend to investigate.

Update 3:
More than 12 hours since. Issues not solved. I don't think that anybody is even working on it. I start to wonder this high priority support for this urgent issue even exist.

Update 4:
After 24 hours. Cannot solve the problem. The answers are really doubtful.
Wanted to give them a chance but the way they solve problems and knowledge is really questionable.
Blame plugin, blame version.
But all these problems did not exist with the previous host.

It's not like having problems with one website, it's on two websites.

Asked them if their daily backup can work or not. Say okay but if it works why are the data lost. Say maybe conflict with plugin, version issue, etc. It appears that they use some plugin to upload, not full backup. My previous hosted really totally backup every file in the database. Not by any plugin.

So unreliable, I think I have no chance but to revert back to my old host. Wanted to give them a chance to host partially also cannot. Hope my old hoster still have my backup.

 

[Jupyter]

I thinking of hosting on a PAAS or Virtual Private Server. If VPS, does it mean the security aspect, I have to handle all on my own, eg DDOS or hacking in to my database ? And does it mean PAAS provider would handle the security for me ?

 

[davidktw]

I thinking of hosting on a PAAS or Virtual Private Server. If VPS, does it mean the security aspect, I have to handle all on my own, eg DDOS or hacking in to my database ? And does it mean PAAS provider would handle the security for me ?

Virtual Private Server, not so different from colo except u don’t own the hardware. Perhaps a firewall infront, but everything about the OS, your application, your database is your responsibility.

 

[Jupyter]

Virtual Private Server, not so different from colo except u don’t own the hardware. Perhaps a firewall infront, but everything about the OS, your application, your database is your responsibility.

What about PAAS ? Would they handle the DDOS, hacking, etc ? Cause these are the lower software stack. But if I lose my data due to hacking and it's because they didn't secure their stack, they have to answer for it ?

 

[davidktw]

What about PAAS ? Would they handle the DDOS, hacking, etc ? Cause these are the lower software stack. But if I lose my data due to hacking and it's because they didn't secure their stack, they have to answer for it ?

No service provider will answer 100% of your security issues. It depends. No service provider can control what you do on your application. DDOS are normally infrastructure related, so the service provider will answer for it.
However there are other security vulnerabilities like frameworks and libraries you have chosen yourself, your custom application codes, your setup and hacking can happen at alot of errors, it has to depends if you are totally out of control or there are options for you to control. The more control, the more responsibilities. Even AWS only do 50-50 security responsibilities.

Most vulnerabilities happened at the application stack and the user configuration, so it really depends. PAAS may remove more of the software stack from you, like no OS control, but you still get to choose your application stack, so that may still be your responsibility. In any case, don't expect no security responsibility on your end. It's only how much and some areas are gray.

 

[Phen8210]

What about PAAS ? Would they handle the DDOS, hacking, etc ? Cause these are the lower software stack. But if I lose my data due to hacking and it's because they didn't secure their stack, they have to answer for it ?

On AWS, it's AWS Shield and WAF (Web Application Firewall).

Also, read up on the shared responsibility model.
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/

AWS is responsible for the security of the cloud.

The customer is responsible for the security IN the cloud.

Of course, in your application, you had better implement a rate limit too. That one no need to say.

If you are not cloud certified, I don't recommend using PAAS.

 

[quapesolution]

Hi all, I would like to share my company's hosting plan with HWZ. Use this promo code C1JRGHWZ for 25% off Business web hosting plans / WordPress plans / VPS plans specially for HWZ members.

Our hosting plans is suitable for business users/personal users to house their websites etc. We don't host any gaming/gambling sites to protect our interest of all customers.

Some advantages of our hosting and services.
1. Fast Connectivity in Asia. Singapore < 5-10ms and Asia < 100ms ( our total customers only used 5% of our total bandwidth subscribed, we use Epsilon, SPTel and 2 other upstream providers in midst of provisioning)
2. We have 10 full stack developers to assist you if you face any issues during office hours, we can normally pinpoint the issue within a very short timeframe.
3. We hardly have any major issues for past 20 years after we manage our own IP space as we believe in providing ample resources for our customers and we monitor all our customers actively.
4. We use Directadmin and Enhance Control Panel (comes with WP Toolkit etc and very easy to use file manager)
5. Daily backup via VM level.
6. Free migration

Disadvantages
1. late night support might not be as active as other hosting company. Something that we we are looking to improve.
2. Domains for .com.sg might not be the cheapest for 1st year. ( We prefer to be transparent instead of bait next year higher fees. We earn couple dollars on domains yearly )



Thanks and feel free to ask me anything on hosting. I will share my knowledge.

Lastly if you are a student in poly/jc/uni that needs a hosting account to house your portfolio/codes/ etc, use the link below. We believe in giving back.

https://www.quape.com/clients/store/web-hosting-plans/quape-student

 

[testerjp]

Hi all, I would like to share my company's hosting plan with HWZ. Use this promo code C1JRGHWZ for 25% off Business web hosting plans / WordPress plans / VPS plans specially for HWZ members.

Our hosting plans is suitable for business users/personal users to house their websites etc. We don't host any gaming/gambling sites to protect our interest of all customers.

Some advantages of our hosting and services.
1. Fast Connectivity in Asia. Singapore < 5-10ms and Asia < 100ms ( our total customers only used 5% of our total bandwidth subscribed, we use Epsilon, SPTel and 2 other upstream providers in midst of provisioning)
2. We have 10 full stack developers to assist you if you face any issues during office hours, we can normally pinpoint the issue within a very short timeframe.
3. We hardly have any major issues for past 20 years after we manage our own IP space as we believe in providing ample resources for our customers and we monitor all our customers actively.
4. We use Directadmin and Enhance Control Panel (comes with WP Toolkit etc and very easy to use file manager)
5. Daily backup via VM level.
6. Free migration

Disadvantages
1. late night support might not be as active as other hosting company. Something that we we are looking to improve.
2. Domains for .com.sg might not be the cheapest for 1st year. ( We prefer to be transparent instead of bait next year higher fees. We earn couple dollars on domains yearly )



Thanks and feel free to ask me anything on hosting. I will share my knowledge.

Lastly if you are a student in poly/jc/uni that needs a hosting account to house your portfolio/codes/ etc, use the link below. We believe in giving back.

https://www.quape.com/clients/store/web-hosting-plans/quape-student

For wp hosting. How many domains allowed and bandwidth.

Personally for me, support is the number one requirement.

Even wpengine is not as good as before and there are many shifting out due to their dispute with WordPress.

 

[quapesolution]

For wp hosting. How many domains allowed and bandwidth.

Personally for me, support is the number one requirement.

Even wpengine is not as good as before and there are many shifting out due to their dispute with WordPress.

Hi @testerjp

We don't normally cap the bandwidth, but there is a 200GB monthly transfer limit to protect all our customers.

Our hosting might resolve the issues you mentioned in your previous post. You can opt for the second plan, which can cover two of your WordPress sites. If you encounter any issues, our developers will be available to support you. These WordPress plans are designed with ample resources to make your site load incredibly fast, and we are fully capable of addressing any site-related problems promptly.

Currently, there are two backup systems for the WordPress plan. One is managed by the control panel itself, while the other is a daily incremental backup at the VM level, stored in our backup vault.

The control panel we use, Enhance CP, is quite user-friendly for both our customers and developers. Tech-savvy users like yourself can also manage the monthly updates. Although you can host multiple sites, we contractually support only one site (your primary, important site). This is because plugin updates may occasionally break your site, requiring our developers to get involved to help redevelop your themes or find alternative solutions. Typically, hiring a developer is costly, often equivalent to two years of our WordPress hosting just for fixing issues.

If you'd like to try, we offer two months of free hosting with no obligations.

Clean & Easy to use WP Toolkit

Feel free to WA us 98587144.

 

[quapesolution]

No service provider will answer 100% of your security issues. It depends. No service provider can control what you do on your application. DDOS are normally infrastructure related, so the service provider will answer for it.
However there are other security vulnerabilities like frameworks and libraries you have chosen yourself, your custom application codes, your setup and hacking can happen at alot of errors, it has to depends if you are totally out of control or there are options for you to control. The more control, the more responsibilities. Even AWS only do 50-50 security responsibilities.

Most vulnerabilities happened at the application stack and the user configuration, so it really depends. PAAS may remove more of the software stack from you, like no OS control, but you still get to choose your application stack, so that may still be your responsibility. In any case, don't expect no security responsibility on your end. It's only how much and some areas are gray.

Yes 100 % correct . It's the subscriber's responsibility to regularly get security tester to test their systems for vulnerabilities. Most the issues are due to insecure applications that are not updated for 5-10 years with lots of open CVEs. I've been migrating quite a number from public cloud to our hosting platform due to cost and also security.

All these platforms are very good and reliable however they lack of professional sysadmin to manage for them, monitor. Performance is another key factor, the price you pay for e.g can get a VPS or dedicated server that performs few times more in performance. For e.g SAP in azure cost like 50-80k. We can settle it < 24k yearly. Can also setup special firewall rules to handle.

 

[Parka]

Vodien is the company to avoid now.

Here's my video review


I've been with them for 15 years since 2009. The early years are good, be after the founder Alvin Poh sold off Vodien in 2017, customer service seems to have gone downhill. Just look at the reviews on Google Maps and see for yourself.

 

[Willteo25]

Anybody has any comments on Hostinger? Seems like their web hosting cost is the cheapest I can find right now. USD2 per month vs S$10 and more for most. Need to sign 4 yrs though but for that price what's not to like.