Is Stablehost really good?

it is good,
the responses are fast,
it supports perl,php,ruby,

Hi flmaec,

thanks...

hmmm...but how do I check if a server is really fast ??

From my checks with google pagespeed, Stablehost is even much slower than HG

and I get in both cases and intensive warning for "improve server response time"!

Mind you, I have the Enterprise server on Stablehost, so had hoped to have a very fast server now...

pingdom tools are coming back with average results also...

so what is the litmus test for finding out if a server (bandwith, hardware, software) is any good and fast ... or not??

Thank you

Dan

StableHost is a reputable hosting provider. How is the performance of the site via browser? There's tons of things that could factor into performance issues. Have you brought this to their attention?

Hi Farish, Hi King,

thanks for helping me here

well, I think the themeforest template is a drain ... I donT know how, but the last P3 plugin check showed 120 Database queries... not sure why

but I would think that "server response time" is about the hardware (drive speed, hubs etc) and not so much about my website?

Will check about the plugins and litespeed, do you know of a "compatible list"?

Kingfish, well, it is a bit like catch22 ... they have a VERY nice support, but I say..."hey, google pagespeed says this", then they say something "well, send me the traceroute from your PC", I say "hey, but I care about visitors like google, not my personal access from Europe"...they say, "ah, ok, how can we help you"...I say, "well, pls check why Google pagespeed say 'slow server'" ... they say "how do you know that your personal traceroute would not help"
I "I don't care about German access", I care about worldwide and esp Googel pagespeed ...They say " ah ok, how can we help you" ....aaaarrrggggg!!!

for me this leads nowhere

So perhaps I am an overthinker and a bad customer, but IO moved the server to have better results than with HG (whose service is really good) and not WORSE

does that make any sense ??

Thx

Dan

Hi Kingfish,

thank you...

well, I think that a fast website is very important , if not for google, then for the reader...and pingdom tools also showed just average results (I believe from Vancouver)

so yes, need to speed up my site because 10 secs loading time according to (sorry ) google analytics is much too slow

it is a normal magazine blog website...just lots of images...no idea why 120 database operations, will switch template anytime soon

and again, I think that server response time is technical...

so you think there is no reliable tool to see if a host has fast hardware or not?

Thx

Dan

Hi Brent,

thanks

yes, that was me... donT wanna move servers to often in a week (think google ) and have a hard time to find something I trust...the way it feels right now I had better stayed with HG

thanks for your insights

Dan

Thanks Kingfish!! Appreciate that...and have a second account to move, so might try you guys...

Something else: HAH!!!!!! Farish, you were correct. I deactivated the 404 plugin, and now the page speed has fone up 10 points!! Great tip!

Thx

Dan

HI Kingfish,

got a question looking at your website which might be of interest to others, too

What is bandwith...is that how muuch data can be sent at once ...or how much data can be sent per month? Since you offer ie. 170 GB I assume that is the max data sent to visitors per month...where can isee how much data is sent max per second?

Or what is a better way to judge how well a server is connected to the internet?

Sorry if this is inaccurate

Thx

Dan

Stablehost also has EU servers (Amsterdam) if you want it closer, and it should be faster.
There's also EuroVPS, which has excellent shared hosting plans.

Base on latest benchmark, Stablehost is the best shared hosting for now.