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Hosting package problems

October 13, 2009 – 10:56 am

Recently I had to solve some server issues when setting up wordpress for a client. He has a Windows hosting package. Pretty permalinks don’t work on IIS.

After several correspondence with the hosting company, I had given up on them. In the last email I was told to check WP Codex.

If it was something I can do on the codes, I would have done it. Obviously it was something beyond my control like server configuration.

I finally found a solution here which will change ‘almost’ pretty permalinks to pretty permalinks. In this scenario, WP is running on IIS 6 with ISAPI turned on.

If you plan to install WordPress, please get a hosting package running on Linux server.

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Need money for new domain

February 24, 2009 – 8:46 pm

piggybankI am thinking of starting a niche blog with another domain. Domain names don’t come cheap nowadays.

The hosting with Bluehost costs me RM630 for 2 years. I tried to register a new domain via Bluehost but find it very unfriendly. I was instructed to call their number in U.S. before I am allowed to buy a new domain. The domain costs USD10 with free ID Protection.

So I resorted to find a local company that does domain registration. Hostpro2u.com requires me to give the IP on top of the DNS. Honestly, shared hosting does not have a dedicated IP unless I pay Bluehost USD39.00 for it.

Next I found Exabytes. Their registration does not require IP but I have to pay extra for ID Protection. That is RM29.00 extra each year. The domain price is RM38 a year. If I renew after one year, it will cost me RM55. However, if I take 2 years, it will be RM38 each year.

Overall, Bluehost gives the best deal, don’t you think so? Maybe I should just call their number. But first thing first, I need to make some money to get that new domain.

Anyone can sponsor me a domain? I plan to start a blog on how to spend less and save more.

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