From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Tim Plummer
Sent: Tuesday, 4 February[masked]:31 AM
To: [address removed]
Subject: RE: [webcms-53] Re: FW: Upgrading from Joomla 2.5 to 3.2

Hi John,

                I would advise against WebCity, they run really old PHP versions on their shared servers (you can’t run Joomla 3), and the support is pretty average. They also attempt to enforce a 50,000 inode limit on unlimited accounts, which is very low in comparison to their competitors, and they also don’t provide any tools to monitor and manage your inode usage – effectively this means that you cannot really host multiple sites on the same account (unless there are a couple of very small ones). The one VPS I used was badly configured and had poor management tools.

Although not hosted in Australia (Singapore is closest data centre), I think SiteGround offer the best value and service for Joomla hosting. We  use SiteGround for joomla.org.au (also used for all the JoomlaDay events in Australia), and Australian JUG members can get a special deal at http://www.siteground.com/australia

As far as Australian based web hosts go, http://ausweb.com.au/ are ok if you have low budget, and http://www.anchor.com.au/ are really good if you have a larger budget. Both are based in Sydney.

Regards

Tim