Okay everyone, I’m looking for a new host, so suggestions please.
I’ve been with Dreamhost for about a year, but it seems I’ve outgrown them. My main blog, which has about 2,100 unique visitors a day, is apparently bringing their server to a halt. I’ve tried as many optimisations as I can, but the bottom line seems to be that, unless I run a bog-standard Wordpress installation, with virtually no plug-ins or modifications (which is what can make it unique), their machines can’t keep up.
I’ve been looking at the Media Temple Grid, amongst many others. The only problem is, when you start looking at comments about virtually any host, there are as many people saying “This is the best host on the planet” as there are people saying “I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole”.
What I’m looking for is the ability to cope with 2,100 visitors a day (and hopefully more soon), the ability to run an Ad Server (I’m currently using OpenAds, or OpenX, or whatever their name is this week), a forum (currently using phpBB3) and maybe some other stuff in the future.
Any help gratefully received!
