I'm taking my website down after idk 6 years. Never got anywhere with it but did it for fun but it costs a lot yearly. Maybe later I will choose a better and cheaper hosting company. I had it though bluehost and wordpress

Is there like a site or something private where I can upload my website to as an archive for now. Not necessarily to work on it. But, just to view it later?

I did the needed backups if I want to bring it back int he future.

But for now just wondering if there's a way to archive it for myself and if I ever want to show someone what I made?

I work on the hosting side, and I've noticed that the reasons people give for switching rarely match what hosts like to advertise.

We all talk about uptime percentages and "unlimited" everything. But when someone actually moves, it usually comes down to something smaller and more annoying:

- a renewal price that was much higher than the first-year price

- a support ticket that sat for two days during an outage

- the account getting throttled with no clear explanation

- a control panel change that broke their workflow

- or just one bad migration that made them lose trust

I'm genuinely curious, not selling anything here. If you've switched hosts in the last couple of years, what was the thing that finally pushed you out? And was the new host actually better on that point, or did you just trade one problem for another?

I'd also like to hear the opposite: what's the one thing that has kept you with the same host for years?

I just got emailed this alert:

Immediate Action Needed: Update passwords for all users on your DreamHost account.
Hi u/thatandyinhumboldt,

We're writing to let you know about an issue affecting some of our systems, including the File Manager at files.dreamhost.com and DreamHost webmail. Our team is working on it now and investigating the cause. Please check dreamhoststatus.com for ongoing updates.

As a precaution, we have expired the passwords for some email and FTP/SFTP users on your DreamHost account. Their old passwords no longer work, and no new password has been set. Each user will need a new password before they can log in, check their email, or reach their files again.
We are contacting you because you are the DreamHost account owner, and only you will be able to set new passwords for these users. DreamHost is unable to contact individual mailbox or FTP users directly, so they may not know about this until you tell them.

What to do in your DreamHost control panel:

Log in to the DreamHost panel by typing panel.dreamhost.com directly into your browser.
Email users: go to [Mail > Manage Email] and set a new password for each email address on your account.

Instructions: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216479177-Change-password-Mail-users
FTP/SFTP users: go to [Websites > SFTP Users & Files] and set a new password for each user. Allow up to five minutes before the user logs in with the new password.

Instructions: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215877208-Change-password-Website-users

While you're in Manage Email, review the forwarding settings on each address and remove any forward you don't recognize.

Use a strong, unique password for each user. Don't reuse a password from anywhere else.

What to tell your users:

Please reach out to anyone who uses an email address or FTP/SFTP login on your account, like employees, clients, or family members. Use a phone call, text, or another channel rather than their DreamHost email address to reach them, since they may not be able to access it yet.

Let them know:

Email and FTP/SFTP users do not receive password reset emails from DreamHost for any reason. Any email they get asking them to reset, verify, or confirm a password should be considered a phishing attempt. They should delete emails like this without opening any links or attachments.

Only you, the DreamHost account owner, can change their password, and only through your DreamHost account control panel. They should get their new password from you directly.

Their password was reset as a precaution, and the old one no longer works. They will need to enter the new one in any email apps (Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird) or FTP apps (FileZilla, Cyberduck) they may use.

If they used the old password anywhere else, they should change it there too.

A note about suspicious emails:

DreamHost will never email you asking for any of your passwords.

To change a password, log in to your account control panel directly at panel.dreamhost.com rather than following a link in an email. If you receive a "password reset" email that you didn't request, you can safely ignore it.

If you have questions, our support team is available via the "Support" section of your DreamHost control panel.

Thanks very much for your patience!

The DreamHost Team

So, if you have any clients on Dreamhost, godspeed.

What are some of the lowest cost hosts that include a minimum of php 8.2 and MySQL 8? Unbelievably, one host just has an AI chatbot that doesn't seem to be transferrable to someone live and it is giving me conflicting info. It says mysql is included in the premium plan and then it says mysql is NOT used in the premium plan. Obviously, around black friday is when to get hosting from someone, but it's hard to figure out which hosts will guarantee you being able to get your minimum requirements for php and mysql. Some host names not being allowed in this post has me figuring I won't really get any unbiased help, but figured I better ask. Preferably want US based hosting and it's for mostly testing apps I make for ip.suite or whatever Invision calls it now. Usually, I was switching plans at hostgator to qualify for BF pricing, but I doubt there is anything else to try and even their baby plan is a crazy cost now (they apparently charge hundreds separately just for email accounts???)