Our servers
toastyhosty's hosting environment is your choice of either Unix (FreeBSD 4/5/6) or Windows 2000/2003. We offer a vast range of features depending on which plan you select. All of our customers have access to manage the details of their accounts using an H-Sphere Control Panel (demo site available here).
Help! I don't know what I need!
There are two main factors which will determine which plan you need: the features you need to implement your website(s) and the number of visitors you expect them to get. For a simple 'brochure' site, our Dinner Roll plan should be fine: it lets you host static files (that is, files which don't change depending on what the user does) in order to give you a very quick, easy way to make your presence felt on the web.
If you have more complicated needs — you want to run an e-commerce site, forum software, Content Management System (CMS), or any other type of 'interactive' site — then you'll want to step up to one of our other plans. These plans support technology like PHP, ASP, or ASP.NET which lets you develop more complicated, database-driven sites. These plans also come with a lot more disk space and traffic allowance to cope with both the bigger site you'll likely develop and the hordes of visitors you're hoping for!
Some examples
Here are some common customer types, along with our suggestions for the best plans for their needs.
- A small business with a rarely updated brochure site: Dinner Roll (either Windows or Unix — whatever you're more comfortable with)
- A blogger using Movable Type: Bagel (Unix)
- A popular band with a frequently updated site and interactive user forums: Croissant (either operating system, depending on forum software)
- A reasonably high volume e-commerce site: Focaccia (either operating system, depending on software being used)
If you're not still sure of what you require, please feel free to contact us for some advice.
Feature comparison
Below is a comparison of our available plans. For more information on what software is available on our servers, see our Support page for a full list. And remember, we also offer a range of additional services to get your site springing out of the toaster and onto your plate.
| Plan | Dinner Roll | Bagel | Croissant | Focaccia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign up now | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | |
| Web hosting | HTML | HTML; PHP; ASP (Windows); ASP.NET (Windows); Perl (Unix); CGI | View software versions and additional components | ||
| Disk space | 100MB | 500MB | 1000MB | 4000MB | Includes web content, databases, and emails stored on server; additional space AU$0.09/MB per month |
| Monthly network traffic | 5GB | 10GB | 25GB | 60GB | Includes outgoing web and email traffic; additional transfer AU$4.00/GB per month |
| POP3 / IMAP email boxes | 20 | 40 | 80 | Unlimited | Across all domains; additional mail boxes AU$0.10 each per month; WebMail access available with @Mail |
| Domains (yourdomain.com) | 2 | 4 | 8 | Unlimited | Hosting cost only; domain registration costs apply; additional domains AU$1.00 per month |
| Subdomains (something.yourdomain.com) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| FTP subaccounts | N/A | N/A | N/A | Available (Unix only) | |
| Anonymous FTP | N/A | N/A | Available | Available | |
| Raw HTTP access logs | Available | Available | Available | Available | HTTP access log analysis available with Webalizer |
| SQL Server databases | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Data storage counts towards disk quota; Windows only |
| MySQL databases | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Data storage counts towards disk quota |
| ODBC data sources | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Windows only |
| DB users | N/A | 2 | 5 | Unlimited | Per DB type; additional users AU$1.00 each per month |
| ColdFusion | N/A | N/A | Available | Available | Contact us for details |
| Dedicated Static IP addresses | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Additional static IP addresses AU$1.50 each per month |
| SSL-secured sites | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unlimited | Does not include SSL certificate (but we can help) |
| Custom DNS | N/A | N/A | Available | Available | |
| Shell / SSH Login | N/A | Available | Available | Available | On request; Unix only; subject to approval |
| FrontPage Extensions | N/A | Available | Available | Available | Windows only |
| Setup Cost (inc GST) | AU$5.00 | AU$5.00 | AU$5.00 | AU$5.00 | |
| Monthly Cost (inc GST) | AU$5.00 | AU$10.00 | AU$15.00 | AU$20.00 | |
| Sign up now | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | Sign up: Windows, Unix | |