CCCDezynz

I did it!!!! I just signed up for hosting with TCH and after a day or so of messing around with Bravenet/Pages, I finally found out how to access my domain name information so I will be able to change the DNS details - I was having so many problems with that which is why it took me so long to sign up here - but it's done now! Now I just need to wait for my account information email to be sent to me in the next few hours before I can start moving all my stuff over - I'm so excited!! Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement over the last few days - your friendly posts were what really convinced me to move over here and not all the teckie stuff that Darren (hubby) was trying to explain to me!! Many thanks you guys - you're the best!! PS - Does anyone know why I can't upload my photo or my own avatar to my personal profile area?? I've tried uploading from my own C: Drive but I've also trying uploading it to my server and linking from there, but neither with any success (just that awful little red cross!!)

Oops!!! I hope I haven't confused things then by putting my TCH member details in instead?!!

Unfortunately, my site has only been back up and running for the last hour or so as bandwidth was exceeded last night at around 10pm (GMT) which is becoming the norm now!! Also, you may have notice in big bold red writing, that I have closed down the best part of my site - the graphics section This is where all of my linkware and purchaseware is kept and probably the majority of my graphics and music is kept - when I move over to TCH (ticket just raised to help me get started) then you can take a look at some of these (if you like!) Yes, always nice to see fellow Brits around the big WWW! Oh..... another small query...... when I just opened a ticket, it asked for cPanel Username and password?? I didn't have one of these so used my TCH member details instead??? Do I need to register with cPanel at all and if so, how and where?? Thanks

Thanks again for all the "Welcomes". Just one more question (if I may?) - I currently am using three email addresses (many more are available to me though!) that are linked to my site e.g. webmistress@chrissyscozycorner.com - will I still be able to use these if I move my hosting over to TCH? I know it's probably a stupid question and, if I searched around the forums, I'd probably find the answer myself but I'm suffering from sleep deprivation at the moment (3am before I called it quits on re-arranging my site last night - I removed all of my graphics pages ..... yes, I make web graphics with each page having a MP3 on it so hotlinking is quite likely!!) I feel quite angry and sad that I'm being forced down the alley of "butchering" my site, but only on a temporary basis until I find out where the bandwidth is going from or alternatively ..... I come over here!

Thanks for the welcomes - I feel at home already!! I do pay for my hosting as I have a fairly large site (currently hosting somewhere between 500 - 700MB disk space) - I have their basic package which allows 50gb of bandwidth each month (monitored daily) and 3gb of disk space plus all the other bits and pieces.... site counters, email addresses etc. I'm reluctant (no, adamant!) that I will not upgrade to their pro service as 600gb of bandwidth is just ridiculous for my site - I just don't get that many visitors each day and can't see me EVER getting it! I've no idea what cPanel is although, hubby has attempted to explain it to me .... he was the one who found your site and read up on it whilst trying to resolve my hotlinking problem (I was all ready to just delete my site and throw away the last five years worth of work and joy - it saddened me that much!) I don't believe Bravenet have cPanel and will definitely be following ALL of your instructions very carefully. I definitely feel that TCH is where I want to be right now so as soon as I have the funds sorted into the right bank account tomorrow (move from hubby's wages into my account ) then I will come and join you all - but be ready for the onslaught of questions I may have! Many thanks for your words of advice and encouragement - you're the best!

I am suspecting, after a sudden four-fold increase in bandwith usage each day over the last week, which is continuously closing my site within 12 hours, that I am being subjected to hotlinking/bandwidth theft??!! I have looked into .htaccess and attempted to upload to my server however, I believe that Bravenet do not support this. I currently have my hosting and my domain name registered with Bravenet and am looking to move it all over to a host that supports hotlink prevention (in easy format!! ) From what I've read here, this could be the place for me however, I'm not totally sure at this moment in time, that hotlinking IS the problem?! Whether this is hotlinking or not, I never seem to be able to get many answers from Bravenet nor assistance if required but with these forums you have here, this definitely seems a lot more user-friendly and focused! Although I am used to working with basics such as HTML and using Ipswich WS_FTP etc., I'm not familiar at all with moving hosts (I've always been with Bravenet and my site has grown from day 1 with them!) so will probably need a bit of simple expaining as to how to move it all over - Will this type of assistance be available? Many thanks for your anticipated assistance