the end of the free ride
well, it looks like my free ride with my internet hosting provider is finally coming to an end!
it was a long 3 years since a friend in class at college told me i had until midnight to go to a web site called 1and1.com because they were giving away a free web hosting package with (at the time) a whopping 500mb of space. it was a promotion they had as a startup and as soon as i got home i popped online and went to their site and registered, getting confirmed about 11:45pm that night.
this has been my hosting provider ever since and i still have some of that original 500mb open!
my time is coming to an end with the free package, so today i have the fun task of downloading all my web content and files to my powerbook g4. fun.
i have to back it all up so i can sign up for a larger package (something like 500GB or a similar daunting number) that will support more than the single mysql database that this blog is being hosted on. i need the additional databases so i can develop more fun stuff as i learn about php and mysql. the wife wants me to start developing the e-scentiallyyours.com site so we can start selling her essential oils online that she gets from her supplier in the northwest.
this will be the beginning of a new venture for the both of us that will hopefully make us both independent for the future.
i have to back up all the files because the provider indicates that the site will be wiped clean when i change packages. cant' take any chances there. i have a feeling this will be a long task today, but i have to do it so i might as well just shut up and do it.
so if the site goes down for a while you will now know why.
