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Dreamhost Review – Day 25

15 Jul

Only one user per database??!!

Why is it that we can no longer use the same database user on multiple databases?

Thorn in my side I tell ya!!

I create one admin, and then add under privileged db users for each app that needs it’s own database.

However, i can still access them all from my admin db user.

Seems dreamhost suddenly decided NOT to allow this anymore.

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Dreamhost Review - Day 25, 2.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating
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  1. Anonymous

    November 13, 2005 at 10:34 am

    Chovy,

    I’ve been following your dreamhost posts. You’re still with them. How do like the service? Earlier you complained about terminal window response time. Still a problem? How about web page response time? Any other complaints

    The one thing I like about DH plans is that they offer shell and log access. Most hosts require that you buy a dedicated server before you get shell/log access. I still have not used DH because my current host, sectorlink, has had such GREAT, friendly service and you can call any time M-F to talk with someone and email 24×7 with about 15 min response time.
    Thanks
    pxforti

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  2. chovy

    November 13, 2005 at 10:44 am

    On Day 25 (see latest post), I have had ups and downs.

    current complaints:
    1) database can only have 1 user
    2) frequent, but minimal down times (but it’s still better than neureal’s dropped connections
    3) only get your own process in ‘top’

    Other than that, they are awesome.
    I give them about an 88% rating.

    100% would be no problem.

    as to their tech support, i am happy with 1-3 day waittime (depending on urgency) for tech support questions.

    If you will loose money if your site is down, i probably would not use Dreamhost. My next stop would be http://www.clari.net

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  3. pxforti

    February 25, 2006 at 10:20 am

    You still with Dreamhost? Do you still like them? I just signed up for an account at 1&1 and so far am very happy. They are a little slow creating a new account; I’m used to seeing a new account with an hour. They took 4 hours. But once it was set up, they have a lot of easy-to-use tools for creating email accounts, ftp users, adding and removing domains, and so on. Also, you can call them for support and the wait time is about 5-10 minutes. Not sure about their reliability, but have read they are pretty good. Of course, you can always find a disgruntled customer with an axe to grind, but most posts I read were positive. We’ll see. You get a LOT for your money, even more than at Dreamhost.

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  4. Gabe

    May 5, 2006 at 10:16 am

    The reason you could only have one db per user is because they would fill up their database servers sequentially. So every database you create could be on a different server.

    However they have since changed this so each user has a dedicated DB server where all their databases go. In order to accommodate future growth this also means the servers are generally less crowded. It also limits the number of other users that could affect you at the expense of all your databases going down if there’s a problem. All in all, Dreamhost service has really improved in the last year.

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  5. Witek

    July 21, 2006 at 12:40 am

    There are no limits for number of DB users now.

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  6. Big T

    August 13, 2006 at 8:59 pm

    Great Deal

    Gonna give them a try. I found out if you use the promo code ’30AYEAR’ you get a full year for less than 30 bucks. Worth the chance for me.

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