Is DreamHost any good?

Question

I'm about to open my own personal page and I'm thinking that DreamHost would be the best hosting server for me. I've looked around, and it appears that DreamHost is the only hosting service that isn't so fussy about "Adult Content". Can anyone tell me based on experience whether DH is a good server or not?

Also, if I did use them to maintain a website, would I have to know any code besides HTML? Would my computer have to have a particular operating system to work with them?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Dreamhost is a good host for smaller websites that don't get a ton of traffic.  You might run in to problems if your site starts pulling in thousands of visitors a day, but any shared hosting service is going to face similar limits.  Of course, reading the TOS is important so you know already that adult content is OK as long as it is otherwise legal!  

I use DH and Bluehost for my websites, and I've been happy.  

You can code a page in HTML and upload it via FTP (or the browser-based Web FTP) or you can choose to install server-side software like Wordpress, Pligg, and many others if you want to build a blog, bookmarking site, or web forums.  Blogs are a great way to build personal sites that are easily added to.  A generic one can be built in literally minutes without any coding, and new pages can be added as easily as one writes a new question on Answers.  But!  You may need to learn a tiny bit about PHP and CSS to fully customize the appearance and layout of a dynamic site.  

Answer 2

I've been using them as a webhost for 5 years. They do have drop in website apps like a blog, photo gallery and a couple other things. but it certainly does help to know how to design and program a website since that is what they are used for.

You also of course have to have your own domain name. www.yourname.com