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Every time I recommend shared hosting in a tech forum, someone shows up to tell me I am an idiot. "Just get a $5 VPS," they say, like managing a Linux server is...
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Two years ago, I moved seven websites to Hostinger on a dare. A developer friend bet me $50 that cheap hosting would come back to bite me within six months. I'm...