15 Days
Today didn’t start off particularly well for me. After a great night out in Nottingham last night with Gavin, I jumped in the car at about half 1 this afternoon, expecting to be home roughly an hour later. Unfortunately, it actually look a little less than three hours to get home, thanks to total gridlock on the M1 caused by some sort of accident. So, three hours, hardly moving, baking hot temperature, no water. I suppose you can see why it wasn’t such a fun trip. I wasn’t in the best of moods afterwards as a result.
Eventually I make it home, and after a large cold drink, it’s onto the net to catch up with the days events. After such a tiring drive home I was hoping for an easier evening, but it seems it simply wasn’t meant to be. First thing I discover, EckoHost, my web host for the past couple of years, will close in 15 days. MyBB Mods, this blog and a small private site I run for a group of friends will all go offline after 31st July unless I’m able to find a suitable replacement host. This is sad news. I’ve been impressed with the service from EckoHost since day one, but as the saying goes, all good things come to an end.
This unfortunate news has meant I’ve actually spent my evening frantically looking for alternative hosts to move to. I’ve seen a handful which look alright, but only one which really strikes me as impressive. It’s much the same kind of package as my current EckoHost account, and it’s also about the same price. I’ll be in touch with that host in the morning to ask a few questions and decide whether or not to proceed.
All being well, I should be able to move all three sites across to a new host in time. One good thing to come from this rather sudden move however, is that all the packages I’ve been looking into will allow me to use addon domains. As a result, this blog will, once moved, probably have a domain of its own. Let’s face it, the current address is hardly memorable. I even type it incorrectly myself from time to time. 
It’s been a hectic kind of day. I hope tomorrow is a little more…relaxing.
I’ll post more on the hosting situation soon, although all being well, there shouldn’t be any serious changes during the switch.