My current hosting plan has me a little frustrated, and it is really my own fault. It has some nice pre-packaged applications, which would probably work fine had I not chose to customize them.  Once I walked a few steps down the customization trail I should have realized that I was committed to a fully customized environment.  The problem is my plan doesn’t support a fully customized environment — I can’t upgrade MySQL whenever I want, for example.

I realized this problem some months ago, but I didn’t do anything about it before my plan came up for renewal.  So I ended up pressed for time and renewed with the same host and the same plan.  I need get out of the middle of the road and decide if I can live with a fully prepackaged plan with little or no customization, or if I need to move to a host that can provide me with more control over the server.  Whether I maintain my current enthusiasm for doing more with my site will probably factor into my decision.

I would love to hear some suggestions.  I have more than I year before my plan is up for renewal, so I have plenty of time to prepare for a transition.

P.S.  I should emphasize that GoDaddy, my current host, has been great — the plan is everything they promised it would be, the price is a bargain and they have provided me with terrific support.  However, I am beginning to think that they just might not be the right host for me.  It’s not you, it’s me.