Thanks for the responses. Sorry it has taken me so long to get back and read this. I haven't been on the forum for a while.
I'm sure virtual servers are great and maybe I would benefit from them. But right now, $55/month is out of the question. I am only fifteen and I am (hopefully) going to try to make some money this summer designing websites for small businesses around town. I can't afford any kind of hosting at this point that exceeds $10/month.
Anyways... as far as the databases, I have found a few hosts that look good.
HostGator (baby croc) definitely looks like a good option. It also has a spring special right now, which is a bonus. I found
Lunarpages because it was one of the top ranking hosts on
webhostingjury.com. Lunarpages also has a spring special right now. I'm not sure if they allow multiple domains though. My music teacher recommended
Host Monster. I was surprised to find that Host Monster allows unlimited disk space, transfer, and domains, and comes with a free domain name and 100 databases (which I think is plenty). I probably won't ever reach the disk or transfer limit for any of these plans, so the unlimited features of Host Monster really don't matter. The last host I am considering was recommended to me by a member of the forum at an earlier time. This particular plan is a special deal from
Web Hosting Buzz, so I can't post it here. It is really cheap and has incredible specs, but I have read some poor reviews about it. Does anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with Web Hosting Buzz?
Having found all these hosts that allow unlimited (or near unlimited) databases, it really doesn't seem to make a difference which one I go with. Should I just go with the cheapest one? That seems to be Lunarpages (unfortunately the only one that was not recommended to me by a person).
So...
What do I do? HostGator, Lunarpages, Host Monster, Web Hosting Buzz?
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!