because the question of inexpensive coldfusion hosting continues to come up frequently on mailing lists and forums, i'm posting an update to an post i made last year about hosting A to Z.

i'm no longer hosting with them, as i've moved to a VPS solution at AHP Hosting, but thought others might find this to be of some value. hosting A to Z has recently announced that they've upgraded from CF 7 to CF 8 (enterprise!). you can find a matrix of their cf plans at http://www.hostingatoz.com/shared_hosting.cfx.

the usual caveats definitely come into play when using shared hosting, but for those who are just looking to get started and aren't ready to spend money for a VPS or dedicated server (or even ready to spend $20 a month on shared hosting), it's definitely worth looking into. the most expensive CF 8 plan is $74.99 a year, and the cheapest is $29.99 (again, that's yearly, not monthly).

feel free to check out the entry under "related blog entries" for my previous post on the subject and a review. to recap, there was some good, and there was some bad... but they definitely fill a need for those who may just be getting started.