I have a virtual domain. To the outside world, there is no difference, but it means that I don't own the server, but rather have bought/leased/rented (whatever you want to call it) the disk space etc. from the company that really owns the server. They offer unlimited traffic, but it does not say anything about CPU time. Traffic shouldn't be a problem anyway, because I have been getting 2000 hits a day or more for a long time, and nobody has complained.(posted 9602 days ago)I'll have to ask them about CPU time. I'll send them an e-mail tonight.
The only problem then is the disk space. I have 150 megs available on my site, part of which I am already using. Would it be possible to just run the scripts on my site, but offload the recordings/images to another (somebody else's) server?
I can't promise anything until I've talked to my host.
Another option might be to buy space/time from some host. If you shop around, this shouldn't be more than, say, $40/month, and if some of the MARP regulars are willing to chip in, then it would be really cheap for each individual. Of course, the only way for this to really work is to pay one year or so in advance, which, if we could get 40 MARP regulars to sponsor this, would be only $12/year per person...
Cheers, Ben Jos.