I thought it was good when I used it last ...I think Joomla should work fine on it--I was using Drupal and Wordpress, so the MySql use was definitely quite heavy.

Interestingly enough, I had the same set of emotions when I got an account at Computing Host. I was quite afraid during that hour or so delay where the there was no response and no hosting. I think it might've been less worrisome for its customers if cComputing Host sent out an email confirming the fact that hosting was being set up and that the client would have to wait at least x amount of hours, just to placate us. :-)

Afterwards, I must say Computing Host was great. It was always really fast, and I think there was only one time that I found it down. It was, in any case, down a lot less than Astahost was, though that's obviously expected since it's a paid service and there's less load on the server due to fewer clients.

Just a side question...what's the difference between Astahost and Trap17? I always thought they were same, just that one had less-technical discussions than the other. Do they offer the same types of hosting as well? If they do, then what is the point of having two forums? Couldn't there just be one forum with all types of discussions to encompass all audiences?

To your side question, OpaQue posted an article here ages back stating why he had too different forums setup. I think it went something like he originally made Trap but then wasn't sure if the Trap name was scaring people off, so he started AstaHost. I think it went something like that I'll See if i can find the post!

The main reason for having two identical type of free web hosting services is SEO. AstaHost is geared towards professional topics. Therefore, you'll notice that articulating your point of view and proper posting structure are strictly enforced here in AstaHost.

Trap17 is geared towards gamers and loungers (basically the general topics). Two identical services but two different audiences.

Many members find their preference to be in certain standards of discussion. Although Trap17 was created initially the first, AstaHost followed quickly.