Thank you Ray for the explanation. I understand and conclude that quality cannot be compromised for price ;)
Thanks & Regards, Raj Pawan G On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:11 PM, MJ Ray-2 [via Koha] < [email protected]> wrote: > Raj Pawan wrote: > > So, is it possible to sign up for a VPS plan with a hosting company and > > install + configure the Koha software using the root access then fall > back > > to the shared hosting plan so that we can save some money? Just a naive > > thought, please suggest on this. > > Generally no, because you'll probably find that VPS hosting and shared > hosting are not on the same filesystems and servers. It may be possible > with a particular hosting provider, but I think you'd need root again > for upgrades and maintenance, so it's not sustainable. > > I think it is possible but very very difficult (=slow, which usually > =expensive) to install Koha in some types of shared webhosting (ones > with ability to compile libraries, schedule tasks, configure the > webserver and run daemons) so you'd need very strong reasons to do it. > > I've done it years ago but it's really not a cheap option. It's like > making an octopus by nailing extra legs onto a dog. At the end, > no-one's really happy, least of all the dog. > > Hope that explains, > -- > MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op > http://koha-community.org supporter, web and library systems developer. > In My Opinion Only: see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html > Available for hire (including development) at http://www.software.coop/ > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5785040&i=0> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Koha-3-10-hosting-in-a-shared-webhosting-environment-tp5747993p5785040.html > To unsubscribe from Koha 3.10 hosting in a shared webhosting environment, > click > here<http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=5747993&code=Z3VtZGFsQGdtYWlsLmNvbXw1NzQ3OTkzfDE5NDU0NjQ1NzE=> > . > NAML<http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Koha-3-10-hosting-in-a-shared-webhosting-environment-tp5747993p5785042.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
