In whm there is an input form that edits/writes php.ini. This would actually be possible without whm having to be integrated into php in any way, but I guess that is not how the cookie crumbles.
Well at the end of the day I wasn't responsible for choosing either of these hosting solutions for the given site. The client asked me if I would manage his site but I declined because I don't consider myself to be a professional webhoster and because of his past previous record of choosing webhosts (in which case his suggestion I do it is relevant!). I'm only prepared to sell my services as a php dev and not a linux dev. On Mar 12, 4:10 pm, Bruce Clement <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Kent Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > >I guess for cPanel (and whm) to > > act as an interface for all the php settings then they would hold a > > primary place in any server build that uses them. > > I don't know how cPanel does it, but DirectAdmin (a cPanel/whm direct > competitor) patches & builds quite a bit of software ... not sure if > php is vanilla or patched, as there's quite an extensive set of > options in /etc/php5/ and between that and the apache config the > server owner has a lot of control over sites without needing patches.. > > This ability to play with options in ways that meet their objectives > but break my sites is a big part of why I don't ever want to go back > to shared hosting. Either VDS or dedicated for me so I can go in and > edit /etc/* to my hearts content. > > > This host advertises that it hosts 80,000 Joomla sites. > > Sounds like they may have optimised for Joomla's requirements. I'm > surprised Drupal's are so different. > > > You had bad experiences with GoDaddy? > > Godaddy's shared hosting (circa 2006, I can't speak to what they are > like now) didn't meet my technical requirements on a number of levels. > Unfortunately their pre-sales information did not reveal the relevant > facts. Not that I had much time to comparison shop ... I was about to > go on a month long tour around northern India 2 days later. I didn't > even have time to set-up all sites, just the most important ones. > > I've been with FDC Servers for a couple of years. I like their > attitude ... if they say they will do something for you they do. If > they won't do something for you they say so. Zero bullshit. Add 24x7 > on-site technical staff for reboots or reimaging servers and (to me > anyway) they are worth the price. > > Of course having a VDS/Dedicated imposes responsibilities as well as > giving freedoms ... Hardware is their responsibility, but the software > is yours and if you break your OS so badly it won't boot or you can't > get in they will reimage it for free but charge for other work ... > again they are upfront about what they will and won't do. > > > I've had similar > > with HostGator. Their technicians make you feel like you are a > > genius. Some of these outfits should just be upfront and say "Sorry, > > we don't offer any support services. If your server works, you're > > lucky. If it doesn't try some other hosting megalith". > > Buses are cheaper than taxis. Get in a taxi and it takes you where you > want to go. Get on a bus and it takes you where the schedule says. > With hosting, a lot of people expect a taxi service from a bus company > at a bus price ... and it's largely because the bus company claims to > be offering taxi service. > > Tshuss > > Bruce > > -- > Bruce Clement > > Home: http://www.clement.co.nz/ > Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement > Directory:http://www.searchme.co.nz/ > > "Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good > appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail > Kalashnikov -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
