What do you all think of a hosted service for an open-source CMS like Joomla or DotNetNuke? These are great for self-publishers and allows companies to host their website. Most small businesses don't have the resource to administer / install these, I am aware, but would there be any interest in getting a hosted portal solution? Has anyone used anything like this yet? I know a lot of you have used Joomla/ Drupal/ DotNetNuke, however having a service that gives you a website for your company and lets you manage that along with other modules maybe a good solution?
Prashant On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using DreamHost for my personal stuff. They even integrate with Google > Apps and their Web Panel is pretty easy to learn and being able to install > and configure open source applications like WordPress without much with a > shell is great. Upgrading these applications is a snap as well. However, as > great as these features there is a learning curve to these open source > applications and you probably still have to learn some HTML/CSS. > > If your traffic or perhaps application exceeds a certain threshold > MediaTemple probably is a better option than DreamHost. DH is slower than > MT, but for a lot of people DH seems to be fast enough. Personally, I don't > really know where the threshold would be since I'm not running any site with > significant traffic whatsoever nor anything processor intensive yet. > > Since you mentioned he doesn't want to know anything about > XHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL. Intuit's Homestead service might be a fit. It's > targetted specifically at beginners and provides a WYSIWYG interface for > building/maintaing a simple site to hosting it with their service. Homestead > has been operating since '98, but it was purchased by Intuit in 2007. > > http://www.homestead.com/ > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Keith Aric Hall <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I agree with Greg. >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Gregory Stewart >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I personally use dreamhost.com for development and small sites, but >>> usually push my clients towards using MediaTemple's dv hosting package >>> ($50/month). >>> See more at www.mediatemple.net >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Greg Stewart >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Art Thompson >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> >>>> A friend recently registered his domain on, um, GoDaddy.com and I was >>>> just able to catch him before he signed up for their web hosting package. >>>> Whew! He knows nothing about XHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and wants to keep it that >>>> way. I host with an uber-nerdy company and am simply unfamiliar with >>>> self-publishing tools that other hosts offer. Anyone got a favorite that's >>>> reliable and cheap? He doesn't need e-commerce or anything too complicated. >>>> It's a promotional site for an author. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Art Thompson, Jr. >>>> Logical Things - Design + Technology >>>> 917-609-1158 [m] >>>> 512-692-9865 [w] >>>> www.logicalthings.com >>>> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings >>>> twitter.com/logicalthings >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Keith Aric Hall >> >> http://www.keitharichall.com/ >> twitter: keitharichall >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Warren > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
