Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-16 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, April 13, 2007 5:48 pm, Micky Hulse wrote: Actually, dreamhost is only the primary, and there's a fail-safe roll-over to another box if dreamhost goes down. (again) Ahhh, hehe. Good call on the backup server. I have never built a big enough site to where I needed a backup server

RE: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-16 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, April 13, 2007 7:15 pm, Buesching, Logan J wrote: You can't really do `php -v` on the command line, unless you know which php you are using. If you have several installations of PHP, then doing `php -v` will just get you the version of PHP for which is loaded first from your path.

[PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? What do you all think? Good? Bad? I have dealt with one other server that did this (PHP as CGI) and I hated it! I just bought a years worth of hosting... I have a trial period so I

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Tijnema !
On 4/13/07, Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? What do you all think? Good? Bad? I have dealt with one other server that did this (PHP as CGI) and I hated it! I just bought a years worth

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Micky Hulse wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? Found this: http://php.dreamhosters.com/ I guess I am just wondering what your thoughts are when it comes to running PHP as CGI? Good/Bad? Maybe I should not worry

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Richard Davey
Micky Hulse wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? If you've got access to your account with them, you can confirm it yourself. Check the output of a phpinfo(). What do you all think? Good? Bad? Not *that* terrible

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
to be the option, and may still be a feature for older users... but (from what I understand, which is not much) PHP 5 is CGI only: DreamHost currently allows several PHP configurations. In the user Control Panel you can choose between PHP4 and PHP5 running as a CGI application (with optional

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Tijnema !
On 4/13/07, Richard Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Micky Hulse wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? If you've got access to your account with them, you can confirm it yourself. Check the output of a phpinfo(). What

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Hi Richard! Thanks for the help, I really appreciate your time and advice. :) Richard Davey wrote: If you've got access to your account with them, you can confirm it yourself. Check the output of a phpinfo(). Ah, lol. Good call: Server API: CGI/FastCGI Virtual Directory Support: disabled

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Tijnema ! wrote: I'm using www.dapx.com for my www sites. Setup is a pain in the ass there, it can take a few days before you get a reply. But once you got it, it's a really nice host. Nice speed, really 99.9% uptime, and not much limited stuff :) safe_mode is even turned off :) Ah, thanks for

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Richard Davey
Micky Hulse wrote: Lol, funny you should mention that... Within a few days of getting an account, my server went down with a bunch of other folks... I guess it was a DOS attack or something. It will be the first of many :) Oh and hey... you'll soon experience the sporadic will it or won't

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Miles Thompson
On 4/13/07, Richard Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Micky Hulse wrote: Lol, funny you should mention that... Within a few days of getting an account, my server went down with a bunch of other folks... I guess it was a DOS attack or something. It will be the first of many :) Oh and hey...

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, April 13, 2007 3:46 am, Micky Hulse wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? You could confirm what you have on YOUR setup with: ?php phpinfo();? faster and with more assurance of correctness than any mailing list

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Sebe
Richard Lynch wrote: On Fri, April 13, 2007 3:46 am, Micky Hulse wrote: I think I just read that PHP is ran as CGI on Dreamhost... this does not sound good. Can anyone confirm? You could confirm what you have on YOUR setup with: ?php phpinfo();? faster and with more assurance of

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Richard Davey wrote: It will be the first of many :) Yikes! Definitely gonna make the switch. Cheap it may be, but I need reliable too! Oh and hey... you'll soon experience the sporadic will it or won't it nature of their Control Panel loading too. I always loved that one. Doh! Yeah. Not

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Miles Thompson wrote: Have a look at www.hub.org. They host PostgreSQL world wide, you get a virtual machine, not a virtual host, and they are v. helpful in setting up software. Ahhh, nice! Thanks for the tip. Looking at what they offer now. It is going to be a close call between several.

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, April 13, 2007 5:27 pm, Sebe wrote: by the way, isn't PHP w/FastCGI faster than using apache module? Probably depends. Might as well ask if a car is faster than a speedboat... And whatever troubles the OP had with CGI may not apply in FCGI, or might be made worse. -- Some people have

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Richard Lynch wrote: You could confirm what you have on YOUR setup with: ?php phpinfo();? faster and with more assurance of correctness than any mailing list answer. Yeah! Hehe. I feel like such a noob. I can not believe I did not think of that first. Lol. Here is what phpinfo() had to say:

Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Micky Hulse
Hi Sebe, thanks for help. Sebe wrote: yeah or `php -v` via cmdline. Great! Thanks for tip on that one. ;) by the way, isn't PHP w/FastCGI faster than using apache module? A, really? DH does offer FastCGI support. Hrmmm. So many things to consider! Lol. Thanks again Sebe! Cheers, M

RE: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!???

2007-04-13 Thread Buesching, Logan J
before `php -v` -Logan -Original Message- From: Sebe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; php php Subject: Re: [PHP] Dreamhost! PHP as CGI!??? Richard Lynch wrote: On Fri, April 13, 2007 3:46 am, Micky Hulse wrote