Just to add for clarity, WordPress is a software, not a hosting service. Even if the final decision is to go with free hosting provided by Rajasekhar garu, WordPress software can be used if his servers support PHP and MySQL. Joomla or Drupal are also good Content Management System softwares. This way, we can make use of many features without spending much time.
----- Original Message ---- From: Pradeep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: tomakeadifference@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:02:17 PM Subject: Re: [tomakeadifference] Re: TMAD Web site - Domain Server KS Rao Garu, That is exactly what I meant in my first paragraph. Anyway, finally it is your group's choice. I was just giving options and my suggestions. I think I am responding too much, which is not good I guess. I apologize. Best Regards, Pradeep Sadanapalli www.sadanapalli.net www.tapanafoundation.com ----- Original Message ---- From: K S Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: tomakeadifference@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:40:17 PM Subject: Re: [tomakeadifference] Re: TMAD Web site - Domain Server I am not sure of Wordpress or any other service. But I don't think all our requests will be taken care by any paid service providers also. Once it's a paid service, there are too many clients linked up for them. As part of SIFY earlier or using Dishnet, I know what service we used to provide. The server is in Chennai or in Us and you access thru some connectivity. Everything depends on the reliability of service provider. Atleast this help from Mr.Allipuram will be better as he understands what we are upto and he is also a part and parcel of our game. Only thing is instead of toubling him randomly, we can plan for a service schedule once a fortnight or so. If required we can spend a few extra hours sitting with him getting our work done timely. Instead of paying some other service provider let us keep aside some money for service and pay it to our host for providing any extra service. Whatever extra money he gets from our service, he may channel back into TMAD / BOSF helpline. Regards, KSRao On 8/19/08, Pradeep <spradeep1979@ yahoo.com> wrote: Friends, I have one suggestion regarding this. This is only my personal opinion. If free hosting service is taken from Raj or telugupeople or anyone else, you will always be in 'hesitant' situtation to go back to hosting provider with all your requests, and at some point you may think 'are we troubling our hosting provider with too-many requests' etc..! I see that this is what is happening currently as well. Instead, wherever you host the website, it is better to be a paid hosting service, so that you can demand the service when needed, and you do not feel uncomfortable putting any no. of requests. But since you have options for free hosting, you can put it this way. You can pay for the service monthly,and then the amount paid to the hosting provider can be donated back to TMAD for any cause. That way - both parties get satisfaction and can avoid uneasy feeling. I hope, I have putforth my point correctly without hurting anyone. I apologize if not. Main thing with hosting is - you should be in a position to update your website anytime without waiting for someone long time, you should be able to get support to resolve issues (at the earliest, not too long), provision for backups etc. Wherever you host it, I would suggest using the WordPress software. I just want to list few advantages with WordPress software: 1. Wordpress is a publishing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPL 2. It is very easy to use 3. Full user registration module is inbuilt into it. All members can register on the website, submit comments on any posts, we can create pages and give permission only to members etc etc 4. Spam protection is available 5. You can password protect posts 6. Individual members in the group can run their independent blogs on this group website. Your domain name is www.tomakeadifferen ce.net. Now, Prssanthi can create her own blog on this website with her own theme and look, and run her blog as http://prasanthi. tomakeadifferenc e.net. This is all inbuilt into wordpress, and it is easy. 7. Easy installation and upgrades 8. There are so many plugins available for each functionality enhancement. Check on www.wordpress. org 9. You can have a 'Contributor Team', the members of which are allowed post updates on the website, and at the same time, you can form an 'Admin Team', the members of which can review each update and approve it. This enables your team to have multiple authors, but can have a central approval point. BlueHost Imp Features: 1. Unlimited Emails and browser-based email access 2. Unlimited Domains hosting in one package 3. Unlimited Disk storage 4. Free domainname. No charges for renewal each year. 5. MySQL/PostGreSQL Databases 6. FTP Access (with anonymous access too) 7. Linux OS 8. PHP/Javascript/ Perl/Ruby etc 9. 24x7 Network monitoring and Support Best Regards, Pradeep ----- Original Message ---- From: Chaitanya Ganesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> To: tomakeadifference@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:53:29 PM Subject: Re: [tomakeadifference] Re: TMAD Web site - Domain Server Hi, Are we planning to make the website more dynamic, going forward? like maintain databases/OCMS. If yes, then the maintainance would be high and might require professional hosting sites. If its just static content as we have now then it doesnt matter where we go. Only thing is issue resolution. We should be able to deal with any issues related to the site within a day or two. Which normally is not a problem. If Raj, can support such requests great, else we can go for a paid service. Regards Chaitanya On 8/19/08, ulprasanthi <prasutmad.finance@ gmail.com> wrote: Friends, Yesterday is the deadline to decide about the host and no one responded. We will not keep on asking for suggestions. Once the deadline is crossed, we are not going to entertain any comments/further discussion on the topic. The whole group should accept the decisions taken. We have two options: 1. If we want free hosting, we will request Raj to provide the same. He already expressed his acceptance. 2. If we want to go for paid hosting, we will request Pradeep to take this task and get us hosted at Bluehost. All of you should respond by tonight or tomorrow morning 11 am IST. Thank you. with regards, Prasanthi. --- In tomakeadifference@ yahoogroups. com, "ulprasanthi" <prasutmad.finance@ ...> wrote: > > Yes. Raj. The files that we uploaded and the systems from which we > uploaded the files might have virus. Prasad sir told me the same. He > checked the servers. He hosted our Web site in TP's regular servers > only. If at all there is any problem in the server, it would have > affected TP Web sites as well. It is not the case. > > Why I proposed to move to another server is that we utilized their > hosting for free for all these three years and when we get this > virus problem, I didn't want to disturb/trouble Prasad sir with > repeated requests. Now that we plan to update the Web site and will > keep posting the photos as well, I thought may be we should go for a > paid hosting. > > Friends, > > Last day to decide on our Website host is Monday. Please respond at > the earliest. We want the things to be done and so we do not wait > incessantly for the discussion to take place. If we do not get a > response within the deadline, we will take decisions and we have no > other option. So please express your views and we will proceed based > on the consensus. > -- With warm regards, KSRao Satyam Foundation 9866158015.
