RE: [PHP] PHP hosting - the final frontier.

I shouldn't even reply to this... Yes I would host with me. Have you ever heard of a backup plan. People that would step in if something happens to me? People that I trust to keep the company going if it fails. With all due respect, how do people host with a company that doesn't give a rats ass about them or their business. How many big companies redirect your call, or brush you away when problems occur. I been over backwards for my clients. Providing better service then many of the bigger companies out there. That is why people do and will continue to host with me. Like I said, I plan on hiring people in the near future. Things take time to evolve. I am not saying that my company is for everyone. If you don't like a one man shop then don't go there. People have taken a chance with me and have not been disappointed like so many times before. Sincerely, Robert T. Covell President / Owner Rolet Internet Services, LLC Web: www.rolet.com Email: rcovell@rolet.com Phone: 816.210.7145 Fax: 816.753.1952 -----Original Message----- From: Boaz Yahav [mailto:berber@netvision.net.il] Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 1:38 PM To: 'Robert Covell'; Ben Peter; Chris Mason Cc: Php-General Subject: RE: [PHP] PHP hosting - the final frontier. And if, God forbid, something was to happen to you... 120 People / Companies would be left with a server that no one knows the root password too? With all due respect, how can someone in his right mind host with a one man gang company? For all I know you can be a hosting genius and give the best service around but you are still one man. Would you host with you ? :) Sincerely berber Visit http://www.weberdev.com Today!!! To see where PHP might take you tomorrow. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Covell [mailto:rcovell@rolet.com] Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 9:16 PM To: Ben Peter; Chris Mason Cc: Php-General Subject: RE: [PHP] PHP hosting - the final frontier. I am going to have to disagree on this one. I run a successful (and profitable) hosting company(http://www.rolet.com). My employees total 1 (me, myself and I). The number of clients hosted is roughly 120. I provide a wide variety of services on Linux, FreeBSD, NT, and W2K. Yes it is hard to believe that 1 person can be available 24x7, or not take vacations, but this is what I do and LOVE every second of it. I value customer satisfaction and strive to provide that best Internet services possible. For me this is a career for life, not just a job. So I do believe that 1 person can be available 24x7 and not take vacations. Don't get me wrong, some days it is tough. I would like to have other employees in the future, but don't mind the sacrifices taken to get there. Sincerely, Robert T. Covell President / Owner Rolet Internet Services, LLC Web: www.rolet.com Email: rcovell@rolet.com Phone: 816.210.7145 Fax: 816.753.1952 -----Original Message----- From: ben@host2.successfulhosting.com [mailto:ben@host2.successfulhosting.com]On Behalf Of Ben Peter Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 11:59 AM To: Chris Mason Cc: Php-General Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP hosting - the final frontier. Chris, This all sounds good but for one thing: I firmly believe that one man with a root password is not enogh to look after even one client. I have hosted with 3 one-man-companies, and it always came to the point where I couldn't reach someone for a week, or I waited for 3 months, only to be granted connect privileges to the mysql database - no offense meant! I think it's just too much for one man, you cannot be available 24/7, and you will want holidays. Still, a PHP-specialized hosting environment would be worth much. Cheers, Ben Chris Mason wrote: > > I see a lot of traffic regarding php hosting. From experience I know that > the general hosting companies provide a minimal PHP environment which is > often insufficient for PHP developers. > With this in mind, I'm considering offering specialized hosting for PHP > projects. > > The server will be tuned to the needs of PHP projects, and will have the > latest PHP4 and mySQL versions, up to date XML libraries, IMAP and POP, and > will run php as a apache module for performance. The server will have a low > user count and I will offer migration alternatives as user's needs grow. The > machines will be hosted at a major data center with multiple large internet > feeds, and all the other essential requirements. > > I plan to be available to users to assist in configuration problems and will > stay abreast of developments in PHP to make our projects run faster and > better. > > I'd like to hear from people interested in participating or with > configuration suggestions. I'm not looking to start a large hosting company > but to be a specialized service provider on a small scale. > > Let me know what you think, guys. > > Chris Mason > Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies > Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 > USA Fax (561) 382-7771 > Take a virtual tour of the island > http://net.ai/ The Anguilla Guide > Find out more about NetConcepts > www.netconcepts.ai > Talk to me in real time with Instant Messenger: masonc92@hotmail.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net