Re: Seeking a SuperHost

You're setting one what up yourself? A hosting company? Or just a hosting situation for yourself? Won't get much play here, but anyone looking to do anything serious should undoubtedly invest in a dedicated server of their own. Hire another company to host and manage it, but have it to yourself. Invest in a backup plan. There are a fair number of hosts in the <$300/month range, including decent bandwidth and some included support hours. In one instance, I am paying ~$100/month for a dedicated server, which I can remotely admin as I please, but there's always someone to call for the infrequent reboot, or "please install/upgrade package X", etc. They've since raised their rates, but I was 'grandfathered' in. :) Most of the basic stuff people need done can be done thru webmin, a decent package in its own right. Adding a POP3 account for someone should be a 2 minute job, and I don't think I've ever had the *ability* to erase accounts setting up another emailbox. I don't even know how you'd accomplish both tasks at the same time. Again, if you're doing anything serious, and need accountability, I insist that, while spending thousands isn't a guarantee of anything (clients paying 5 figures/month for hosting STILL have problems that go unresolved for days), trying to get 'super support' from a company you're only paying $20/month to just won't happen. Not as a fundamental business policy - you might get good support, then bad support. <stepping off soapbox> The php.net page has the list of hosts on it someplace that support PHP, and there are dozens of 'host lists' on the web. I'm happy to share my experiences with people offlist if anyone wants to contact me. Lux wrote: > Anyone know of a good host that has php built with pdflib? I'm setting > one up myself right now, but I can't with any conscience recommend that > to a client who needs this option. > > I need the host to have super tech support. I just got off a host that > when I asked them to add a pop3 mail account (It was bad enought they > wouldn't let me do that myself), they accidentally wiped my whole > account, reset it, and acted like nothing had happened and I wouldn't > notice my shit was gone. > > It's kind of funny in hind sight. > > Thanks! > > Lux > > -- > > John Luxford > Simian Systems > > w: www.simian.ca > e: lux@simian.ca > p: 204.946.5955