Again with the hosting...
Twice in the same day, and for the same reason, I answered queries about hosting, which revealed that people still aren't checking requirements and are just forging ahead, only to be tripped up. I should not be surprised, as this has been the case for several years, and no good answer has been found yet. This all harks back to last month's post on hosting, and some questions, like "what is the BEST hosting?", and so on along that vein.
Well I definitely have my opinions, but I am not about to spout them in this venue. If you want that - PM me, and I'll be happy to tell you what my opinion is.
Drive-by shoppers are similar in their approach. No contact, no investigation of anything, but discovering that BoonEx doesn't set up the software to their specifications (customize) after purchasing unleashes a torrent of venom and indignation - never mind about hosting! For some - a quick email about this (just to be sure) is too much to ask, and you can only roll with the punches.
This is just human nature, and there is lots of room for improvement in the process - no doubt. But until that happens, putting one foot in front of the other and moving in a forward direction seems to be the best approach.
Examining and overcoming the REAL problems is what Unity is about - and thank you for that!
The new Dolphin solution is powered by UNA Community Management System.
As for the requirements it is nice using a hosting company that at least claims to be able to meet the requirements, than one that has the cheapest price.
The only beautiful thing in this chaotic hosting-company cloud is that you can still find descent fast hosting with nice prices, and people that are willing to help you with your see more
I have not seen much documentation on anything. I saw a whitepaper on writing your own mod but this is by far not enough for people to write see more
Whilst Mikes posting is well intentioned in that it is aimed at ensuring people select the correct type of hosting for the Dolphin software, I think that asking him, or anyone else for that matter, will result in a personal opinion. The problem with personal opinions is that they are subjective and based upon a distinct set of unique circumstances and unique set of experiences. No webhosting experience is going to be perfect but some will do better than see more
With that said, Terabyte Hosting has see more
In the end, don't just take our word for it, compare, talk to them, test drive them. Do all kinds of stuff and see how well it does or doesn't go.
First off - nowhere on your Dolphin page does it have a link to the "Requirements", there's links for Demos, Specifications, Prime, Hosting, Mobile, Buy License, but no link to "Requirements". And whilst there is a link hidden half way down the actual download page, after reading all of the stuff on the first page I doubt that anyone will do anything but simply hit the download see more
They meet all requirements, they fully support Dolphin and they a 24/7 helpdesk replying within 5 minutes on emails.
I admit, I had some problems when I installed D7 (speed) but they solved it to my satisfaction.
And most positive ... their prices are interesting.
They are VERY customer-minded.
I have Dreamhost for the rest of the house, and will say this: they have that f_Url open thing off. It didn't bother my D6.x installs, but I hear that's probably my problem with not being able to register my D7, the phone home thing isn't going thru. (if anyone has see more
http://www.codesatori.com/hosted/dolphin7_reqs_checker.zip
Above is a piece I ripped off the D7 installer as a starting point, and anyone with any sort of skills who knows the requirements can add to it and develop it into something a bit more useful and comprehensive.
The fly-in, fly-out customers are still customers - true. But they are also the first to scream when things don't work and the info is there for them to use.... People have asked privately for my "opinion" and I have leveled with them as I said see more
As for the benchmarking see more