From: Lyndon Samson <lyndon.samson@...>
Date: 2005-04-28T00:46:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails Hosting

On 4/28/05, Andy Stone <xsltguru@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've recently picked up a side gig I'm planning to write with Rails
> and even though I have a spot reserved at TextDrive (haven't had the
> time to do anything yet), I was looking at alternative hosting
> solutions.  I came across a2webhosting.com and it seemed like a good
> resource.  Like all projects that start out, I'm hoping this project
> catches on and TextDrive doesn't seem to offer larger hosting
> packages.  Anyone have anything good/bad to say about
> a2webhosting.com?
> 
> I have the choice of whatever language I wish to use and until seeing
> a2webhosting I was thinking I would be stuck with PHP.  I don't know
> either PHP or Ruby/Rails (JSP/JAVA programmer) but have been lurking
> on the ruby-talk list for quite a while.  Funny thing is that even
> though I have yet to write a line of Ruby code, I've read enough of
> these message to start thinking in Ruby while I'm coding my JSPs.  Of
> course, I say to myself "I could easily do this in just a couple of
> lines in Ruby".
> 
> I would like to use Ruby/Rails as I have already convinced my CTO to
> eventually change all of our development over to Ruby.  It only took 3
> page document touting the benefits of Ruby and how it could help us
> and fits in with our future goals.
> 
> So, if you have alternatives to a2webhosting, I'd love to hear them.
> 
> thanks,
> andy
> 
> 
You mention their name 4 times, are you affiliated? :-) Places like
www.servermatrix give you a whole box for around 100USD p/m which is
pretty good value if you don't mind slumming it as an admin!

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