From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2001-12-07T03:20:42+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27720] Re: web hosting

Kevin wrote:
>Does anyone know of a good hosting service that supports Ruby and MySQL?

Curt Hibbs wrote:
>I'm looking for the same thing, myself. The only thing I have found is to
>host with a service that gives you a virtual private server, so you
>essentially get you own virtual Linux system complete with root access --
>this allows you to install anything you like.
>
>The only problem that they are a little pricey compared with the regular
>kind of hosting. I'm currently thinking about signing up with
>http://www.lightspeedhost.com/
>
>But I would love to know if the is a less expensive alternative.

Mark Hahn wrote:
>You should get together and share one virtual server.  You are planning on
>using/supporting the same environment, and one server can host multiple
>domains.

This is an excellent idea, especially since the only account on their server
that will meet all of my foreseeable needs is the "Reseller" account. This
lets you host multiple domains, and owner of each domain as full
administrative control over their own domain.

If I did this, how many people out their would be interested in sub-leasing
ruby server space with their own domain? What would you be willing to pay
each month?

Personally, I am planning to get into Ruby in a bug way, but I am still a
newbie. So, I would be willing to give free server space to anyone who
wanted to volunteer to setup and maintain the ruby server extensions.

Anyone interested?

Curt