Comment Re:OT: hosting your own website? (Score 1) 49
Many administrators choose to host their own sites because of custom server configurations.
Often it is very hard to get a web hosting provider to compile in a custom module, or adjust a .ini setting that is necessary for your application.
Then there are situations like I am currently experiencing. My website runs perfectly on my development server that I maintain. Often times at the hosted site my pages will mysteriously load up blank. Wait a few seconds and reload and the page loads fine.
Support says there is nothing wrong with their servers, but I beg to differ. Many of you will say, "Get a different hosting provider" and my response is: "Why bother? When you can do right yourself."
Often it is very hard to get a web hosting provider to compile in a custom module, or adjust a
Then there are situations like I am currently experiencing. My website runs perfectly on my development server that I maintain. Often times at the hosted site my pages will mysteriously load up blank. Wait a few seconds and reload and the page loads fine.
Support says there is nothing wrong with their servers, but I beg to differ. Many of you will say, "Get a different hosting provider" and my response is: "Why bother? When you can do right yourself."