PHP Extensions on Common Hosting Options
Hi guys, Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place? -- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
First thing before you start developing is do a <? phpinfo(); ?> helps alot! ./Ok3ch On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi guys,
Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place?
-- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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AWS? Then you can install whatever you need! On 11 September 2013 10:59, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place?
-- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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Most if not all hosting solutions out there will not install or update an existing module just because you asked or need it for that matter. To be safe, use modules that are at least 9months old (ie 9 months after release date), however, it is important to use phpinfo() to find out if the said module is in the same version as is on the development machine; this should happen before you start development, otherwise, you might have to rework a module in your app/site using an older version after its "complete". On 9/11/13, Moses M.G <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
AWS? Then you can install whatever you need!
On 11 September 2013 10:59, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place?
-- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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-- Kind Regards,
Moses M.G.
I think if you're serious, you need to have root on the OS so you can fully manage the stack (Digital Ocean, AWS) otherwise use a top quality platform as a service type provider like Heroku: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/quick-tip-deploy-php-to-heroku-in-seco... -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Nd'wex Common <flexycat@gmail.com> wrote:
Most if not all hosting solutions out there will not install or update an existing module just because you asked or need it for that matter.
To be safe, use modules that are at least 9months old (ie 9 months after release date), however, it is important to use phpinfo() to find out if the said module is in the same version as is on the development machine; this should happen before you start development, otherwise, you might have to rework a module in your app/site using an older version after its "complete".
On 9/11/13, Moses M.G <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
AWS? Then you can install whatever you need!
On 11 September 2013 10:59, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place?
-- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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Moses M.G.
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Thanks guys for views and advice. Adam, I'm checking Heroku out it's quite interesting too. Turns out that been in control of the stack will definitely give one much more freedom. On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Adam Nelson <adam@varud.com> wrote:
I think if you're serious, you need to have root on the OS so you can fully manage the stack (Digital Ocean, AWS) otherwise use a top quality platform as a service type provider like Heroku:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/quick-tip-deploy-php-to-heroku-in-seco...
-- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Nd'wex Common <flexycat@gmail.com> wrote:
Most if not all hosting solutions out there will not install or update an existing module just because you asked or need it for that matter.
To be safe, use modules that are at least 9months old (ie 9 months after release date), however, it is important to use phpinfo() to find out if the said module is in the same version as is on the development machine; this should happen before you start development, otherwise, you might have to rework a module in your app/site using an older version after its "complete".
On 9/11/13, Moses M.G <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
AWS? Then you can install whatever you need!
On 11 September 2013 10:59, Samuel Waithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
Looking for some experiences from PHP developers, have you ever felt limited by the conventional (ubiquitous...) hosting options available - say you did something on development only to discover that the extension you used is not supported on production? What was the process of requesting for the extension? And was it possible in the first place?
-- Samuel Waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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-- Kind Regards,
Moses M.G.
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