dot5hosting (wow!)

[Jeff_Wheeler]

I’ve gotta say, dot5hosting is quite possibly the worst host on the planet. Really, it is. This guy in comp sci, who we bought hosting from last year (which then went down, and all data was lost, without backups and we could get no support, cost us tons of money), has suggested his cousin’s company, where he gets a big discount. My teacher said it supported Python, Ruby, and PHP, but I was a bit of a nay-sayer. I warned him that very few hosts actually support Python, but he insisted they did. So, when I got home (the sites’ blocked at school :P), I looked it up. Apparently, they do have Python support.

Read this… wow!

[whisper]Please read it; it’s rather short, and goes pretty fast. And it’s funny as hell.[/whisper]

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Kevin: Thank you for contacting Dot5Hosting Live Chat. How may I assist you today?
nokrev: I was wondering what you use to serve python pages?
nokrev: Also, I was concerned that your servers may be oversold. Is this the case?
Kevin: python pages are supported
nokrev: Yes, but how are they handled.
Kevin: you have to uplaod the files under public_html folder
nokrev: Uh, so, what is used to serve them…
Kevin: please let me check
nokrev: Shouldn’t all you need to do is check for the existance of mod_python vs. fcgi?
Kevin: you can use the python binary in order to make your python code.
Kevin: The servers are having python installed and you need to use the path for the python binary to have the python pages working…
nokrev: Uh, python is interpreted, until the server starts. Has anybody ever actually successfully used Python on your servers?
Kevin: we are not sure
nokrev: Unless python is mistakenly installed, a user should not be required to use the binary directly, but fcgi or apache should use it.
Kevin: yes it will work
nokrev: How?
Kevin: you have to check it on your own
nokrev: Additionally, it is a security risk putting Python files into public_html, which you recommended earlier. This should be avoided at all costs. Is this really what you would recommend?
Kevin: you can use your own methods to run the python files
nokrev: OK, can you tell me if your copy of Apache is running mod_python or not?
Kevin: mod_python is running
nokrev: Are you sure?
Kevin: yes
nokrev: Has it ever been tested?
Kevin: yes
nokrev: But you don’t know if anybody’s ever been able to successfully use it? And, you don’t provide any mechanism for using it, which you have advertised?
Kevin: the scripts are supported, there may be client who use the scripts at there, we are not provided with the details
Kevin: end*
nokrev: The scripts are supported, but you provide no way to use them, as I must do that myself?
Kevin: yes
nokrev: Ouch. That’s not appealing. Anyways, is it the same case for Ruby on Rails?
Kevin: no it is not supported
nokrev: wait; it says it is on the hosting page of your site
nokrev: “Ruby/Ruby On Rails” has a check by it.
Kevin: you can use it on your own
nokrev: But, like Python, it’s not supported?
Kevin: yes
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Kevin: bye
nokrev: But you just said Python was supported?
Kevin: its supported
Kevin: ruby and rails are not supported
nokrev: But it says it is on your site.
nokrev: http://dot5hosting.com/hosting.html
nokrev: And did you just try and hang up on me?
Kevin: you have to use it on your own it is supported
nokrev: “Kevin: no it is not supported”
Kevin: ok bye
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He hung up on me. :lol: