Convince him Square space is the way to go and that he doesn't need LAMP
:-D

That would get you out of a sys admin job.

Michael Gorman
http://michaeljgorman.com


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Trevor Benedict <[email protected]> wrote:

> The issue that I have with VPS's is that if you update something, like a
> major php/apache change they love to break. Ive had cpanel and plesk go
> fubar on me. Then again, these newer hosting co. do have beater control
> panels.
> I really don't want to be this guys sys admin on his sites. Guess I just
> have to do more research.
> -- Trevor
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Michael Gorman 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I've been using rackspace cloud, rackspace's VPS solution for some time
>> for a few different domains. I've had no real problems and from
>> what I've seen the price/quality can't be beat elsewhere.
>>
>> They do not update the systems for you however. No VPS i've used has ever
>> offered that. A VPS is really more like having a dedicated server. You have
>> root access and handle everything yourself, and it is cheaper because you
>> are virtualized and they don't have to invest in hardware for every
>> customer, and can scale very easily.
>>
>> Michael Gorman
>> http://michaeljgorman.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Roger E. Rustad, Jr <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Trevor Benedict wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ask each provider if they've ever hired a certain "security consultant"
>>> from San Diego, and if they say yes, RUN THE OTHER WAY!
>>>
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