Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:34:30 -0600
From: Doug Holton <d.holton(a)vanderbilt.edu>
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Wiki Farm for MediaWiki
To: mediawiki-l(a)Wikimedia.org
There is a 4th option though besides shared hosting, dedicated hosting,
and using your DSL line. You can run your own "virtual" linux box for
around $20/month using User-Mode Linux (UML), but you'd need to know or
learn about linux system administration. See this page:
http://holton.ltc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/UserModeLinux
I'm using UML hosting to move my wiki and set up other wikis too. I'm
hoping to switch to the MediaWiki engine if the memory & processor
requirements aren't too steep.
-Doug
Thank you for this information. My problems are that my web host restricts
MySQL so the users scrip can not grant the permissions. I also have
problems which appear to be caused by my inability to log on as
root. Finally, and most of all, I am quite ignorant about Linux, MySQL,
PHP, etc.
Therefore I bought a computer so I can experiment and educate myself on
Linux, etc. Once I am halfway competent, I will look for a host.
Paul Studier <Studier(a)PaulStudier.com>
When you work, you create. When you win, you just take from the loser.
For an explanation, see
http://paulstudier.com/win