Does anyone offer free *and ad-free* mediawiki hosting? My project is fairly fannish, so it wouldn't qualify for sf.net free hosting (for example).
I'm currently using awardspace.com, which is free and ad-free, but only runs PHP 4.4.1.
If I'm forced to stick with awardspace.com, what's the last version of mediawiki that will still work with PHP 4 (specifically PHP 4.4.1)?
I do realize other wikis work with PHP 4, but I'm hooked on mediawiki :)
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Kelly Jones wrote:
Does anyone offer free *and ad-free* mediawiki hosting? My project is fairly fannish, so it wouldn't qualify for sf.net free hosting (for example).
I'd be surprised to see such, unless it's a loss-leader for pay services. (Sourceforge itself is covered with ads too and sells commercial support options.)
Generally speaking, hosting providers expect their customers to pay for their costs _somehow_. :)
I'm currently using awardspace.com, which is free and ad-free, but only runs PHP 4.4.1.
If I'm forced to stick with awardspace.com, what's the last version of mediawiki that will still work with PHP 4 (specifically PHP 4.4.1)?
1.6.8.
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Hi Kelly Jones,
My server currently has quite a bit of free space and bandwidth. If you want, I could give you an account. Email me off list and let me know what exactly what you would require.
My server has 2xDual Core Xeon (3.0GHz) and 2GB RAM, plus a Squid server... it should be for any medium or small sized Wiki.
I would also be happy to help you with any technical issue you would have.
Let me know what you want, Kasimir
On 1/2/07, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
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Kelly Jones wrote:
Does anyone offer free *and ad-free* mediawiki hosting? My project is fairly fannish, so it wouldn't qualify for sf.net free hosting (for example).
I'd be surprised to see such, unless it's a loss-leader for pay services. (Sourceforge itself is covered with ads too and sells commercial support options.)
Generally speaking, hosting providers expect their customers to pay for their costs _somehow_. :)
I'm currently using awardspace.com, which is free and ad-free, but only runs PHP 4.4.1.
If I'm forced to stick with awardspace.com, what's the last version of mediawiki that will still work with PHP 4 (specifically PHP 4.4.1)?
1.6.8.
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I haven't looked into this, but I think Wikia does or will provide free WM service. Jimmy Wales announced something like this a couple of weeks ago: http://slashdot.org/articles/06/12/12/1553258.shtml
Oh wait, seems like that's not completely ad-free after all. Either way, it might still be worth sharing, so here we go...
HTH.
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----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly Jones Date: 2007-01-03 01:48
Does anyone offer free *and ad-free* mediawiki hosting? My project is fairly fannish, so it wouldn't qualify for sf.net free hosting (for example).
I'm currently using awardspace.com, which is free and ad-free, but only runs PHP 4.4.1.
If I'm forced to stick with awardspace.com, what's the last version of mediawiki that will still work with PHP 4 (specifically PHP 4.4.1)?
I do realize other wikis work with PHP 4, but I'm hooked on mediawiki :)
On 1/3/07, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net wrote:
I haven't looked into this, but I think Wikia does or will provide free WM service. Jimmy Wales announced something like this a couple of weeks ago: http://slashdot.org/articles/06/12/12/1553258.shtml
Oh wait, seems like that's not completely ad-free after all.
Supposedly you get 100% of the revenue for the ads, though, so maybe there is some way to turn them off. If, that is, it ever happens. So far the project has done nothing but collect people's personal information. It is, so far, vaporware. (Maybe one of the investors realized that borrowing money from venture capitalists isn't a business model.)
Anthony
On 1/3/07, Anthony wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
On 1/3/07, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net wrote:
I haven't looked into this, but I think Wikia does or will provide free WM service. Jimmy Wales announced something like this a couple of weeks ago: http://slashdot.org/articles/06/12/12/1553258.shtml
That article is about OpenServing, not MediaWiki hosting.
It is, so far, vaporware.
No, it isn't. You can see an example at http://entertainment.openserving.com/
It's a soft launch, so we're not listing which URLs are available yet.
Angela
hmmm ... really free? I think, that people, who want to host an own wiki, could pay a few! cents for webspace. You can get a webhosting for 20 Cent (0,20 Euro) per month, including 100 MB+sql+php.
I found examples at webhostlist.de ... i guess, there are comparable sites in english.
Regards, Jan
Kelly Jones schrieb:
Does anyone offer free *and ad-free* mediawiki hosting? My project is fairly fannish, so it wouldn't qualify for sf.net free hosting (for example).
I'm currently using awardspace.com, which is free and ad-free, but only runs PHP 4.4.1.
If I'm forced to stick with awardspace.com, what's the last version of mediawiki that will still work with PHP 4 (specifically PHP 4.4.1)?
I do realize other wikis work with PHP 4, but I'm hooked on mediawiki :)
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