Hi:

I am looking at choosing between slashcode and PostNuke.

My concerns are feature set and hosting availability at low costs (e.g. sub $40 per month)

I see a lot of discussion around PHP Nuke and hosts who offer it.

Anyone looked hard at both recently?

Thanks
Alan

Most providers should already be setup to host both. If they're not, then they're not worth doing business with. I know of a few sites we host that run PHP Nuke, and I run a personal site using Slashcode. We don't sell "PHP Nuke Accounts," or anything fancy like that since there's no real market for it. I'm sure most hosts are the same way, which is why you aren't finding what you're looking for.

PHP-Nuke should be fine most places. Slashcode uses mod_perl which not all hosts like to deal with, so you may find some that won't be able to accomodate you for that.

I run postnuke on my personal photography website and php-nuke at work because they're easy to set up and I can have a site up in minutes. Never used slashcode but supposedly that's the one that "started it all". If you do find a potential webhost, I recommend asking their presales the following questions BEFORE you sign up:

- do you support postnuke, phpnuke or slashcode?
- do you provide cpanel or mysql database creation?
- is shell access available? (for installations, chmod, tar, etc)
- is there a charge to install custom software? (such as perl modules if you plan to use blogs like movabletype, et al)

my 2 cents

Khuong ;)

Originally posted by Richard Ward
Most providers should already be setup to host both. If they're not, then they're not worth doing business with.

I think that you're wrong.

PHPNuke, has proved to has been poor coded, with a lot of security holes, resources intensive.

I can name at least 10 host that do not allow phpnuke, included us.

Originally posted by Jedito


I think that you're wrong.

PHPNuke, has proved to has been poor coded, with a lot of security holes, resources intensive.

I can name at least 10 host that do not allow phpnuke, included us.

We've supported PHP Nuke ever since it existed and we've run into no problems in the entire history of its development, minus the usual bugs. It's no worse than any other script package with the included features to par with PHP Nuke, and its wide use makes for faster patches by its users to better benefit themselves, and the host. I'd like to know if the 10 or so providers know how to deal with the "poor code," rather than banish it from their servers. And if I may nitpick for a moment, Sir; PHP Nuke is *NOT* coded. It is not code, it's script. Code usually requires itself to be compiled before execution, and script usually runs with the help of another program. "Usually" being the key word here. I have a bucket of water to put out any flames for this response. Thank you.

Bring it on! :flamethr: Richard!

hehe

:D :stickout

Propably the my word's election wasent the best, since I'm not a native english speaker, I don't have the time to do a search now, there is a thread about which programs/scripts do you ban?

I saw there, a lot of host doing it.

BTW, the problems that I faced with PHPNUKE was sited hacked, not servers, and to be a resources hog, I don't know if they changed the code, but it used to leave persistant connections to Mysql, and with a site with 30-40 persons browsing it at the same time, could be a real pain in the a**
http://www.nukeforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=496&forum=29

And I don't know why do you have a bucket with water, I didn't tried to flame you, I just disagree with you.

Originally posted by lightnin
Bring it on! :flamethr: Richard!

hehe

:D :stickout

Splash...?

Everybody needs a laugh now and then. :cartman:

Originally posted by Richard Ward

And if I may nitpick for a moment, Sir; PHP Nuke is *NOT* coded. It is not code, it's script.

PHP Nuke consists of scripts that contain code.


*opens up an umbrella* :D

Originally posted by tribby


PHP Nuke consists of scripts that contain code.


*opens up an umbrella* :D

I think that he meaned encoded, but I could be wrong, of course.