Hi,
I've been using Webfaction for a while. They are brilliant. But focus on Python solutions like Django.
For some reason Revo (all versions I've tried over a year or so) doesn't work with the standard Static/PHP application setup in webfaction. [EDIT - only older PHP5.2 apps - see reply below]
Main problem a while back was in the Package Manager. From my notes.
When connecting to Package Retriever there is a "MODx received a blank response".
Webfaction suggested installing my own PHPStack. Sounds scary but they had a script. All worked perfectly after that.
BUT. I need to move servers and this from CENTOS5-32 bit to CENTOS6 - 64 bit.
Results in epic problems with many of the manager and site calls to various index.php and connector.php resulting in 502 Bad Gateways.
I've also tried a fresh install on their latest Static/PHP4 setup. Install worked but Manager returns lots of 502s as before. [EDIT - actually this was another unrelated problem which I mistook for the same problem. Sigh!]
Webfaction reckon their new-ish build script is including some 32bit libraries but the guy who wrote the script has left the company.
Question: Does MODx do anything extreme regarding PHP setups? Is there a good reason why a very competent and professional hosting company wouldn't support PHP fully. Maybe xPDO or something is the cause? [EDIT - whatever problem they had is gone now with php5.4 app installed]
I'm not a computer scientist or linux expert.
Cheers
Stuart
[ed. note: parthian last edited this post 11 years, 11 months ago.]
