arcster.com Blog » PHP http://blog.arcster.com These fragments I have shored against my ruins Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:05:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 arcster.com now running PHP 5 http://blog.arcster.com/2011/02/arcster-com-now-running-php-5/ http://blog.arcster.com/2011/02/arcster-com-now-running-php-5/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:55:36 +0000 arcster http://arcster.com/blog/?p=248 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been complaining for two years about Yahoo Web Hosting’s failure to upgrade from PHP 4.

The other day, just for kicks, I did a little googling and discovered that somewhere along the line Yahoo started offering support for PHP 5. I just had to change a control panel setting. Couldn’t they have told me? It’s not like they don’t have my email address.

After waiting so long, the event was strangely unsatisfying.

]]> http://blog.arcster.com/2011/02/arcster-com-now-running-php-5/feed/ 0 Now running WordPress 2.8 Beta 2 http://blog.arcster.com/2009/05/now-running-wordpress-2-8-beta-2/ http://blog.arcster.com/2009/05/now-running-wordpress-2-8-beta-2/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 04:15:16 +0000 arcster http://arcster.com/blog/2009/05/now-running-wordpress-2-8-beta-2/ Continue reading →]]> The process of upgrading to the newest beta wasn’t terribly difficult. The instructions in the codex were easy enough.
But I’m not seeing any great improvements. I still have to install the “disable canonical redirects” plugin. This seems to be a definite flaw in WordPress, so why isn’t it fixed?

]]> http://blog.arcster.com/2009/05/now-running-wordpress-2-8-beta-2/feed/ 0 Open Letter to Yahoo Web Hosting http://blog.arcster.com/2009/05/open-letter-to-yahoo-web-hosting/ http://blog.arcster.com/2009/05/open-letter-to-yahoo-web-hosting/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 01:35:09 +0000 arcster http://arcster.com/blog/?p=108 Continue reading →]]> Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
ATTN: Web hosting customer service
Dear Yahoo:
I am writing about the failure of Yahoo Web Hosting to upgrade from PHP 4. I feel it indicates a lack of interest in customers who are actually paying for service. Yahoo offers all kinds of great services for free, like email and the YUI library – and don’t get me wrong, I’m very pleased with them. But I pay $12 a month for my web site and I have to work with seriously outdated technology.
I chose Yahoo because it’s a brand that I trust. I would rather pay Yahoo than some of the questionable web hosting services out there. But I am disappointed. I have repeatedly used your existing customer feedback mechanisms to request that you upgrade your PHP support, but nothing has happened. So I am now writing a formal letter.
I realize the upgrade is not trivial, and some web sites may break, causing customer service complaints. But I think people who are sophisticated enough to code PHP will be able to manage. I would be willing to be a beta tester.
Thank you for your consideration.

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