Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here?

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2011


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = > You seem to be repeating the same install over and over=20 > again, using the same OS and web server ... which probably=20 > means you're making the same install or config errors over=20 > and over again, too. >=20 > If you install v7 on a Debian 5/6 server running lighttpd,=20 > according to the step-by-step instructions I posted in this=20 > list more than a year ago (and then updated more recently)=20 > you might find that it "just works". If I can't use the server of my choice, why say I can? If I can't, why = not say that I can't? This has not been an over and over again install. I rebuilt my VPS once = in the most plain vanilla configuration possible to find the error. I = also followed both Chris and Donavan's instructions to the "T", neither = of which worked because they were not specific to my configuration or = OS/webserver version. I've submitted my exact configuration on here = twice. And these were the ONLY configurations I've made. So far, no = one has pointed out any major errors in this configuration. In all = regards, I got WebDNA 7 to work fairly quickly, but with a quirk as I = discovered. I think it sucks for the whole community if you take the = attitude, "I don't know what you're doing, but it must be wrong. And = sorry I can't help. You should just do it my way". I don't have your = step by step instructions. If I did, I would have certainly tried it. = If you're going to promote WebDNA 7 to work with a variety of = configurations, wouldn't it be nice to actually provide support for = those? Or at least acknowledge that there might possibly be a bug with = a given configuration and .fcgi version. =20 > So stop wasting your time and get back to work. If you=20 > don't want to manage a server why are you screwing around=20 > with one? Just hire a host! They don't charge more than=20 > $20 or $30 a month, do they? =20 > Even if they charge $100 a month that's less than $5 per=20 > work day for a 20-day work month. Big deal. Just pay the=20 > $5 per day, eliminate the server hassles you don't know how=20 > to fix, and get back to your development work already. Hmm=85root access? That's been pretty indispensable for me. Yeah, many = WebDNA hosts are easily over that for not getting very much. Not very = appealing for clients either when you transfer that cost onto them. = Setting up WebDNA has been the ONLY headache I've EVER had managing = servers. I've managed everything else just fine. =20 On Nov 3, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> I haven't gotten any real help. >=20 > You seem to be repeating the same install over and over=20 > again, using the same OS and web server ... which probably=20 > means you're making the same install or config errors over=20 > and over again, too. >=20 > If you install v7 on a Debian 5/6 server running lighttpd,=20 > according to the step-by-step instructions I posted in this=20 > list more than a year ago (and then updated more recently)=20 > you might find that it "just works". >=20 >=20 >> But you know the real issue is that I am a developer, I >> don't want to be a server administration. =20 >=20 > So stop wasting your time and get back to work. If you=20 > don't want to manage a server why are you screwing around=20 > with one? Just hire a host! They don't charge more than=20 > $20 or $30 a month, do they? =20 >=20 > Even if they charge $100 a month that's less than $5 per=20 > work day for a 20-day work month. Big deal. Just pay the=20 > $5 per day, eliminate the server hassles you don't know how=20 > to fix, and get back to your development work already. >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Stuart Tremain 2011)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Stuart Tremain 2011)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Govinda 2011)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (frank@cwolfe.com 2011)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Matthew Bohne 2011)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Govinda 2011)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2011)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2011)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2011)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Govinda 2011)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  20. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Govinda 2011)
  21. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  22. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  23. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  24. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
  25. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  26. Re: [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2011)
  27. [WebDNA] Seriously what is wrong here? (aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com 2011)
> You seem to be repeating the same install over and over=20 > again, using the same OS and web server ... which probably=20 > means you're making the same install or config errors over=20 > and over again, too. >=20 > If you install v7 on a Debian 5/6 server running lighttpd,=20 > according to the step-by-step instructions I posted in this=20 > list more than a year ago (and then updated more recently)=20 > you might find that it "just works". If I can't use the server of my choice, why say I can? If I can't, why = not say that I can't? This has not been an over and over again install. I rebuilt my VPS once = in the most plain vanilla configuration possible to find the error. I = also followed both Chris and Donavan's instructions to the "T", neither = of which worked because they were not specific to my configuration or = OS/webserver version. I've submitted my exact configuration on here = twice. And these were the ONLY configurations I've made. So far, no = one has pointed out any major errors in this configuration. In all = regards, I got WebDNA 7 to work fairly quickly, but with a quirk as I = discovered. I think it sucks for the whole community if you take the = attitude, "I don't know what you're doing, but it must be wrong. And = sorry I can't help. You should just do it my way". I don't have your = step by step instructions. If I did, I would have certainly tried it. = If you're going to promote WebDNA 7 to work with a variety of = configurations, wouldn't it be nice to actually provide support for = those? Or at least acknowledge that there might possibly be a bug with = a given configuration and .fcgi version. =20 > So stop wasting your time and get back to work. If you=20 > don't want to manage a server why are you screwing around=20 > with one? Just hire a host! They don't charge more than=20 > $20 or $30 a month, do they? =20 > Even if they charge $100 a month that's less than $5 per=20 > work day for a 20-day work month. Big deal. Just pay the=20 > $5 per day, eliminate the server hassles you don't know how=20 > to fix, and get back to your development work already. Hmm=85root access? That's been pretty indispensable for me. Yeah, many = WebDNA hosts are easily over that for not getting very much. Not very = appealing for clients either when you transfer that cost onto them. = Setting up WebDNA has been the ONLY headache I've EVER had managing = servers. I've managed everything else just fine. =20 On Nov 3, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> I haven't gotten any real help. >=20 > You seem to be repeating the same install over and over=20 > again, using the same OS and web server ... which probably=20 > means you're making the same install or config errors over=20 > and over again, too. >=20 > If you install v7 on a Debian 5/6 server running lighttpd,=20 > according to the step-by-step instructions I posted in this=20 > list more than a year ago (and then updated more recently)=20 > you might find that it "just works". >=20 >=20 >> But you know the real issue is that I am a developer, I >> don't want to be a server administration. =20 >=20 > So stop wasting your time and get back to work. If you=20 > don't want to manage a server why are you screwing around=20 > with one? Just hire a host! They don't charge more than=20 > $20 or $30 a month, do they? =20 >=20 > Even if they charge $100 a month that's less than $5 per=20 > work day for a 20-day work month. Big deal. Just pay the=20 > $5 per day, eliminate the server hassles you don't know how=20 > to fix, and get back to your development work already. >=20 > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us aaronmichaelmusic@gmail.com

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