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Hi Dave
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I have one client who has a php script that uploads .mp3s his company produces. They usually upload 10, 5mb files at a time. This happens a few times per month. With my current host, they had to edit the php.ini file (that's what they told me...I hope it's the correct file) or a timeout would occur. As you can imagine it takes a while to upload those files.
Would this be allowed here? Basically I can't switch if this can't be done.
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I can't see a problem with it. We'd also have to edit the php.ini file, but I can't see that as an issue.
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Also for the migration, I'm just a little paranoid... I just moved servers within the company I'm with, and my two ecommerce sites had issues (tables missing in mysql) and a lot of my passwords for my cms systems were randomly changed... If any mistakes are made, will they be fixed?
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Understood. We do a lot of incoming migrations with our inhouse migration software, and we have a near perfect track record. If a database is corrupted, we can go back for it, so it pays to leave the data on the other server for a few days after the migration, just incase.
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Lastly... for Aussie Bob, I know your company is stable here, and from what I noticed from when you ran httpme back in the day, your service and support was excellent. Although, how long do you plan on sticking with Dotable?
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We're in this for the long haul. Selling Dotable is not even a thought, but if someone comes along with an obscene offer, I would probably take it. Business is business, but the offer would have to be very large for me to accept.
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What prompted you to sell Httpme and they start up basically the same service with a different name?
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Most folks know that I used to be a Builder, back in the mid 90s. I ran my own building company and built quite a large business, which at one point we had 22 homes in various stages of construction - but the building industry collapsed and the company hit the wall. We lost everything from our 2 properties to cars etc. So basically starting from nothing in 1997. I then discovered the internet and from there started HTTPme in 2001, and sold HTTPme in 2004.
The hosting industry is fickle. One minute you have a business with X clients, and it's valued at $X and the next minute you could have nothing. There's so many ways bad folks out there could wipe you out, so when we received a nice offer for HTTPme, my wife and I discussed this and chose to accept. It's like sitting at a poker table, with your winnings, and the longer you play, the more chance you've got of losing the lot. So we felt it was right to cash in our chips and walk away, so to speak.
We then built the family home with the proceeds. This was a hot issue for me, to own our own home again, since losing our home when my building company collapsed in the 90s. So that's the only reason I would sell, was to build our home. A man's home is his castle they say, and when you lose your own home, it's a burning desire to get that back, especially when you have a large family. So that's why I sold HTTPme. Sorry if I prattled on a bit there.
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No worries Dave.