dcioccarelli
Dominic Cioccarelli
Questions / answers
Well, I do for now, but it isn't much.
I'm more than happy to cede control to anyone who wants to participate in admin activities. I would really appreciate any assistance in this area actually.
I have used them in the past and they seem ok. I'm currently on a limited hosting plan, although this can be extended as required. The major point here is that the DNS address for the domain (x19.uidl.net) can be re-pointed at any hosting provider. The Wiki implementation (dokuwiki) is PHP based and the data is stored in files rather than a DB. This makes migrating to other providers (and backing up) a piece of cake. If we do need to (or want to) change providers, this will be completely transparent to the user base as I just need to repoint the DNS listing.
I would expect it to be our combined efforts. As I mentioned, we can share admin responsibility, any admin can create a backup of the entire content and we can change providers at a whim. Therefore I would expect that we have little chance of ever loosing any content or control.
Agreed, but if we share the effort even big jobs can be made manageable.
I'd tend to agree :wink2:. There are 100 ways to set this up, but given my experience this current configuration should be suitable for even our long term needs. I would underline that where we host is really flexible. I can even move the existing site to a server / provider that everyone agrees on. The only pre-requisite is that it supports PHP (which nearly all providers do). The existing URL doesn't need to change as I / we can update the DNS listing as required. I'm happy to add other people as domain admins as well for uidl.net.
Cheers,
Dom.
- Who pays?
Well, I do for now, but it isn't much.
- Who admins when Dom isn't around?
I'm more than happy to cede control to anyone who wants to participate in admin activities. I would really appreciate any assistance in this area actually.
- How stable/reliable is the host?
I have used them in the past and they seem ok. I'm currently on a limited hosting plan, although this can be extended as required. The major point here is that the DNS address for the domain (x19.uidl.net) can be re-pointed at any hosting provider. The Wiki implementation (dokuwiki) is PHP based and the data is stored in files rather than a DB. This makes migrating to other providers (and backing up) a piece of cake. If we do need to (or want to) change providers, this will be completely transparent to the user base as I just need to repoint the DNS listing.
- Whose efforts will keep this wiki alive five years from now? Fifteen?
I would expect it to be our combined efforts. As I mentioned, we can share admin responsibility, any admin can create a backup of the entire content and we can change providers at a whim. Therefore I would expect that we have little chance of ever loosing any content or control.
- Running something like this is a BIG job. Are we in it for the long haul?
Agreed, but if we share the effort even big jobs can be made manageable.
I'd say we should just run with what Dom has set up.
I'd tend to agree :wink2:. There are 100 ways to set this up, but given my experience this current configuration should be suitable for even our long term needs. I would underline that where we host is really flexible. I can even move the existing site to a server / provider that everyone agrees on. The only pre-requisite is that it supports PHP (which nearly all providers do). The existing URL doesn't need to change as I / we can update the DNS listing as required. I'm happy to add other people as domain admins as well for uidl.net.
Cheers,
Dom.