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[chiPHPug-discuss] Cloud Computing SQL/Oracle Job

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

Not strictly PHP, but there it is:

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Subject: Robert Half Technology
From:    "Gehrke, Scott (01340)" <sco...@rh...>
Date:    Wed, March 3, 2010 5:33 pm
To:      "'ce...@l-...'" <ce...@l-...>
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Hey Richard here is what I got:

Positions: (1) Cloud Computing Systems Administrator & (1) Cloud
Computing DBA (SQL and Oracle)
Bill Rate: $74-$85
Duration: 6 months


Growing internet marketing company is seeking passionate cloud
computing systems administrator assist with design and implement
highly scalable and "elastic" architectures leveraging cloud computing
components and platforms, specifically, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
(EC2) .
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is the web service that is
pioneering cloud computing by providing resizable compute capacity in
the cloud.  It gives any developer complete control of their computing
resources and lets them run on Amazon's proven computing environment.
.

Responsibilities include the following:
Will become familiar with common, relevant architecture frameworks and
be able to use them in diagnosing and assessing architectures but also
combine the "traditional" architectures with cloud components and
platforms. Will define and recommend the right architecture choices to
match the needs with the various cloud platforms available. Contribute
to the high-level design in constructing a robust and scalable
technology solution, taking into account the user requirements,
technical requirements, etc.  Perform technology architecture and
(cloud) infrastructure design and capacity planning activities,
portions of technology build, test and deployment activities, refine
and enhance architecture and framework, as well as troubleshoot and
debug technology integration problems
Basic Qualifications
* Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and expert-level knowledge
designing and implementing architectures in AMAZON EC2 cloud computing
environment
* Experience creating a reliable, scalable, and flexible Web service
requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the
fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building
large-scale distributed systems.
* Experience with web-based applications and/or web services-based
applications


Scott Gehrke
Technical Recruiter, Robert Half Technology
2 Mid America Plaza, Suite 1000
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Phone 630.368.0316
sco...@rh...<mailto:ran...@rh...>

Robert Half Technology is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with
competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker
Solutions, Data Management Solutions and Networking Infrastructure
Solutions.
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[chiPHPug-discuss] JOB: Downtown Chicago

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

Follow up with Dina about this job; I know nothing more than what is
here:

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Subject: Contract!!!!
From:    "Dina Schweisthal" <dsc...@as...>
Date:    Thu, March 4, 2010 10:52 am
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Spend a couple of months in programming heaven at this sweet company
whose
business has doubled since the new year!  Their low key, fast paced
environment is the perfect place to exercise your winning communication
skills and PHP talent!  Join a team that is actually proud of their work!

You¹ll be creating an inventory systems and working on eCommerce sites
for
one of their newest clients.  This is a great opportunity if you want to
spend the next 2-3 months on an exciting variety of projects with a great
team.

You¹ll need:

PHP, immediate start, great communication



Dina Schweisthal | IT Search Executive
Ashley Ellis, LLC | 184 Shuman Blvd Suite 420 | Naperville, IL 60563
E dsc...@as... | P 630-369-6400 | F 630-578-2414

[chiPHPug-discuss] Job Chicago Downtown

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

Please follow up with Todd, as I know nothing more about this position:

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Subject: FW: Information
From:    "Todd Kiefer" <TK...@in...>
Date:    Fri, February 26, 2010 11:00 am
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Job ID#: 3616

Job Title: PHP Developer

Job Description: Senior Web Developer-LAMP PHP


Job Req:

The role requires advanced programming skills, excellent problem
solving abilities, and the desire to turn new product ideas into clean
code -- quickly. You'll be working as part of an agile team comprised
of skilled front-end designers, software engineers, system
administrators and product owners all contributing to the core site.

Job Responsibilities:

Design and develop readable code using PHP, Apache, MySQL, HTML, CSS,
and Javascript
Build and execute automated unit tests using PHPUnit
Grow the development team by contributing to code reviews, ad-hoc
design sessions, and new technology briefings
Participate in the agile development process by estimating user
stories, breaking down stories into tasks, and providing feedback into
the process
Get to know client's team and customers to better translate
requirements into working solutions
Requirements


A college or university degree in Computer Science or related fields
Advanced skills in PHP, HTML, SQL, CSS, JavaScript
Exceptional problem solving skills
Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies
Attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication
Ability to work on-site on a fast-paced team


Preferred skills:

Development experience with Kohana, Active Record, and/or Domain
Driven Design
Experience with one ore more JavaScript libraries (prototype,
scriptaculous, YUI, MooTools, JQuery, etc)
Hands on experience with Linux, MySQL and Apache
Prior experience on an agile development team
5+ years experience strongly preferred







Job City: Chicago

State: il


From: Todd Kiefer
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 11:00 AM
To: 'in...@l-...'
Subject: Information

Richard -

Thanks for your time! Below is the job opportunity I was speaking of,
please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested in it.
Thanks, and have a good day!

Todd Kiefer | Technical Recruiter
Instant Technology, LLC
200 West Adams #1220 | Chicago, IL | 60606
tel 312.546.5325|fax 312.546.5301
www.instanttechnology.com<http://www.instanttechnology.com>
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Meeting

[junkmail <jun...@2z...>]

I am also very curious about this! I went to a some meetings for the 
first time a few months back and I enjoyed every one! I was hoping to 
get back into going every month. So if there is a meeting this or next 
month, I will be there.

Nathan Witt wrote:
> So do you guys not have meetings at all anymore?  Anywhere in Chicago?
>
>   

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Meeting

[Nathan W. <wi...@gm...>]

So do you guys not have meetings at all anymore?  Anywhere in Chicago?

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Jason Rexilius <ja...@ho...>wrote:

> No, no meeting at that location.  If someone wants to organize at
> another location that would be great.
>
>
>
> Nathan Witt wrote:
> > Will there be one tonight?  Is it at 445 West Erie, Suite 200?
> >
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Meeting

[Jason R. <ja...@ho...>]

No, no meeting at that location.  If someone wants to organize at 
another location that would be great.



Nathan Witt wrote:
> Will there be one tonight?  Is it at 445 West Erie, Suite 200?
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace,
> Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev
> _______________________________________________
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[chiPHPug-discuss] Meeting

[Nathan W. <wi...@gm...>]

Will there be one tonight?  Is it at 445 West Erie, Suite 200?

[chiPHPug-discuss] Notes to a Jr. Dev PART 2

[matt d. <mm_...@ya...>]

Me: [5:14 PM]:
  you bonk hrs
  ???
Jr: [5:15 PM]:
  how ?
  may be yea
  fixed
Me: [5:15 PM]:
  loading now
  ok
  did you have a good week?
  sorry if I was short
Jr: [5:16 PM]:
  no this is a really bad week from every angle
Me: [5:16 PM]:
  need you on your game
Jr: [5:17 PM]:
  this week is the one of the worst week in my life 
  i dont know what happens to me
Me: [5:18 PM]:
  don't sweat it
  one thing I need is for you to not say 'ok' if you really don't get something
  it's better to catch early
  I'll get more annoyed by that then doing something wrong
  I think you are really strong at reading code
  just need to work on conceptualizing new things correctly
Jr: [5:22 PM]:
  i think you are right i need work and more focus on it
  meaning i need to more focus on my work
Me: [5:25 PM]:
  well - as far as the org stuff. Thats a new concept and if you had experience with say a catalog type system you would understand better
  but I also think you are may be weak on classes
  it's a leap from proceedural code to classes and using them correctly
  I may be wrong
Jr: [5:27 PM]:
  you are right i am really weak in classes 
sometimes i dont know how should i execute my logic in class 
i have everything in my mind but couldnt execute in right direction
Me: [5:28 PM]:
  you are probably a better programmer than me- just without all the experience to show it.
  I generally visualize everything in my head before I write and start from both the database layer and the visual layer and then try and conceptualize how it should work
  so- it's a back and forth process
  how will the data work with the UI
  How will the UI be easy to use
  how will this do what I need
Jr: [5:31 PM]:
  i saved all of your advise
Me: [5:31 PM]:
  Please write my book for me
Jr: [5:31 PM]:
  sure
  sometimes you need this not money
  it will stand you up 
Me: [5:32 PM]:
  do you really have all the advice?
  I would like to edit this
Jr: [5:32 PM]:
  ok
  i will send you the text file
Me: [5:32 PM]:
  ha
  ok

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Looking for PHP Freelancers

[Tom P. <tp...@ma...>]

Hi Stevem

Are you still looking for freelancers to build relationships with. If 
you are I would be interesting in talking with you about any projects 
that you might have.

Thanks
-Tom Printy
www.edisonave.net

Steve Gadlin wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I¹m the web development manager for WCIU, The U.  We¹re currently looking to
> form some lasting relationships with PHP and front-end coders in Chicago for
> some short and long term projects.  Some of these projects will require some
> work on-site, but for the most part after kick-off they¹ll be do-able as
> off-site projects.
>
> We¹re not looking for companies, more like one or two individuals that we
> can build up some institutional history with.  We¹ve got some exciting
> projects coming up!
>
> Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself.  If you¹re a freelancer, and are
> comfortable with PHP, drop me an email to introduce yourself and we can go
> from there.  Currently we¹re looking for people who not only work with PHP,
> but have experience coding complex front-end pieces using table-less
> layouts.  An understanding of Javascript libraries is a big plus as well.
>
> Take care,
> Steve Gadlin
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[chiPHPug-discuss] Meetup Tomorrow?

[Nathan W. <wi...@gm...>]

Hi,

I've been meaning to come to a meeting for a few months now, but I'm never
sure of what the dates are for it.  Will there be one at 1pm tomorrow at
Uncommon Ground?  If not when and where is the next one so I can check it
out?

Thanks,

Nathan

[chiPHPug-discuss] Online Tech Chat

[Peter H. <ph...@ma...>]

Just got a note from the MySQL Meetup that they're holding an online
conference call about LAMP, I'm cross-posting for any interested folks.

http://mysql.meetup.com/5/calendar/12522388/?a=nr1c_rt

The announcement follows:


Hello group members:
I hope this isn't too spontaneous, but I setup an online meeting for the
LAMP group and I wanted to also include you in on it. We're going to be
doing an online chat/conference with whoever wants to participate.
It will be open at 9:30am on Sat ( everyone who wants to participate can
)
And it would be ideal if you had headphone set, or mic / speakers.

We'll go for at least an hour, and general topic will be
LAMP/MySQL topics, PHP ideas, site show off

I'd like to hear from members who want to be active in the community and
many ideas are appropriate for this open discussion
-Open Source tools and Web2.0 websites
-Data modeling and MySQL
-PHP Editors and tools
-CMS systems and frameworks ( Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, eZ Publish )
-LAMP stack and Linux flavors
-PHP libraries: core, pear, pecl, etc.

-PHP Object Oriented (OOP) techniques
-Integration, mashups with javascript, ajax and jQuery
-Blogs and Tutorials (many to recommend)
-Career growth, job seekers and opportunities
-Business ideas

I'd like to use this group and our discussions, as a knowledge base, to
share info among members.
So please join us, and be able to contribute a few of your own ideas.

Browse to:
https://voxli.com/TechChat
and join us.

Caveat: I may also be researching other good ways to set up chats,
online conferences, screen sharing among a group. So... I reserve the
right to setup a chat elsewhere, and invite everyone to it, on spur of
the moment, if need be. The good news: you will get either an email, or
the TechChat will have a forwarding link, if I do decide to do this.

There will be many of these in 2010, so don't sweat it if you miss it;
Lot's more to come.

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[chiPHPug-discuss] CakePHP + PayPal API Job

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

You'll have to contact Jerome for any more info:

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Subject: Robert Half Technology Contact
From:    "Roberts, Jerome (01300)" <jer...@rh...>
Date:    Fri, January 29, 2010 12:14 pm
To:      ce...@l-...
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Richard,



It was a pleasure speaking with you and hopefully in a month or so we
can meet.  Our client is looking for a CakePHP developer with strong
PayPal API experience.  If you know anyone please have them email me.
Thanks



Jerome L. Roberts

Sr. Recruiter

Robert Half Technology

205 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 3301

Chicago, IL 60601

jer...@rh...

312-616-7974 - office

312-616-3726 - fax

Robert Half Technology is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with
competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker
Solutions, Data Management Solutions and Networking Infrastructure
Solutions.







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[chiPHPug-discuss] paid opportunity to develop php client library

[Dan M. <dan...@ge...>]

Is anybody interested in writing a PHP client library? Braintree is
looking for a PHP developer to write a PHP client library for our
Gateway API. We're looking for candidates with experience writing open
source PHP libraries. Full description here:
https://gist.github.com/86e5703a1494bd5201a6

Thanks,
Dan Manges
Braintree Payment Solutions

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP User Group Rankings

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

Because Manuel who runs it wants it that way, I guess...

I've been on there since Day One, though not active much, and I don't
think I've gotten any spam because of it.

On Fri, January 15, 2010 11:32 am, Neil Young wrote:
> Why is it that this site designed by PHP professionals for PHP
> professionals looks like ass?  I'm reluctant to provide my personal
> email to them because if I do, I expect to be bombarded by focused
> spam
> tomorrow.
>
> junkmail wrote:
>> No members for ChiPHPUG :(
>>
>> I added myself so at least 1 should appear soon enough! LETS TAKE
>> THE
>> WHOLE CAKE!!!
>>
>> matt donohue wrote:
>>
>>> I personally think the PHP Classes site is pretty annoying.
>>> Anyway- if some cares more and is upset that some city in Brazil is
>>> winning top PHP user group in the WORLD!!!
>>>
>>> http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/114-PHP-User-Groups-ranking.html
>>> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/group/top/
>>>
>>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> the
>> world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for
>> Conference
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>> issues through
>> interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established
>> companies.
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>> _______________________________________________
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>> chi...@li...
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>>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> the
> world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for
> Conference
> attendees to learn about information security's most important issues
> through
> interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established
> companies.
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP User Group Rankings

[junkmail <jun...@2z...>]

I agree they have a really poorly designed site, but I've found some 
neat classes on the site. In terms of the spam, I think I get an email 
about once per year from them.

Neil Young wrote:
> Why is it that this site designed by PHP professionals for PHP 
> professionals looks like ass?  I'm reluctant to provide my personal 
> email to them because if I do, I expect to be bombarded by focused spam 
> tomorrow.
>   
>

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP User Group Rankings

[Neil Y. <ny...@as...>]

Why is it that this site designed by PHP professionals for PHP 
professionals looks like ass?  I'm reluctant to provide my personal 
email to them because if I do, I expect to be bombarded by focused spam 
tomorrow.

junkmail wrote:
> No members for ChiPHPUG :(
>
> I added myself so at least 1 should appear soon enough! LETS TAKE THE 
> WHOLE CAKE!!!
>
> matt donohue wrote:
>   
>> I personally think the PHP Classes site is pretty annoying.
>> Anyway- if some cares more and is upset that some city in Brazil is winning top PHP user group in the WORLD!!!
>>
>> http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/114-PHP-User-Groups-ranking.html
>> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/group/top/
>>   
>>     
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the
> world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference
> attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through
> interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev
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>   

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP User Group Rankings

[junkmail <jun...@2z...>]

No members for ChiPHPUG :(

I added myself so at least 1 should appear soon enough! LETS TAKE THE 
WHOLE CAKE!!!

matt donohue wrote:
> I personally think the PHP Classes site is pretty annoying.
> Anyway- if some cares more and is upset that some city in Brazil is winning top PHP user group in the WORLD!!!
>
> http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/114-PHP-User-Groups-ranking.html
> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/group/top/
>   

[chiPHPug-discuss] PHP User Group Rankings

[matt d. <mm_...@ya...>]

I personally think the PHP Classes site is pretty annoying.
Anyway- if some cares more and is upset that some city in Brazil is winning top PHP user group in the WORLD!!!

http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/114-PHP-User-Groups-ranking.html
http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/group/top/

Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting - (no subject)

[Steve E. <set...@at...>]

Hi, Matt -

Thank you for your post. I am really just learning this stuff - the small
site I referred to is "really" small so the differences between the account
I have and an account with root access would not help or hurt me at this
point. The original post caught my eye because I am annoyed with GoDaddy
about something else, though, so I took the opportunity to try to learn
something. My gripes with GoDaddy are more about getting information out of
the hell-p system. You are surely correct about getting an answer, though -
the e-mail support is pretty good.

Long term - just keep learning and doing.

Thank you again.


Steve E.
    



-----Original Message-----
From: matt donohue [mailto:mm_...@ya...] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:18 PM
To: Chicago PHP User Group
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting - (no subject)


The main difference is a root account allows you install/configure any
software you want. You set the all that up. So- the downside is you are
expected to manage your own server. GoDaddy is a managed server and a root
account (or 'shared' server) is not. That may seem like the wrong option for
a newbie but I've never had an issue that support wouldn't answer or help
with. The support in one of these accounts is usually much better than a so
called 'managed' account probably because the techs have more time. The
set-ups will be remarkably similar with the same basic install you see at
every ISP. PHP, APACHE and MySQL already installed. These are both vitual
machines with many hosts on the same box- the only difference is the
un-managed root account allows you to log into your VM as root with full
privileges to change that environment. Both will have the same plesk
management options so- if you are used to that with GoDaddy it's the same.
Lastly- any mail systems on GoDaddy will suck (to configure and manage)- so,
if you have email apps that would be my reason to bail.

I'm not sure what your long term plans are but I haven't seen many PHP jobs
that did not require you to know how to manage a server on your own so you
might as well jump in at some point.

Matt








________________________________
From: Steve E. <set...@at...>
To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 7:53:55 AM
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting -  (no subject)

Good day -

Newbie here - I currently use GoDaddy for a small database-driven site
without significant trouble (hate their help system, though). I am
interested in Matt D.'s comment about getting a host that has "root". Can
someone explain what this means and any obvious (or hidden) benefits that a
change of hosts might provide? Many thanks.


Steve E.
Chicago, IL

  

-----Original Message-----
From: matt donohue [mailto:mm_...@ya...] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:45 PM
To: Chicago PHP User Group
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)


You can check your php.ini file and if it's running safe mode no dice. echo
phpinfo();
ini_set("safe_mode",0) works for some php installs (see manual).

Or- ditch GoDaddy and get a real hosting solution that has root. It costs
the same.

Matt




________________________________
From: Sara Trice <sa...@sa...>
To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 5:54:26 PM
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)

I'm 99% sure shell_exec() is disabled on GoDaddy because ... well, it's a
cheap webhost, and rather than secure their servers, they eliminate problems
by not offering features.

-Sara

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Tom Printy <tp...@ma...>
wrote:
> Hey Guys/Gals,
>
> I have some software that I am working with that is running on
> GoDaddy. I am attempting to have PHP call another script to run in the 
> background. However I am running into so troubles and I was wondering 
> if anyone else has had any success with this. Here is what I am doing:
>
> shell_exec("nohup
> /home/content/t/e/x/textconn/html/sms/sendmessages.pl
> 2> /dev/null &");
>
> The php scipt seems to hang at this point and the browser then times
> out.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks
> -Tom Printy
> www.edisonave.com
>
>
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting - (no subject)

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

Use exec.

The big reason is that exec() lets you pass in two more parameters,
and it fills them up with a) the output from the shell and b) the
error code returned from the shell.

Said error code can be researched to guess what went wrong.

$command = "nohup
/home/content/t/e/x/textconn/html/sms/sendmessages.pl &";
exec($command, $output, $error);
if ($error){
  echo "<pre>"; var_dump($output); echo "</pre>";
  echo "OS Error: $error";
}

If you have an SSH shell, you can do "perror ####" where the #### is
the $error code.

Or, if you're really bored, I wrote a PHP extension that lets you
lookup the error message from PHP itself:
http://l-i-e.com/perror/

On Wed, January 6, 2010 9:26 pm, Tom Printy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I didn't choose the server/account I am just trying to support the
> code
> that is running there. I would much rather run this on my own hosted
> server.
>
> I just thought I would ask the question to see if anyone had any
> suggestions.
>
> -Tom
>
>
> matt donohue wrote:
>> The main difference is a root account allows you install/configure
>> any software you want.
>> You set the all that up. So- the downside is you are expected to
>> manage your own server.
>> GoDaddy is a managed server and a root account (or 'shared' server)
>> is not. That may seem like the wrong option for a newbie but
>> I've never had an issue that support wouldn't answer or help with.
>> The support in one of these accounts is usually much better than
>> a so called 'managed' account probably because the techs have more
>> time.
>> The set-ups will be remarkably similar with the same basic install
>> you see at every ISP. PHP, APACHE and MySQL already installed.
>> These are both vitual machines with many hosts on the same box- the
>> only difference is the un-managed root account allows you to log
>> into your VM as root with full privileges to change that
>> environment.
>> Both will have the same plesk management options so- if you are used
>> to that with GoDaddy it's the same.
>> Lastly- any mail systems on GoDaddy will suck (to configure and
>> manage)- so, if you have email apps that would be my reason to bail.
>>
>> I'm not sure what your long term plans are but I haven't seen many
>> PHP jobs that did not require you to know how to manage a server on
>> your own so you might as well jump in at some point.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Steve E. <set...@at...>
>> To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
>> Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 7:53:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting -  (no subject)
>>
>> Good day -
>>
>> Newbie here - I currently use GoDaddy for a small database-driven
>> site
>> without significant trouble (hate their help system, though). I am
>> interested in Matt D.'s comment about getting a host that has
>> "root". Can
>> someone explain what this means and any obvious (or hidden) benefits
>> that a
>> change of hosts might provide? Many thanks.
>>
>>
>> Steve E.
>> Chicago, IL
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: matt donohue [mailto:mm_...@ya...]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:45 PM
>> To: Chicago PHP User Group
>> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)
>>
>>
>> You can check your php.ini file and if it's running safe mode no
>> dice. echo
>> phpinfo();
>> ini_set("safe_mode",0) works for some php installs (see manual).
>>
>> Or- ditch GoDaddy and get a real hosting solution that has root. It
>> costs
>> the same.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Sara Trice <sa...@sa...>
>> To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
>> Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 5:54:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)
>>
>> I'm 99% sure shell_exec() is disabled on GoDaddy because ... well,
>> it's a
>> cheap webhost, and rather than secure their servers, they eliminate
>> problems
>> by not offering features.
>>
>> -Sara
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Tom Printy
>> <tp...@ma...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Guys/Gals,
>>>
>>> I have some software that I am working with that is running on
>>> GoDaddy. I am attempting to have PHP call another script to run in
>>> the
>>> background. However I am running into so troubles and I was
>>> wondering
>>> if anyone else has had any success with this. Here is what I am
>>> doing:
>>>
>>> shell_exec("nohup
>>> /home/content/t/e/x/textconn/html/sms/sendmessages.pl
>>> 2> /dev/null &");
>>>
>>> The php scipt seems to hang at this point and the browser then
>>> times
>>> out.
>>>
>>> Any advice?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> -Tom Printy
>>> www.edisonave.com
>>>
>>>
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] SMS Question

[Tom P. <tp...@ma...>]

Cool tell them Tom Printy sent you ;) If you have any problems I have
contacts that know the owners.


-Tom

On Wed, 2010-01-06 at 18:58 -0800, Domenic Roti wrote:
> Wow - thanks you so much - Optit looks perfect, we mainly only need to do outgoing messages which it says start at $.02 which is much better then other gateways I've found, and as far as incoming messages the most we would need is an unsubscribe.
> 
> Thanks - when we start the project I'll you let you know how it goes.
> 
> --- On Wed, 1/6/10, Tom Printy <tp...@ma...> wrote:
> 
> > From: Tom Printy <tp...@ma...>
> > Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] SMS Question
> > To: "Chicago PHP User Group" <chi...@li...>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 7:22 PM
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have worked with Optit and Clickatel. If you are doing
> > mobile 
> > originated messaging Optit.com might be a good choice for 
> > experimentation as you get 30 days for free. Either service
> > is great for 
> > mobile terminated messages.  If you want your own
> > short code you are 
> > looking at a 2 month ramp up time and $1,000 a month there
> > are shared 
> > short codes but I am not sure of the price.
> > 
> > -Tom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Domenic Roti wrote:
> > > I've been looking into setting up a website with SMS
> > functionality, I've been doing some research and found an
> > excellent resource here:
> > > http://www.developershome.com/sms/
> > >
> > > They also had a list of SMS Service Providers:
> > > http://www.developershome.com/sms/smsGatewayProvComp.asp
> > >
> > > I was wondering if anyone out there might have a
> > favorite SMS gateway that they use - this is going to be a
> > small private project between three developers so we're
> > really looking for affordibility - anyone have any
> > suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance
> > > Domenic
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> > >
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] SMS Question

[Domenic R. <rod...@ya...>]

Wow - thanks you so much - Optit looks perfect, we mainly only need to do outgoing messages which it says start at $.02 which is much better then other gateways I've found, and as far as incoming messages the most we would need is an unsubscribe.

Thanks - when we start the project I'll you let you know how it goes.

--- On Wed, 1/6/10, Tom Printy <tp...@ma...> wrote:

> From: Tom Printy <tp...@ma...>
> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] SMS Question
> To: "Chicago PHP User Group" <chi...@li...>
> Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 7:22 PM
> Hi,
> 
> I have worked with Optit and Clickatel. If you are doing
> mobile 
> originated messaging Optit.com might be a good choice for 
> experimentation as you get 30 days for free. Either service
> is great for 
> mobile terminated messages.  If you want your own
> short code you are 
> looking at a 2 month ramp up time and $1,000 a month there
> are shared 
> short codes but I am not sure of the price.
> 
> -Tom
> 
> 
> 
> Domenic Roti wrote:
> > I've been looking into setting up a website with SMS
> functionality, I've been doing some research and found an
> excellent resource here:
> > http://www.developershome.com/sms/
> >
> > They also had a list of SMS Service Providers:
> > http://www.developershome.com/sms/smsGatewayProvComp.asp
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone out there might have a
> favorite SMS gateway that they use - this is going to be a
> small private project between three developers so we're
> really looking for affordibility - anyone have any
> suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> > Domenic
> >
> >
> >       
> >
> >
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> 
> 
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting - (no subject)

[Tom P. <tp...@ma...>]

Hi,

I didn't choose the server/account I am just trying to support the code 
that is running there. I would much rather run this on my own hosted 
server. 

I just thought I would ask the question to see if anyone had any 
suggestions.

-Tom


matt donohue wrote:
> The main difference is a root account allows you install/configure any software you want.
> You set the all that up. So- the downside is you are expected to manage your own server.
> GoDaddy is a managed server and a root account (or 'shared' server) is not. That may seem like the wrong option for a newbie but
> I've never had an issue that support wouldn't answer or help with. The support in one of these accounts is usually much better than
> a so called 'managed' account probably because the techs have more time.
> The set-ups will be remarkably similar with the same basic install you see at every ISP. PHP, APACHE and MySQL already installed.
> These are both vitual machines with many hosts on the same box- the only difference is the un-managed root account allows you to log into your VM as root with full privileges to change that environment.
> Both will have the same plesk management options so- if you are used to that with GoDaddy it's the same.
> Lastly- any mail systems on GoDaddy will suck (to configure and manage)- so, if you have email apps that would be my reason to bail.
>
> I'm not sure what your long term plans are but I haven't seen many PHP jobs that did not require you to know how to manage a server on your own so you might as well jump in at some point.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Steve E. <set...@at...>
> To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
> Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 7:53:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting -  (no subject)
>
> Good day -
>
> Newbie here - I currently use GoDaddy for a small database-driven site
> without significant trouble (hate their help system, though). I am
> interested in Matt D.'s comment about getting a host that has "root". Can
> someone explain what this means and any obvious (or hidden) benefits that a
> change of hosts might provide? Many thanks.
>
>
> Steve E.
> Chicago, IL
>
>   
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: matt donohue [mailto:mm_...@ya...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:45 PM
> To: Chicago PHP User Group
> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)
>
>
> You can check your php.ini file and if it's running safe mode no dice. echo
> phpinfo();
> ini_set("safe_mode",0) works for some php installs (see manual).
>
> Or- ditch GoDaddy and get a real hosting solution that has root. It costs
> the same.
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Sara Trice <sa...@sa...>
> To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
> Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 5:54:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)
>
> I'm 99% sure shell_exec() is disabled on GoDaddy because ... well, it's a
> cheap webhost, and rather than secure their servers, they eliminate problems
> by not offering features.
>
> -Sara
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Tom Printy <tp...@ma...>
> wrote:
>   
>> Hey Guys/Gals,
>>
>> I have some software that I am working with that is running on 
>> GoDaddy. I am attempting to have PHP call another script to run in the 
>> background. However I am running into so troubles and I was wondering 
>> if anyone else has had any success with this. Here is what I am doing:
>>
>> shell_exec("nohup 
>> /home/content/t/e/x/textconn/html/sms/sendmessages.pl
>> 2> /dev/null &");
>>
>> The php scipt seems to hang at this point and the browser then times 
>> out.
>>
>> Any advice?
>>
>> Thanks
>> -Tom Printy
>> www.edisonave.com
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --------
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> easy
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting - (no subject)

[matt d. <mm_...@ya...>]

The main difference is a root account allows you install/configure any software you want.
You set the all that up. So- the downside is you are expected to manage your own server.
GoDaddy is a managed server and a root account (or 'shared' server) is not. That may seem like the wrong option for a newbie but
I've never had an issue that support wouldn't answer or help with. The support in one of these accounts is usually much better than
a so called 'managed' account probably because the techs have more time.
The set-ups will be remarkably similar with the same basic install you see at every ISP. PHP, APACHE and MySQL already installed.
These are both vitual machines with many hosts on the same box- the only difference is the un-managed root account allows you to log into your VM as root with full privileges to change that environment.
Both will have the same plesk management options so- if you are used to that with GoDaddy it's the same.
Lastly- any mail systems on GoDaddy will suck (to configure and manage)- so, if you have email apps that would be my reason to bail.

I'm not sure what your long term plans are but I haven't seen many PHP jobs that did not require you to know how to manage a server on your own so you might as well jump in at some point.

Matt








________________________________
From: Steve E. <set...@at...>
To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 7:53:55 AM
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] GoDaddy hosting -  (no subject)

Good day -

Newbie here - I currently use GoDaddy for a small database-driven site
without significant trouble (hate their help system, though). I am
interested in Matt D.'s comment about getting a host that has "root". Can
someone explain what this means and any obvious (or hidden) benefits that a
change of hosts might provide? Many thanks.


Steve E.
Chicago, IL

  

-----Original Message-----
From: matt donohue [mailto:mm_...@ya...] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:45 PM
To: Chicago PHP User Group
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)


You can check your php.ini file and if it's running safe mode no dice. echo
phpinfo();
ini_set("safe_mode",0) works for some php installs (see manual).

Or- ditch GoDaddy and get a real hosting solution that has root. It costs
the same.

Matt




________________________________
From: Sara Trice <sa...@sa...>
To: Chicago PHP User Group <chi...@li...>
Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 5:54:26 PM
Subject: Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] (no subject)

I'm 99% sure shell_exec() is disabled on GoDaddy because ... well, it's a
cheap webhost, and rather than secure their servers, they eliminate problems
by not offering features.

-Sara

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Tom Printy <tp...@ma...>
wrote:
> Hey Guys/Gals,
>
> I have some software that I am working with that is running on 
> GoDaddy. I am attempting to have PHP call another script to run in the 
> background. However I am running into so troubles and I was wondering 
> if anyone else has had any success with this. Here is what I am doing:
>
> shell_exec("nohup 
> /home/content/t/e/x/textconn/html/sms/sendmessages.pl
> 2> /dev/null &");
>
> The php scipt seems to hang at this point and the browser then times 
> out.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks
> -Tom Printy
> www.edisonave.com
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
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> Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support
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Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] SMS Question

[Tom P. <tp...@ma...>]

Hi,

I have worked with Optit and Clickatel. If you are doing mobile 
originated messaging Optit.com might be a good choice for 
experimentation as you get 30 days for free. Either service is great for 
mobile terminated messages.  If you want your own short code you are 
looking at a 2 month ramp up time and $1,000 a month there are shared 
short codes but I am not sure of the price.

-Tom



Domenic Roti wrote:
> I've been looking into setting up a website with SMS functionality, I've been doing some research and found an excellent resource here:
> http://www.developershome.com/sms/
>
> They also had a list of SMS Service Providers:
> http://www.developershome.com/sms/smsGatewayProvComp.asp
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there might have a favorite SMS gateway that they use - this is going to be a small private project between three developers so we're really looking for affordibility - anyone have any suggestions?
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> Thanks in Advance
> Domenic
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