archondigital.Two weeks ago I got myself a 256 slice from Slicehost. I figured this was a worthwhile investment for most of the sites I run (for myself and for other people).
One of the main things that I do find interesting with blogging has never really been about making money online but more on the design part of things.
The learning experience slowly evolved from learning how to design websites, to learning the code behind the design, and then ultimately, learning how the whole box works and looks from the inside.
Lighting the LAMP
I started installing LAMP emulators (XAMPP and later WAMP) on my Windows box three years ago to learn Apache and how PHP and apps like Wordpress work with MySQL and all the “code poetry” that comes with it. That experience taught me a lot and helped me learn how to design Wordpress themes from scratch.
Running WAMP was pretty straightforward but then I felt something was still lacking, it was the control and feel of running a real webserver which I really wanted to experience and learn from. My logic was that if I were to learn how to really administer my own sites then I should learn Linux fast.
Enter Ubuntu Linux.
Installing Ubuntu on a box at home was my next step. This has gotten me to write about my adventures with Linux and how I got everyone else at home to use it.
Figuring things out on a linux command line was a fairly easy thing for me to adjust to as there are a plethora of documentation and guides found all over the net. Actually, I find it much easier and obviously more powerful than good old DOS.
What Next?
I set up the slice with Gutsy (Hardy Heron was still in beta back then) and installed nginx, php5, MySQL and Wordpress by following some very informative articles from Pickled Onion, the Slicehost forums and a whole lot of other sites.
Right now most of my sites are already migrating to the slice from my other hosting account. Archon Digital will be last on the list as I would want to work out all the kinks before transfer everything.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Glad to have you with us. Let us know if you need anything!
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April 29th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Thanks for the warm welcome. Still getting a feel on how everything works but so far I’m having fun learning
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April 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Even though that blogging has never really been about making money online but more on the design part of things, since your on it, why not make some money too. It’s fun!
About your Ubuntu and slicehost… I rate you as the “Darthvader”. May the force be with you…
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May 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hmm, I’ve been considering a dedicated host once I start advertising my site. Would Slicehost be a better alternative? Going to need something that can survive front page diggs and the like.
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I think it would be a practical and more scalable solution for your site
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May 5th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Pare, congratulations. Having my own hosting server has always been a dream. Hopefully, I could try out Slicehost soon.
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They have a good track record, been watching them for over a few months before finally signing up
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June 16th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
very nice article
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