I've been trying to convince my host to install python/mod_python on his server for a while now, however there are a number of reasons he is reluctant to do so, which I will outline here:
1. His major reason is optimization. He uses Zend's optimization of PHP as an example, and he has stated that python is rather resource consuming. 2. Another one of his points is that he is unexperienced in installing python, and he would not know how to do it securely. By 'securely', I'm assuming he means disallowing a malicious (or ignorant) user from harming the server And, in light of point #1, I suggested that if there wasn't any optimization immediately available, he could just enable it for my account (thus lessening potential resource consumption at any given time), to which he retorted "Do /you/ know how to do that?", and I must say, he has me cornered ;-) I have no experience with this sort of thing, so I'm asking a little assistance in the direction of any documents or websites (or what have you) I could show him in order to answer some of these questions, or perhaps even some unspoken ones -- anything worth noting. (all I'm really going to do is link him to this thread once it has accumulated any answers) Thank you all for your help :) Wishing-to-be-liberated-from-the-clutches-of-PHP-ly y'rs, Daniel Bickett -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
