Hello,

I'm trying to decide whether to use GoDaddy.com as a web hosting site or use Discount.ASP.NET.  My preference is actually GoDaddy but when I inquired about supporting VWG applications on their site the response was less than positive.  I have pasted their responses below:

Unfortunately, Visual GUI is not supported within our shared hosting environment. You may wish to look into either a dedicated or Virtual Dedicated server to install the application. You may find more information on the Dedicated and Virtual Dedicated servers that we offer at the links below: • Dedicated Servers • Virtual Dedicated Servers   and   I apologize for any confusion in this matter. We have reviewed the requirements of this program and can not guarantee the function of it on our servers. Please let us know if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns by replying to this email. Our service departments and telephone lines are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to accommodate your needs anytime.   I know Gizmox has a marketing relationship with Discount.ASP.NET and that is probably what I will use, but there seems that some education is needed with GoDaddy so they can understand that VWG is just another standard ASP.NET application with a separate pipeline. If anyone else has had success hosting VWG on GoDaddy's servers, I would like to hear about it.  I would give it a try knowing that I wouldn't probably get any tech support from them.   Regards, Kenn

 Thanks Danny,

I want to give it a try, my more substantiative question has to do with any web hosting organization.  For example, I have a potential client who currently has a standard html/PHP app running on SpaceRack.  If I pitch an app based on VWG and SpaceRack responds that they don't support VWG, how do I respond?

I know what I needed to do to setup my VWG app on IIS for testing, but what I need is a simple paragraph stating what a web hosting provider needs to do to support VWG on their site.  I could simply ask if they support any ASP.NET app so they should also support VWG by default,   The best answer of course is they do not need to anything else.  Is that the case?  What I need here is marketing help that VWG is a good solution that fits into their current environment.

Kindest Regards, Kenn

 Hi Danry,

You made laugh out loud,  Thank you for your response...   I have decided to to go with GoDaddy as a web hosting site, I know it will work, and I will learn what it takes to make a VWG app to run in a different environment.

Thanks for input, Kenn