One thing we tend to do is pick an eZ Hosting partner. There are several reasons
1. They will not force an upgrade of PHP on you. (Been there, never again)
2. They know that eZ is going to each CPU, RAM and Disk IO
3. They will be able to host eZ Network (eZ NOW and eZ Premium)
4. You have a chance of getting the OpenOffice stuff you need to get OpenOffice Import and Export, Export to PDF/Word working.
5. The ones I know are really nice folks... 6. If they mess you around word gets out in the community and folks stop using them.
I hope this helps and good luck...
Tony
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