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If you need to look at the available options, then there is a superb resource here at http://www.opensourcecms.com. You can even try them out, as a user or as an administrator. I have become attached to Postnuke, secure and stable under high 'loads' , and for the 'mission control' look and point and click updates. I have installed a number of there CMS packages, and if you are looking for a relatively low gradient in the learning curve, then Xoops, E-Xoops, or Phpwebsite are good options. Again, the bottom line if to decide exactly what you need the CMS for, and what modules/options are essential in the package. The only packages I have seen which tend to get 'banned' are cgi/perl installations. I have yet to see posts anywhere on the internet, relating to Postnuke causing problems. That said, there is a limit to what a shared server can take! It is virtually impossible to get a straight answer from any website hosting company as to whether they will present a server/load issue. ... unless they are banned outright. There is no universal definition of a high load either, other than that which starts to have a detrimental effect on other hosted sites of other users ( quite a few normally) on the same server. There are too many variables involved, so the absence of a straight answer is not entirely unreasonable. I have, for example, recently discovered that Moodle ( a VLE php/MySQL package) has been causing some problems here, with its excessive demands on resources, even with a relatively low number of users.

Fine. I have read all the postings on Moodle, and have added a few comments myself. I am just at the tinkering/evaluation stage, using my own money from teaching to pay for hosting for what is in effect a school resource, and I have a number of websites hosted with Totalchoicehosting. I need to think very carefully about the future expansion of the use of Moodle. It is clear that at least 2 users have been 'unplugged' for becoming a little too enthusiastic in the use of Moodle. Somehow, somewhere, there needs to be a health warning about the use of Moodle. At the moment I have done a search for all those hosting companies which have 'banned' Moodle. .. but I have not been able to find any evidence to support the statement ...you will see that many Moodle sites have been banned from many hosting services mainly because of their heavy use of CPU and Database calls Yet, it appears to be just a matter of time before the health warning spreads across the internet. Moodle is in danger becoming too powerful for its own good. Time to back up all my sites again, and start looking elsewhere. I am not going to wait for armageddon. I have placed further onformation on the Moodle website relating to a possible 'reduction' of stress on servers:

Over on the www.moodle.org website there has been some in-depth discussion concerning the ability/inability of shared servers to cope with Moodle. I have tried as much as I can to sing the praises of Totalchoicehosting, but it its becoming clear that at least one member (hey, not me!) has caused a server crash (admitted) as a result of up to 30 students using Moodle. That number does not appear to be excessive, considering that its very use for classes! Apparently Totalchoicehosting 'pulled the plug' on his site, for overuse of resources (related to MySQL demands?) Now it is clear that many users visiting www.moodle.org are recommending totalchoicehosting for running Moodle. Yet, it appears that the demands of Moodle might be somewhat excessive on a shared hosting account. This is a reality check, and some guidance is required relating to the use of Moodle. Clearly, Moodle is meant for class use, and just imagine if a whole school of 1500 got enthusiastic about its use! Given the amount of discussion on the Moodle website, I am very surprised that this topic has not arisen here.....before now. Need more information about what is being written about Totalchoicehosting ? (you deserve the chance to respond) .....then you need to go to http://moodle.org/mod/forum/index.php?id=5 (LOGIN as a guest ) and do a search using the key word... totalchoice

I would like to install Gallery, which requires safe mode to be OFF. Is safe mode on or off?