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One of the headaches when building a website is configuration and make Joomla run great on the hosting provider server. Here in Sweden I got issues running websites on hosting providers servers that claims to be running fine with Joomla. The most common issue has been that “Safe_mode” has been set to “On” instead of “Off”.

When start building website and working with Joomla it´s easy to blame Joomla instead of the hosting provider.

Would it be possible to start and manage a Joomla certified system?
When buying digital products in the store it´s common to see “Compatible with Windows 7”. Could it be possible to make something similar for hosting providers that provide Joomla hosting/”one-click”-installations?

There are obviously requirements for running Joomla, PHP, MySQL, Safe_mode: Off etc but there should also be possible to include common needed server configurations like “GD-library 2” and present a certified list.

Hosting providers that fulfill the certified list could apply for using “Joomla! Friendly” (or whatever) banner on their site – stating that their hosting is certified for Joomla.

What could be won?

• Building and configure Joomla website should be easier on certified servers
• Sites should be more secure (777 chmod is not used by provider)
• Joomla gets a even better reputation to be easier to work with and to be secure
• Hopefully development could be easier (ex. implement and run Joomla core updates)

How would it work?
1. Joomla community produce a certified list
2. Hosting providers apply on joomla.org – gets accepted
3. Hosting providers that not fulfill the list will be told to remove banner

Inputs appreciated :)