Been using shared hosting for 20 years. It's easily easier than VPS.
Not sure what you mean by stripped off permissions. Yes, I'm not root, but most VPS providers don't give me root access either (at least not for cheap).
SFTP has always worked, and continues to do so.
Of course you need to understand UNIX permissions. You also need to understand what a directory is, what a file is, etc. It's not asking too much.
I've tried 3 different providers, and they all had SSH access. I've not heard of one that doesn't.
The only problems I had with PHP servers is that the admins are doing their job and removing old vulnerable versions. Which is a pain for me but it's why I pay them. The whole point of shared hosting is they're taking care of the zero day exploits for me.
Custom domains? Not sure what you mean. Every provider I looked at it made it painless to use.
Having a simple LAMP stack is dead simple to use (yes, as long as you know basic UNIX). VPS: I suddenly need to set up the web server, and manage DOS attacks, etc? And keep track of all the security vulnerabilities and keep upgrading? I don't want to deal with that pain. With shared hosting, I need to "fix" things less than once a year. My web apps happily work without my needing to log in.
With a VPS, I have to pay more only so that I have to do more work? No thanks.
I've not yet gotten VPS, but when I last hunted around, it was common for root access only at a much higher paid tier. Definitely did not see any for $5/mo. If you know of one, let me know!
Not sure what you mean by stripped off permissions. Yes, I'm not root, but most VPS providers don't give me root access either (at least not for cheap).
SFTP has always worked, and continues to do so.
Of course you need to understand UNIX permissions. You also need to understand what a directory is, what a file is, etc. It's not asking too much.
I've tried 3 different providers, and they all had SSH access. I've not heard of one that doesn't.
The only problems I had with PHP servers is that the admins are doing their job and removing old vulnerable versions. Which is a pain for me but it's why I pay them. The whole point of shared hosting is they're taking care of the zero day exploits for me.
Custom domains? Not sure what you mean. Every provider I looked at it made it painless to use.
Having a simple LAMP stack is dead simple to use (yes, as long as you know basic UNIX). VPS: I suddenly need to set up the web server, and manage DOS attacks, etc? And keep track of all the security vulnerabilities and keep upgrading? I don't want to deal with that pain. With shared hosting, I need to "fix" things less than once a year. My web apps happily work without my needing to log in.
With a VPS, I have to pay more only so that I have to do more work? No thanks.