Serverless PHP, Hosting, and Honest Hosting

In WP Legends Episode 135, Quintin Russ, Co Founder of Web Slice, shares how Web Slice is redefining hosting for modern PHP applications through serverless infrastructure, measurable performance, and greater transparency.

We explore serverless PHP, PHP Vitals, hardware performance, pricing transparency, uptime claims, and the reality of shared vs cloud hosting. The conversation also dives into what truly matters when choosing infrastructure for WordPress workloads today.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Guest introduction
2:21 Diving into his journey and the early days of starting Web Slice
3:23 What was missing in hosting before Web Slice
4:22 What did you do differently when building for PHP developers
6:08 Are your customers mostly evolved agencies
6:48 How would you pitch Web Slice to someone hosting 50 PHP sites on a VPS
8:44 What hardware upgrades actually matter most for PHP workloads
10:48 Is hardware outpacing PHP optimization or vice versa
13:56 What PHP Vitals is and why it was built
17:48 Why is it so hard to compare hosting providers objectively
23:21 The future of PHP hosting and serverless
25:19 Which hosting marketing claims frustrate you the most
27:31 What does honest hosting actually look like in practice
30:13 Is shared hosting dead or just misunderstood
32:13 Which hosting or plugin companies do you admire most
33:33 Closing thoughts

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Music Credits:
Valdez Off Crenshaw by Terrace Martin
Live Like Legends by Ruelle Nightcore Remix

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