PHP Fog Raises $1.8 Million To Be The Heroku Of PHP

Don't really get this one. First off, PHP doesn't have the deploy/run process of Sinatra/Ruby/Node/etc. Second, 1.8 mil isn't much money; that's probably the amount you could bootstrap with some past success. And the business-plan-like graphic doesn't reveal that there's anything interesting in their tech approach than any commodity hosting.

Anyone else tired of hearing about "the Heroku of x?" However, you can be pretty sure you hit the right combo of good timing and implementation when your own startup is followed by services which are referred to as "[insert your startup name] of x."<p>ETA: Let's have some fun and play with the tagline they have on their pricing page which is "Like Heroku, but better."<p>Like Heroku, but without ninjas and rockstars.<p>Like Heroku, but better, but less cool.

The future is heterogeneous Platform as a Service (for example, <a href="http://dotcloud.com/" rel="nofollow">http://dotcloud.com/</a>) in my opinion. I can't imagine going back to Heroku where I can only host Ruby along with a selection externally hosted add-ons.

Why is Shopify listed under the apps? I always thought Shopify was a hosted rails app.

Like the service, hate the name. Though I personally would like it better if it included plug-and-play framework too. (Heroku has Rails, for example)

i hope the funding will allow you to create a free plan, like heroku. i like the idea of whats provided. i don't like the pricing structure.

nice work!I hope to use it when I can get an account. I just hope it is as easy as they say.

Congrats Lucas!