What do you guys think about a statistics platform that gathers information from TheHostingTool implementations? This is more "for fun" than anything else, but could provide some pretty interesting data. Of course, this would be completely optional and completely anonymous (although if it weren't completely anon, we could provide even cooler info). A variety of data could be collected like:
All this information would be aggregated on our server in a database. Since nothing on the above list is really sensitive info (with the possible exception of server software and current THT version), providing a THT install-specific key to track individual installs wouldn't really be a huge breach of security. THT install-specific identifiable information, such as the aforementioned key or ID, would not be publicly available. That data would solely be used (and available) for whoever controls that specific copy of THT. And, in case you're wondering, only Jonny and I would have direct access to the raw database, as we hold root privileges on the server.
Please let me know of any suggestions or objections you have to this idea.
- The number of active THT installations! I'd love to see how many people are using THT!
- If they customized (or completely changed) their theme
- Most used server types (WHM, DA, etc)
- Most used package types (free, p2h, paid)
- Number of accounts, packages, servers, tickets, knowledge base articles, invoices, P2H forums, subdomains, staff accounts, etc
- Current version of THT
- System software (Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc)
All this information would be aggregated on our server in a database. Since nothing on the above list is really sensitive info (with the possible exception of server software and current THT version), providing a THT install-specific key to track individual installs wouldn't really be a huge breach of security. THT install-specific identifiable information, such as the aforementioned key or ID, would not be publicly available. That data would solely be used (and available) for whoever controls that specific copy of THT. And, in case you're wondering, only Jonny and I would have direct access to the raw database, as we hold root privileges on the server.
Please let me know of any suggestions or objections you have to this idea.
Kevin Mark - TheHostingTool Lead Developer