Romain Canon
🚚 The `.io` domain names have become really expensive over the past couple of years, so I’ve decided to move the #PHP Valinor documentation from https://valinor.cuyz.io to https://valinor-php.dev
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Feb 23 at 8:01amPhanpy
Show threadRomain CanonFeb 23
Thank you @mopolo for helping out!
Show threadAlejandro CelayaFeb 23
@Romm I have considered this for some personal projects.
Are you keeping the old domain redirected to the new one for some time, or are you hard-replacing and hoping everyone will eventually discover the new domain?
Show threadRomain CanonFeb 23
@acelaya auto-renewal for the old domain was in November 2025, so the redirection will be there until Novembre 2026, which should be enough. 😊
Show threadAlejandro CelayaFeb 23
@Romm yeah, that was also my thinking. Thanks!
Show threadAlex RockFeb 23
@Romm ".io" domain funds colonization, ".dev" domain funds Google, I'm not sure 🤔
Show threadRomain CanonFeb 23

@pierstoval Feel free to financially sponsor my OSS work so I can choose a better domain name 🤗

Sarcasm aside, I knew that when I bought it — but that doesn’t mean I endorse everything Google does 🤷‍♂️. What would be some good, not-too-exotic alternatives?

Show threadAlex RockFeb 24
@Romm I find the ".tech" domains to be a good compromise :)
Show threadRomain CanonFeb 24
@pierstoval `.tech` is sold the same price as `.io` domain names, which was the initial issue. Also, `.tech` is owned by an Indian billionaire so… 🤷‍♂️
Show threadAlex RockFeb 24

@Romm Almost every TLD is owned by either big corporations, or some billionnaire somewhere.

The real solution would be to use domains owned by nonprofit orgs based in countries where their rights and data are safe, and so far there's no such thing.

ICANN controls pretty much everything that's not big corp, conjointedly with IANA for the DNS and GTLD parts, all these are US-based, so... yeah, Radix is based in India, but I don't know any bad thing about them (so far, no idea about the future)