Awhile back I used Bluehost, which was pretty good about installing  
PHP packages if you send them a request ticket.

Looks like they're still pretty open to this:
https://www.bluehost.com/cgi/help/534


b,chris.

On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Han, Yan wrote:

> Updating L A M is easy with Ubuntu /Debian. Not sure about PHP. If  
> you are afraid of hacking/security, you can have a monitor service.
>
> I know Google has java/python platform. I do not know who provides  
> PHP/Perl one on this level.  (yes. It is a little easier when  
> someone takes care of updating for you).
>
>
> Yan Han, Associate Librarian
> The University of Arizona Libraries
> Phone: (520)307-2823
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> From: Cindy Harper [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:18 AM
> To: Code for Libraries
> Cc: Han, Yan
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LAMP Hosting service that supports php_yaz?
>
> I guess I was hoping to have service such as that provided by my  
> current hosting service, where security,etc., updates for L A M & P  
> are all taken care of by the host. Any recommendations along those  
> lines?  One that provides that and still lets me install what I  
> want? My service suggested that I go to a VPS account,where I'd have  
> to do my own updates.
>
> Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian
> Colgate University Libraries
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> 315-228-7363
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Han, Yan  
> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> You can just buy a node from a variety of cloud providers such as  
> Amazon EC2, Linode etc. (It is very easy to build anything you want).
>
>
> Yan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask] 
> >] On Behalf Of Cindy Harper
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] LAMP Hosting service that supports php_yaz?
>
> At the risk of exhausting my quota of messages for the month - Our  
> LAMP hosting service does not support PECL extension php_yaz. Does  
> anyone know of a service that does?
>
> Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian
> Colgate University Libraries
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> 315-228-7363