Questions to ask a new host?- updated

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So it seems time to move to a new shared host, given the database connection issues I've been having over the last few months. I'm reviewing the questions to ask from this sticky from 2004/5. From this old thread I believe I should ask,

1- What type of server will I be hosted on?

2- What version of php is installed?

3- What version of mysql is installed?

4- What version of Apache is installed?

5- Is there SSL available? What if I have my own certificate?

6- Do you use a single HTTP directory or a double HTTP and HTTPS system?

7- Is SAFE_MODE enabled?

8- Do you have any php functions disabled?

9- Is cURL support enabled?

Also, from the Webserver Tuning Tips faq it seems that these would also be pertinent questions,

10- Does Apache have AllowOverride set to 'All" or "Limit Indexes Options"? [Not sure if this is covered by questions above]

11- Could I have a copy of the php.ini settings to be used? Will you change these if requested?

12 - Could I have a copy of the my.cnf settings to be used? Will you change these if requested?

13 - What will the amount of RAM available to MySQL be on my server?

Anyone have anything to changes/additions to this list?

I've put these questions to a prospective shared host, who were able to answer them all via live chat. The only thing (apart from the ability to edit one's my.cnf - to be expected) that they possibly fell short on was:

From webser tuning tips FAQ

max_connections vs max_used_connections -- Don't set max_connections way too high, else you're wasting resources. Your max_used_connections should be more than 10% of your max_connections.

The web hosts setting are:

max_connections = 512
max_user_connections = 25

not sure if the max_used_connections is a typo in the FAQ or if these settings will affect me. Seems like it might be just a 'resource-wasting' issue at their end.

Otherwise all looks good and I'm ready to make the move