I'm setting up a new VPS, and I have the option of a number of Linux distributions to choose from. There's all the usual suspects: CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora Core, SuSE, etc. Why would I pick one over the others? I've used CentOS before, but I'm open to trying other distros. There's been lots of fuss over Ubuntu on the desktop, but why would I choose it for a server?
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I'm making the switch from windows to linux for our company web server. We've been running IIS/MySQL/PHP for years and with the OS cost to upgrade the server switching to Linux seems an obvious choice. What frustrates me is that none of the Distros seem very quick to use the latest versions of the AMP components and compiliing from source seems an unnessary hassle. I've tried Ubuntu server so far which has Apache 2.2.9/Mysql 5.0.67/PHP 5.2.6 with no room to easily upgrade any of the components (our WIMP server uses the latest MySQL/PHP).
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am on a reseller so I can manage the couple of websites I own and host a couple of friends. However, would I be better off with a VPS?
Would I still have an INODE limit?
Would I be able to remove DNS settings as I keep having to ask my host to do this for me so I can create an account in WHM.
Also, what are these packages like?
VPS 1
* 10GB UK Web Space
* 100GB Bandwidth
* 128MB RAM
* Host unlimited domains
* RAID 1 Protected
* £15.00 Monthly Cost
* £180.00 Annual Cost
VPS 2
* 25GB UK Web Space
* 200GB Bandwidth
* 384MB RAM
* Host unlimited domains
* RAID 1 Protected
* £25.00 Monthly Cost
* £300.00 Annual Cost
I am still running apache 1.3 something on my debian vps but debian would really like to upgrade to apache 2 (Ie PHP5 updates).
So I wanted to ask what the advantages and disavantages of running apache2 is?
Can apache2 use a 1.3 httpd.conf?
1) I have been wondering what is RAID 1 configuration. is it mirrored? I mean even if one Harddrive goes down does the other other act as backup?
2) what are the advantages of RAID 1.
wanna ask you about vps company called modvps
what is the advantages and disadvantages of this company?
I know most webhosts run Apache and it seems to server their needs very well. However LiteSpeed is new and fast, assuming you have relatively static content. At least that's what I've heard. Beyond this, I don't know much, though a year ago I worked with a guy who hosted an iPhone software repository (smallish files, huge demand), and he put LiteSpeed on the servers to deal with the load. Running at 30+ Mbps, with spikes above 60, the server never went above 0.2 load as far as I remember, and it was just a 2GB Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz machine.
View 14 Replies View RelatedDo I need a control panel on a VPS? What are the advantages of one? I see vpslink.com doesn't offer a cpanel?
View 6 Replies View Relatedlist the obvious and not so obvious. And how easy would it be to set one up?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI've been leaning toward going with WestHost for a medium-sized project. They offer VPS without root access, though, and much of the advice in the "HOW TO: Secure and Optimize your VPS" thread requires running commands as root.
My experience has all been with colocating my own servers in a data center, with everything accessible when I log in as root (though of course I ordinarily logged in as a normal user instead). This was three or four years ago, and a lot has changed since then.
Can someone who's up on this stuff please describe the pros and cons of non-root VPS service such as WestHost provides? Cost seems to be one advantage :-} and I imagine it's wise for inexpert Webmasters not to have a completely wide-open system. Are there other pluses to non-root VPS that aren't as obvious?
Most importantly, what kind of operations will I not be able to carry out if I go with WestHost or a similar non-root VPS host? Can I reasonably expect the hosting service to perform the kind of locking-down described in WHT's tutorial on VPS security?
I'll be asking similar questions of WestHost's support people but thought it would be a good idea to ask people without a stake in either the root-access or the non-root way of doing things.
What are the main advantages of Dedicated Vs. VPS Servers?
I can probably do with a VPS, But before i go out and pay
for it, I want to make sure VPS is the right thing....
Right now i have Shared Hosting with 1 and 1 internet..
What are the advantages of setting up a remote mySQL server?
If I do set one up, where do I go to look for one and what specs will be recommended?
I'm starting to see this, or maybe it's always existed, but it seems like bigger sites are hosting their images on external servers. I've even seen some sites use Flickr as the host for all of their images. I guess for Flickr that means you have a guarenteed image CMS, but I really don't see that as why Flickr was created.
I'm sure there are bandwidth advantages, and maybe that's the main reason. Is there a point where the traffic gets so high that moving images off site would improve load times and sever loads? Is it a worthwhile endeavor for smaller sites? I'm curious to see what the thoughts are on this trend.
Is it possible to get a rough description of the benefits of a VPS host over a shared host?
1) Support. Should support with a VPS host be better than my current shared provider? They offer live chat and a ticketing system. Tickets can take hours to get a response, live chat minutes but often there are no support operaters to answer the question.
2) Uptime. Will uptime be improved upon? My current host tends to range from 97%-99% in a month. Importantly will it suffer from soft outages where parts of the account are down (such as MySQL or http)?
3) Traffic. What levels of traffic will base VPS packages handle? Will a few semi active forums (say max 20 users on 3 forums) be manageable alongside several PHP/MySQL galleries and several hundred normal PHP pages?
4) Load. Does the load usage of other customers on the same server effect your account in the same way it does in a shared environment? Can one user bog down the entire server for everyone else?
5) Management. How much control is given to a user in managed VPS environment. Can you restart OS yourself (and do things like edit the firewall blocks)? Do you have to keep the OS (Linux in my case) and things like Apache and PHP up to date yourself or is that done for you.
6) Usage Policies. Are the usage policies in place in a VPS environment (limiting the amount of CPU process and memory you can use). If yes are they higher than in a shared environment.
Is it possible to get a little more on a few of the hosts I've looked at (if possible I'd like to be below the $50 a month mark).
JaguarPC ($20 / $40)
WiredTree ($50)
LiquidHost ($60)
Is it a case of picking any of these and getting a similar support and hosting service?
WiredTree seems to offer a decent compromise of price against value. Given that my site is still pretty small at the moment, would the smallest JaguarPC package be a better fit (so I'm not spending money for specs I'm not using).
Unfortunately disk space is a fairly big factor as the site uses quite a few image and small video files (I'm using something like 2GB at the moment but this would increase fairly rapidly over time). Does that mean a shared host is better suited for my needs?
I see Site5 have a 5 dollar deal on their homepage, but I don't know if it's any good. I hear from a lot of people to get a reseller account if you plan to make a lot of websites. It's more expensive than the 5 dollar plan with less bandwidth and storage, so there got to be something to it. What are the benefits of a reseller account compared to that 5 dollar deal plan?
View 6 Replies View RelatedAs far as I see each hosting company uses various methods to make customers buy their domains. They can provide free domains, free Fantastico scripts, website building software, templates etc. I am planning to launch my hosting company really soon. Also I think to include free internet marketing services in some hosting packages. I am just wondering if such internet marketing program can be considered as a significant competitive advantage stimulating customers to make a purchase?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI know to some of you this may sound like a totally silly question. But I would like to know what the main advantages are if you have a VPS instead of a shared reseller hosting.
I notice some of the basic VPS packages give you 512MB of memory. Other than that, the rest of the stats seem to be along the lines of what you might get in an advanced reseller hosting plan such as one available from Reseller Zoom.
I am looking into VPS as a dedicated server is a little over my budget, however, I am not entirely clear what makes VPS better.
I am trying to install Magento on my apache server. I am running into the dreaded mcrypt issue as Magento needs it to run. I have now been googling for the past few hours and have gotten nowhere.
Here are my details:
Linux
Centos 5.5
PHP 5.3.3
x86_64
Plesk 12
I have tried installing all sorts of different repos and it just isn't working.
When I try to install using # yum install php-mcrypt I get the following:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Package php-mysql is obsoleted by php-mysqlnd, trying to install php-mysqlnd-5.5.13-3.el5.remi.x86_64 instead
--> Processing Dependency: php53-gd for package: psa-php53-configurator
--> Processing Dependency: php53-imap for package: psa-php53-configurator
[Code].....
Does Parallels support Plesk 12 being installed on a Linux VM that is provisioned on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V?Is it fully supported?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am looking to start offering web hosting packages and I was wondering if it was worth offering just Linux hosting or Windows as well?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI need a powerfull vps with lxadmin control panel.
With support 24/7/365 and best uptime.
With 384 MB Ram.
Most if not all the applications that we produce use PHP/MySQL and we're currently on Windows/IIS environment.
We're looking to change our hosting company and upgrade our servers and I'm eager to migrate over Linux/Apache.
The only problem is, some of our applications use the COM object to integrate with PowerPoint, can this still be done on Linux.
Also is anybody aware of any other potential floors when migrating over?
i am a wap develper(mobile web).I need a vps with 30-40 Gigs of space and about 200-250 Bandwidth with cpanel.my bugget is under $35 .Please suggest me one for these requirements.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI tried going from swf to mpg by using
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and I was thinking of going from mpg to avi using ffmpeg. The problem is that swf to mpg ran up with an error. I was wondering if anyone know of the best way to proceed with this.
There is also audio on the swf files.
I am looking at linux vps due to money constraints. Ive had lots of experience with windows vps... its really simple, just use remote desktop .
Is there something similar for linux vps? Giving me a desktop like environment to mess around in? How does that work? Is there a tutorial on how to use one, transfer files, etc.
im talking about using windows XP to community to a linux vps.
To make ASP run under Linux, PHP script files are saved as ASP extensions and are redirected to the PHP interpreter. So it looks like the server serves ASP files, but these are actually PHP scripts.
View 3 Replies View RelatedCan anyone recommend a decent VPS place, need atleast decent ram for apache, mysql, xcache, php, 200 - 400 BW, for hosting about 2 websites. (need them on a separate machine from my others). Good connectivity matters since our users will be mainly from all over euorpe, USA and Russia and former Russian region.
View 12 Replies View RelatedThere is some version of ASP.NET for linux that is reliable?
View 1 Replies View Relatedin dos we run dir /p and with if the folder was very long show only 10 list and witn click on enter,show page2 and ...
but in linux how may?
i run ls /p but don`t answer to me
I have Debian Etch 4.0 and am intending to run a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) installation on Debian.
I have setup AMP on windows boxes to run successfully. I have very good microsoft O/S skills but have vague skills around Linux which I need to learn quickly for my job. First of all I need to setup a LAMP installation so does anyone have a recommendation of a simple and easy LAMP installation step-by-step solution for me?
