chilliboy2
02-08-2002, 09:20 AM
Hi,
I'm really looking for some expert advise from you guys.
I'm a website manager and currently host our website on the semi-dedicated package at hostrocket.com. I'm getting very fed up with the service which has been constantly down over the past week, and therefore looking for at possible dedicated options.
The site only uses approx 3-4gb bandwidth per month and is a mixture of flat files and database driven pages (php mySQL). I went for the semi-dedicated package at HR purely for the reason of getting a stable server with minium downtime and not because the site had outgrown the standard hosting packages. The site is the mainstay of our business therefore reliability and minimum downtime is paramount. The current downtime we have experienced is totally unacceptible, therefore I can see my only option as moving to a dedicated server, where I won't have other sites crashing the server.
I would like a server that is of moderate spec which will never be stressed by traffic we get (we envisage it could probably get up to 20gb per month). I know nothing about managing a server and have only ever had 'hosting plans' with control panels so I would like to keep the management of the server as simple for me to do as possible. The server will only host the one site but I want to point numerous other domains at the same site, so I would like to be able to configure that myself - or get someone else to do it.
As I have no server management skill (and haven't got time to learn immediately) I really need excellent support and probably a managed option where someone else takes care of the really crucial management things.
Bearing in mind all the above I would really appreciate any help & advise you could offer me on both a recommended host, the soft of spec I will need and any software that should be installed (preferably when I get the package.)
Many thanks for your help in advance.
I'm really looking for some expert advise from you guys.
I'm a website manager and currently host our website on the semi-dedicated package at hostrocket.com. I'm getting very fed up with the service which has been constantly down over the past week, and therefore looking for at possible dedicated options.
The site only uses approx 3-4gb bandwidth per month and is a mixture of flat files and database driven pages (php mySQL). I went for the semi-dedicated package at HR purely for the reason of getting a stable server with minium downtime and not because the site had outgrown the standard hosting packages. The site is the mainstay of our business therefore reliability and minimum downtime is paramount. The current downtime we have experienced is totally unacceptible, therefore I can see my only option as moving to a dedicated server, where I won't have other sites crashing the server.
I would like a server that is of moderate spec which will never be stressed by traffic we get (we envisage it could probably get up to 20gb per month). I know nothing about managing a server and have only ever had 'hosting plans' with control panels so I would like to keep the management of the server as simple for me to do as possible. The server will only host the one site but I want to point numerous other domains at the same site, so I would like to be able to configure that myself - or get someone else to do it.
As I have no server management skill (and haven't got time to learn immediately) I really need excellent support and probably a managed option where someone else takes care of the really crucial management things.
Bearing in mind all the above I would really appreciate any help & advise you could offer me on both a recommended host, the soft of spec I will need and any software that should be installed (preferably when I get the package.)
Many thanks for your help in advance.