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Forum: VPS Hosting 05-22-2013, 08:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 582
Posted By sleddog
Even if the application isn't hitting any disk...

Even if the application isn't hitting any disk limit, there may still be a performance improvement. Disk access is shared, and sometimes we're impacted by heavy-use neighbours. SSDs really help in...
Forum: VPS Hosting 05-15-2013, 05:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 585
Posted By sleddog
Actually. no it doesn't.

Actually. no it doesn't.
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-22-2013, 07:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 677
Posted By sleddog
Ummm, no. It's the web app (in this case...

Ummm, no. It's the web app (in this case wordpress) that causes resource usage. The memory usage of a php-fpm process will scale according to the demands placed on it.

Try running wordpress, then...
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-18-2013, 10:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 765
Posted By sleddog
I thought everyone knew the story of Ali Baba...

I thought everyone knew the story of Ali Baba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba) :)
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-18-2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 765
Posted By sleddog
I think you have to say "Open Sesame" and the VPS...

I think you have to say "Open Sesame" and the VPS is activated.
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-17-2013, 05:34 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,011
Posted By sleddog
I stopped reading here. The statement is clearly...

I stopped reading here. The statement is clearly false, which leaves me with no faith in anything else you have to say.
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-17-2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,846
Posted By sleddog
Calling BlueVM a fraud and incompetent is both...

Calling BlueVM a fraud and incompetent is both unfair and untrue.

I have used their services for slightly over a year, with a 128MB KVM for $15/year.

The KVM has been remarkably good, and...
Forum: VPS Hosting 03-14-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 451
Posted By sleddog
Perhaps you booted into a non-OpenVz kernel? Post...

Perhaps you booted into a non-OpenVz kernel? Post the output of:

uname -a
Forum: VPS Hosting 02-28-2013, 12:41 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,584
Posted By sleddog
If that's the case then there's a whole lot of...

If that's the case then there's a whole lot of words that we're "forbidden" to use in domains, e.g.:

Acrobat
Director
Distiller
Birch
Calcite
Captivate
Flash
Flood
Forum: VPS Hosting 02-09-2013, 10:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,361
Posted By sleddog
It wasn't an "ill thought out argument". In fact...

It wasn't an "ill thought out argument". In fact it wasn't an argument at all, it was an observation. If you wish to draw ill-thought-out conclusions from it, that's fine :)
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Forum: VPS Hosting 02-09-2013, 05:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,361
Posted By sleddog
No. In 5 years there have been multiple resource...

No. In 5 years there have been multiple resource upgrades: RAM, HDD space and monthly transfer allowance.

All these upgrades have been applied across-the-board, for all clients. Frequently you...
Forum: VPS Hosting 12-22-2012, 09:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By sleddog
You cannot set reverse DNS yourself. Your VPS...

You cannot set reverse DNS yourself. Your VPS hosting company has to do it. Some provide the capability in their control panel, for others you'll need to open a ticket with support.
Forum: VPS Hosting 12-10-2012, 02:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 560
Posted By sleddog
Path to php is probably incorrect....

Path to php is probably incorrect....
Forum: VPS Hosting 10-27-2012, 08:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,089
Posted By sleddog
LFCVPS - http://www.lfcvps.com/ Xen in...

LFCVPS - http://www.lfcvps.com/

Xen in Montreal. I use 'em and they're great :)
Forum: VPS Hosting 09-21-2012, 08:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,099
Posted By sleddog
Another happy Chicago VPS customer here. I...

Another happy Chicago VPS customer here. I haven't been with them 7 months though, only 70 days -- or to be more exact:

[root@chi:~] uptime
21:22:43 up 70 days, 3:15, 1 user, load average:...
Forum: VPS Hosting 08-06-2012, 08:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,056
Posted By sleddog
SecureDragon does VPS backup plans:...

SecureDragon does VPS backup plans: https://securedragon.net/backup.php
Forum: VPS Hosting 06-25-2012, 08:05 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,330
Posted By sleddog
https://securedragon.net/index.php?p=backup ...

https://securedragon.net/index.php?p=backup

SecureDragon is a solid and reliable company. I've had service with them for over a year and I'm quite happy.
Forum: VPS Hosting 04-13-2012, 02:56 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,250
Posted By sleddog
Hopefully that's enough time for them (Red Hat I...

Hopefully that's enough time for them (Red Hat I guess) to figure out how to make an in-place, major-number-upgrade work....
Forum: VPS Hosting 03-25-2012, 09:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,703
Posted By sleddog
Looking at bluevm.com, the $12.95/month plan is...

Looking at bluevm.com, the $12.95/month plan is openvz with 1GB guaranteed, 2GB burst. So in reality, 1GB memory.

Still a great deal. Good luck with it!
Forum: VPS Hosting 02-16-2012, 01:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,020
Posted By sleddog
If you're doing master -> slaves and hosting all...

If you're doing master -> slaves and hosting all dns on vps's, then the reliability of your master is important. If the master is down you probably can't do updates/additions. If the master is down...
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Forum: VPS Hosting 01-14-2012, 04:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,015
Posted By sleddog
Are you the only user on the VPS? If so, just...

Are you the only user on the VPS? If so, just turn off open_basedir. You should be able to do that in the Plesk panel.

open_basedir restricts the ability for PHP scripts to access files outside of...
Forum: VPS Hosting 01-10-2012, 01:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,681
Posted By sleddog
Darn, guess I missed the voting on that ;)

Darn, guess I missed the voting on that ;)
Forum: VPS Hosting 12-27-2011, 08:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,737
Posted By sleddog
So you use ksplice?

So you use ksplice?
Forum: VPS Hosting 12-24-2011, 04:00 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,381
Posted By sleddog
Why? Here's what the support rep said in the OP: ...

Why? Here's what the support rep said in the OP:



If a company claims to be 365 then they should deliver. No time off for turkey-gobbling.
Forum: VPS Hosting 12-23-2011, 02:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 827
Posted By sleddog
Yes you do :) Everyone needs offsite backups. ...

Yes you do :) Everyone needs offsite backups.

Any hosting company can suffer castrosphic hardware failure. Any hosting company can fail, business-wise.

An offsite backup that is independent...
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