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[rrhodes]

A VPS is not for pushing a lot of traffic.

Do I think you need a VPS, no. I think your shared host needs to deal with the client that is running the scripts that bring you down. However going with a VPS was the best choice I ever made. You have a dedicated allocation of memory and the only resource you really share is burst memory and Proc. If you make the move do your research. I went through a few bad VPS hosts before finding one of the best out there. Over the last few months I have almost forgotten that I have a customers. The server just runs without any issues.

2GB per month tells me there is not much traffic and page hits does not really tell us much. Unique visitors is a better number. A small forum can generate 10k page hits a day with a handful of active members.

A site with a good shared host that is not overselling his resources will more than likely outperform a small VPS. On a shared host you have access to all of the memory and proc that is not currently in use on the server vs the memory you are paying for on a VPS.

[Harzem]

I definitely don't think you need a VPS for a website that uses 2 GB traffic, if it is a blog/forum or a similar website.

You just need a more reliable shared host.

[Ryan Zooloo]

YOu are definitely ready. Though I can't figure how you only use 2GB bandwidth with 100,000 pages opened.

Be sure to have your coding (like mysql) up to snuff, as some of your apps might overload a vps while they worked OK on shared hosting.

But, then again, you need to learn efficient programming (if using PHP/MySQL) if you are looking to expand, so go for it.

ServINT is managed and should be a good start.

Ryan

[MatthewRollins]

For what you have, a VPS will require a lot more work & money to set up, manage & monitor. A reseller account will be sufficient, at least till you grow a bit more.

[kreamer]

IF you consider try VPS don't wait,
its the best solution fo hosting a web site, just remember to secure server and install some php cachin utility as mmCache...

if you dont know how there are some company as me that do it at first installation for free.

[RDOSTI]

Shared Hosting is just fine

[patrick1]

iWF-Jacob & Ryan Zooloo, what makes you so sure he needs a VPS? I have about 200,000 pageviews in my phpBB3 forum, and also have an image galery. About 25GB / month and I use shared hosting. In my opinion a good shared host is much better than a cheap VPS (I've had one).

[station347]

First you might want to let your host know that there is a problem and you are considering a move. They may move you to a different box with fewer / safer neighbors.

Then look for a better shared host.

VPS does have a sharp learning curve. I've done what you are suggesting. With WHM and Cpanel it still takes a lot of time to keep the server running well. Between all the mail and anti spam systems, ftp, firewall, perl, php, sql etc there is just no way a novice server admin can keep the server running smoothly with quick response times.

I've just moved back to shared hosting after fighting for 2 years to keep a VPS running. I was with vpscolo who were great but the time wasn't worth the advantages. Now i'm with shared at diligenthost, so far the fastest shared host I've ever had. And great service. They did a server to server transfer for me.

If you want to become a server admin get a VPS, but don't put any clients or critical domains there until you have it well under control. I lost a large client by moving them in before the paint had dried.

Good luck.