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[dolphinecho]

Hi,

I am putting a Site together and would like to know what sort of Spec VPS I would need.

About the site
PHP/MySQL site with Forum
Search database. This will be done from external sites and from the main site.

As for amount of visits and database searches I am not sure.
From the start the datbase will most likely have around 10,000 records, if not more.


Control Panel to be used: cPanel prefered but would look at Plesk providers

So what sort of spec would I need in terms of RAM ?

[IGXHost]

cPanel itself recommends at least 256mb RAM to run on a VPS. Judging by the size of your DB alone you should seek for a VPS with at least 512MB RAM, probably more if you're expecting growth in near future.

[VMhosts]

I would start with 512MB of Ram but select a provider which will allow you to upgrade to meet any future expansion

[LuxuryServers]

Go with a VPS that has about 512MB but it would be great if you go with one with 1GB ram im sure if you get 1GB you would be good for quite a while.

[RDOSTI]

I agree with the rest here. Go with 512MB to 7xx MB for basic optimal results. I believe easy apache offers warnings if under 7xx MB.

[Grant BOX Sales]

let me see
I guess the best configuration would be like this :
20GB Disk space because you won't use a lot of space, but it depends on you
512MB RAM will be enough for a begin but I suggest you to start with 1024MB (1GB) just to save time and system reconfiguration
last thing Bandwidth not less than 250GB but 450GB and more is better

Good luck

[Quwd]

As everyone has stated, 512mb would be a good starting point for your website, but just make sure that your VPS is able to upgrade upwards to 2 - 4gb of memory. This will save you a lot of trouble later down the ground when you are needing to scale up in resources.

[Grant BOX Sales]

I agree with Quwad

[YDGH-Wayne]

Agreed 512mb, and the great thing about VPS is that depending on the company you go with, you can normally upgrade very easily at a moments notice..

[TBradley]

As stated, 512MB RAM will suffice. But starting with 1GB RAM will give you room to grow, and it's not to much more expensive.

[123Andrew]

If you got the money to start off with 1G then start off with it instead of 512, This saves you the headache of having to upgrade in the future when the time comes, Also if you have a sudden unexpected spike in queries you'll be able to handle it.

[-Edward-]

Originally Posted by LinuxFugleman

If you got the money to start off with 1G then start off with it instead of 512, This saves you the headache of having to upgrade in the future when the time comes, Also if you have a sudden unexpected spike in queries you'll be able to handle it.

Upgrading the memory on a VPS is hardly a headache, with the RAM instantly available (unless you take a Xen machine which will need a reboot to see the new RAM allocation).

[PingVPS]

Agreed with posts above, just make sure you find a host who will allow you to upgrade your VPS so you don't get penned in if/when your site really grows. IO performance will need to be good but this is something that cannot really be discovered until you are already hosting your site. Checking if your potential host is using a raid configuration would be of benefit, also if they are using hardware raid cards as opposed to relying on software raid.

[davecl]

Choose openvz virtualization. RAM is depends on number of visitors.

[123Andrew]

Originally Posted by ServerWizard

Upgrading the memory on a VPS is hardly a headache, with the RAM instantly available (unless you take a Xen machine which will need a reboot to see the new RAM allocation).

It's a headache if the company you got the VPS from takes 48 hours to do it