What VPS package would you recommend?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by tnid, Jul 16, 2007.

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    Our site (discussion forum) is averaging 5000+ visitors/day, 100,000+ pageviews/day, 350,000+ hits/day, 2+ GB bandwidth/day. Our current shared server webhost disabled our vbseo.php script (SEO plugin) due to overusage of server load which causes service outages.

    Can a Virtual Private Server accommodate our site well? What VPS specs should we look for?



     
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  2. masroor

    masroor Banned

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    check knownhost.com best vps website
     
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    Yeah. Even servint is great. But what package should we take?
     
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    I assume you'd host only one site (the VB forum).
    You haven't mentioned max monthly budget and whether you require control panel/management services.

    I think you'd require atleast a 512MB guaranteed RAM with 768MB+ burst.
    Go for a provider with HyperVM. You'd get LxAdmin control panel which is very efficient and low of system resources.

    I'd recommend using php caching too (like APC/eAccelerator)
     
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    I'd recommend you going to a Low end dedi. A VPS would not handle the load easily as after all its shared.

    A server with 1 GB RAM and 20 G HDD would be fine or a 40 G
    Use LxAdmin or Webmin, low on system resources.
     
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    tnid Well-Known Member

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    Yep that's right, just a VB forum. We prefer cPanel just for easy transfer of our files, database, and mails.

    Unfortunately, our site is a non-profitable site and is 7 months old only so we cant afford a $75+ monthly hosting right now.

    We found a host that offers semi-managed VPS with cPanel, 320 MB RAM (1024 MB burstable), 20 GB webspace, and 275 GB bandwidth. Would this be enough? And dont you think its oversell for $45 monthly?
     
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    $45 is too much for it.
    You can get fair dedicated boxes starting @ $50 (with free plesk) HERE.

    I'd also suggest you to check WHT forums offers section.
     
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