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Dedicated servers
02-17-2007, 03:29 PM
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 Title: Apprentice
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 455 Location: Cambridge (U.K)  
| Dedicated servers I was looking at http://www.softlayer.com and it is set out way better than most sites i have visited but choosing a server really scares me as i have had no experience what so ever with dedicated servers. Are they as hard as they look? I am curently with www.servage.net and tbh its good but not really my cup of tea i don't really like the way i am feel restricted with what i can do even though it has the same features as cpanel it just makes it harder. So i am looking into getting a dedicated server. If i got one would it only be able to host one site or can it host multiple sites? Also are they really hard to manage?  | ||||
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02-17-2007, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,624 Location: Holmfirth, England  
| a Dedicated server could host dozens of smaller sites, or 2-3 larger ones. From what i am told anyway.
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02-17-2007, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 294 | Well if you had a dedicated server then you would need to know how to run it also they can host quite a lot of sites, depending on the site of the sites.
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02-17-2007, 04:32 PM
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| Well i am looking to start a site on one so it will be small =] And are they hard to run? | ||||
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02-17-2007, 04:36 PM
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Title: Forum Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,624 Location: Holmfirth, England
| Well, depends on if you get a Linux, or Windows server. I would personally reccomend Linux, They are alot more stable, and usually cheaper. If its a company who do not look after the server for you, you will need to know basic Linux commands, and SSH commands for a Linux server. Windows, i have no idea as i have never even dreamed of using such OS for a server.
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02-17-2007, 04:36 PM
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02-17-2007, 04:46 PM
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| Title: Apprentice
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 455 Location: Cambridge (U.K)
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 And why would i need to do all these commands as apposed to just putting my site on there and using it a bit like shared hosting with cpanel?Quote:
I know about the costs of it and i can cover them And i don't see what is so ahrd about running them even though i know they are hard to run | ||||||
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02-17-2007, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 294 | Well you would need to get a Managed one if you want to just run it using cpanel. As otherwise you would have to install the operating system and control it using the SSH commands.
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02-17-2007, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,518 | Dedicated servers have somewhat of a learning curve, but they really aren't that hard to manage. Sure, there are day-to-day tasks and checks that must be performed, and yes, you may be faced with problems every now and then. Those are the little quirks of running a dedicated server, and you are going to have to face them at some point.  Chris | ||||
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02-17-2007, 05:11 PM
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| Title: Apprentice
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 455 Location: Cambridge (U.K)
| Very good point Chris I think i will go for it as i larn quickly and love to learn new stuff so  I can understand what you mean Luke If i get into any bother then i may have to aska round here lol =] | ||||
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