How to spot the right VPS host

Posted by admin on Jul 4th, 2011 in Shared Hosting | 0 comments

How to spot the right VPS host

Article by Dallas James

VPS hosting is the perfect choice for you if you want more control than you can get from a shared hosting account, but you don’t need the full power of a dedicated server. You are still sharing a server with other people, but you have your own environment that they don’t have access to. The main server is broken up into virtual servers that are separate from one another. What you end up with is your own environment that you have complete control over. And you get it at a small portion of what you’d pay for a dedicated server. When looking around for the right VPS web host, you want to keep your eye open for a certain number of key factors. Some of these may be absolute necessities, and some may be completely useless. Anyway, here is a list of some of the features that you should be on the lookout for in your search for the perfect VPS web host. What hardware are they running?The most important thing you want to check on is the hardware the VPS web host is using. Quad core Xeon servers are some of the best around. Also look for hosts that are using hardware RAID 10 for their hard drives. You could get away with RAID 5, but RAID 10 gives you better speed and reliability. What software do they offer?When looking at the various OS choices look for CentOS 4 or 5. You should also check that you get full root access to your VPS so that you can run or install anything that you need to, within the hosts terms of service. You also want to check that you can get cPanel with your VPS and that you can host unlimited domains. If they don’t offer cPanel check what other control panels they offer. cPanel is the most common control panel and one of the best. You need 2 dedicated IPs when setting up custom nameservers to use for your domains, so you want to make sure you get at least 2 with your VPS account. Don’t pay too longAlso, never pay in advance for Web hosting services. The quality may deteriorate, so getting a better price may not be worth it. To give yourself the most options you want to pay by the month. Make sure you do your research, but for most sites VPS hosting makes a great choice.

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