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When looking for a VPS solution, we first concern is to choose which platform. VPS are usually powered by either plesk control panel or cpanel with whm control panel. If you are a cpanel supporter, then its adviced to stick with cpanel with whm. In another way round if you are plesk control panel geek, then stay with it.
 
Cpanel with WHM are meant for linux or unix server only, and not supporting windows ASP. If you are looking forward to have asp or asp .net, then you will need plesk control panel with windows support. Its important to choose the right one at this very early moment.
 
And good thing about VPS is that you can have physical desktop access and even accessing the system root folder and install your own software. Commonly VPS server independent reboot, and will not effecting other vps account that sharing the server. By this vps server uptime can be up to 99.99% compare to 99.9% for shared hosting environment.
 
Another gold advantage is that VPS solution, either its plesk or whm, they allow you to resell hosting plan. Yes, you can create your own hosting package, and sell off some of your unused hosting space and bandwidth, and earn some profit from there as well. Nice features to have.
 
So next time when you bump to vps solution with cpanel, whm, plesk control panel, windows hosting or linux hosting… you will know what you are facing and definitely you will choose the right one.

Virtual Private servers are used to get multiple servers out of a single physical server. These virtual servers though are obtained by partitioning the physical server, are capable of independent execution. This is because; they are equipped with their own operating system and also dedicated resources like memory, CPU and bandwidth. The use of VPS is highly seen in Web hosting. The clients can be provided with their own servers and they feel the easiness of not having to share and wait for the resources. VPS hosting is available in different forms like managed VPS hosting and unmanaged VPS hosting.
 
In unmanaged VPS hosting, the user enjoys full freedom to control the web server. The user gets access to the remote web server and he gets the administrative power of the server. Unmanaged VPS hosting thus give you complete administrative functions of the web server and the user gets the freedom to select the administrator who can control the server technically.
 
When the users are given the complete control over the server, it is to be noted that if he don’t have the technical knowledge to handle the system, it is always advisable to hand over the task of installation and management to a technical expert. Thus it is clear that unmanaged hosting is intended for those users who can administrate the server using his technical knowledge.
 
Another great advantage of managed web hosting is that there is flexibility to increase the storage capacity of the web site. The space can be increased in the hard disk by the addition of the appropriate resources. It is easy to get a server that works on unmanaged VPS hosting. The companies that sell physical servers come up with the facility of up grading the server with the facility of introducing the unmanaged web server functionality. Dell and HP are examples of such server selling companies.
 
If you are having a business that is big in terms of the profit it is making, managed VPS hosting must be your choice. This is because if you are having a large business, the cost incurred to run the unmanaged VPS hosting server will be high. On the other hand if you are having a small business like a in house web site development, then unmanaged web server will be the best choice.
 
It is always better to ask a skilled and experienced technician before making a final choice for your VPS hosting server. The selection is completely dependent on the type of the business or application you are going to perform with your server. The cost incurred in the business is influenced by the web server you are using in it.
 
If you are developing real time systems, then unmanaged servers can help you a great deal. The applications using the response system like the one used in science or engineering can make use of unmanaged VPS hosting in a best way. When there are no skilled technicians to take over the charge of your server administration, it is always a best decision to go for unmanaged VPS hosting.
 
The choice you have to make between managed and unmanaged VPS hosting depends on several factors. Your skill in handling the server is an important factor. The efficiency in dealing with the complicated aspects of server hosting is necessary when you lack a manager to administrate the VPS hosting server. The strength of your business in terms of the profit is another important aspect. Considering all these factors, it is always advisable to seek higher opinion in your choice of a web hosting server

A VPS or Virtual Private server is the method by which we get numerous virtual servers out of a single physical server. This is by splitting the physical server using logical method to get multiple servers. The virtual servers are self sufficient in the sense that they have their own operating systems and resources like memory and bandwidth. The cost required to get many physical servers can be reduced and we get multiple servers at the cost of a single physical server. VPS is useful in hosting web sites. They can be used to get multiple servers for the end user. There are several methods of VPS hosting available. Managed VPS hosting is a widely used VPS hosting method.
 
In managed VPS hosting, you need not bother about running the server. The entire task will be managed by the VPS hosting providers. They carry out the administration of the server on your behalf. When the vps users are not skilled enough to handle the vps web server it is always best to go for a technical expert who can handle and manage the server. This expert will take care of your software and hardware requirements also.
 
There are companies who want full time service for their server and web site. They at the same time can control their own server. The vps hosting providers usually provide great services of technical support to the users. This is far better than that provided by the ordinary service providers.
 
The cost incurred in managing the vps hosting server is also reduced. The users can pay a monthly rent for the providers who manage their server. This is far less in compared with the cost required to set up the hardware and software for the server hosting. They are actually out sourcing a part of their business.

* FTP – File Transfer Protocol. The protocol used on the Internet for exchanging files. FTP uses the Internet’s TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (eg, uploading a Web page file to a server).
 
* GB – Gigabyte or 1024 Megabytes
 
* H-Sphere – A web hosting Automation Control Panel for shared web hosting services. It is currently available for Linux, Unix and Windows environments; and works with MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
 
* Managed Hosting – A dedicated server that is supplied with a full suite of technical support, setup, maintenance and monitoring services. Managed Hosting differs from Dedicated Hosting where customers are provided with their own server but still have to take care of all the administrative duties related to the server.
 
* Plesk – The Plesk software package is a proprietary commercial web hosting automation solution by SWsoft. Developed for professional hosting service providers, Plesk is comprehensive server management software designed to install and manage all systems and applications for Web-Hosting on a single server.
 
* PPC – Pay per click advertising.
 
* Root or Root Access – This is the super user, or the user with control over everything, on a computer system. This user can do anything they want on the computer system from installing software to deleting everything on a system.
 
* SSH – Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged over a secure channel between two computers. Encryption provides confidentiality and integrity of data.
 
* Virtuozzo – Virtuozzo creates multiple isolated Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) on a single physical server. Each VPS performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server for its users and applications as it can be rebooted independently and has its own root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries, and configuration files.
 
* VPS (Virtual Private Server) – This is one step above shared server hosting, a VPS provides the services offered by a dedicated server but on a server shared with other web hosting customers. See also VPS Explained and VPS Benefits.

November 24, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Last week, Parallels (www.parallels.com) released version 9 of its Parallels Plesk Panel control panel software to partners, the first major upgrade of the most popular web hosting control panel since the release of Plesk 8 in September of 2006.
 
Following a public beta release, Parallels will officially release version 9 of the software to customers on December 9.
 
Parallels product marketing manager from the service provider division Ravi Pimplaskar spoke the WHIR last week on the phone to describe some of the key new features in Parallels Plesk Panel 9.
 

 
Parallels’ Pimplaskar at the HostingCon 2008 Conference
 
APS Catalog Integration
 
For quite some time, Parallels has been promoting its Application Packaging Standard, a packaging format for applications that enables independent software vendors to package their applications for easy integration into the Plesk control panel environment.
 
Part of that project has been the development of the APS application catalog, a collection of applications packaged according to APS that numbered more 180 at last count.
 
Version 9 of the software includes a tight integration of the APS catalog with the control panel itself. A host would previously had to visit the APS catalog site, download applications and install them to the application vault. Now, a service provider can search the application catalog through the control panel system itself, and install applications directly to their clients’ application folders.
 
“They can browse through this listing of applications,” says Pimplaskar. “They can search by what are the most popular. They can search by certain keywords if, let’s say they want to offer some sort of chat or blog software. Before you had to go to the APS site, download the application from there and put it into the application vault. It was doable, but now it’s completely integrated. You’re doing all your browsing directly from the panel.”
 
New Reseller Login Level
 
In previous releases Plesk had four user login levels – admin, client, domain owner and mail user. These, as is fairly evident from their names, represent different modes of interaction with the control panel, and the various associated levels of privilege.
 
While Plesk has obviously been deployed in reseller environments before, version 9 adds a “reseller” user level to the control panel itself. In this case, a dedicated server customer, for instance, can add reseller-level users on his own account in order to offer shared hosting, and can administer those accounts accordingly.
 
It is also very easy, says Pimplaskar, to migrate an existing user to the reseller level.
 
“In conjunction with that, we’ve included an overuse and oversell capability. So a reseller can oversell the amount of resources they’ve allotted,” he says, “It also allows somebody who is using more than their allotted resources to go over and receive a notification, rather than simply be cut off.”
 
Vista-Like Theme
 
Along with updating some of the basic functions of the application, version 9 updates the basic presentation of Plesk to adopt an interface that generally adopts the appearance of a Windows Vista desktop application.
 
The key to the new design, says Pimplaskar, is the company wants users to be able to be up and running with the new software in a matter of a few clicks.
 
“All the commonly-used actions are right on the front page,” he says. “And it’s customizable, so you can move whatever are your most commonly-used tasks to the front page.”
 
In addition to that, every task is available from a drop-down menu on the applications front page. And, along with the navigational improvements, the new version offers an improved ability to see stats and information related to the resources of a given plan.
 
Billing Integration
 
Earlier this year, Parallels acquired ModernBill, among the most popular billing platforms for hosting providers, and a no-brainer fit for a developer of software for hosting companies.
 
With the new version of Plesk, the company has integrated that billing package directly into the control panel with an optional bundle it is called the “Parallels Plesk Billing Bundle.”
 
While the billing application can and does integrate with 15 control panel applications, the company has integrated it with Plesk to deliver a single sign-on operation.
 
Backup and Restore
 
The new version also enables users at every access level to order a full or partial backup within the scope of their visibility. The backup can contain just the control panel configuration or can include services content, and can be stored on the local machine or on a machine outside the Plesk server.
 
Of course, the new version of the software will include other new features in addition to the five major ones discussed here. If you`d like to have a look at the software in advance of its release in just a few weeks, the beta version is still available for download from the Parallels website.
 
In advancing its applications, says Pimplaskar, the company does seek to attract new users. But more than anything else, upgrades are made with the company’s existing customers in mind.
 
“We do it with our customers in mind,” he says, “because as they expand their market share, they help us expand our market share.”

When searching for website hosting, you need to know what kind of hosting plan to purchase. There are shared hosting plans, windows hosting plans, VPS hosting plans, and Dedicated Hosting Plans. While it’s easy to tell the difference between Shared vs Dedicated Hosting, it might not be as simple to see what the differences are between Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Dedicated Hosting.
 
A Virtual Private Server hosting plan is aimed at users who require SSH or root access to the server and users who need a guaranteed amount of RAM and processor speed. You are still sharing the server space with a VPS plan; however, you are only sharing the server with 20-25 other people. Be cautious in choosing the right cheap VPS hosting provider, as many unknown hosts will attempt to pack too many customers on one VPS server. Our recommended Dedicated hosting provider offers VPS hosting plan for under $40/month and offers guaranteed 512MB RAM.
 
A Dedicated Server Hosting Plan is aimed at customers who not only require SSH access and guaranteed RAM but who do not want to share the server space and processor with any other users. Dedicated server hosting is best for bandwidth intense, high storage, and extreme resource websites. Game servers, websites that make the front page of Digg or other popular social networking sites, resellers, web designers, and even web hosts.
 
A word of advice: look for cheap Dedicated Server Hosting! There are many providers who will charge a fortune for the same services as an experienced, affordable host, so go with a recommended choice.
 
Overall, check out the kinds of resources you’re going to be demanding of your server and that should provide you with further insight into your needs and help you understand if you need a VPS or Dedicated server.

Posted on Friday, Oct 31, 2008 by inmotion in “About Web Hosting Web Hosting Types”
 
We are often asked about VPS versus Shared Hosting. Most small and very small businesses will find shared hosting is a very good fit at a very reasonable price. There definitely does come a point when most businesses outgrow shared web hosting plans. Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting can provide a solid “next step” for both medium-sized businesses and those smaller businesses that rely heavily on their site or email on a day-to-day basis.
 
In this first article we’ll outline a few of the key differences between shared web hosting and VPS hosting. Some of these apply only in the case of InMotion Hosting’s plans, but many of them are standard for VPS implementations.
 
Separate OS and Software
 
Virtual Private Servers have a complete autonomous Operating System specifically for that VPS. All of the software necessary to run a shared hosting server is present but setup just for the VPS to use. A VPS from InMotion Hosting is almost identical to having a dedicated server while having the convenience of a shared hosting account. It even has a full copy of Cpanel included.
 
Private Email Server & IP Address
 
Shared web hosting solutions share not only the web server but also the email server. In many situations, shared mail servers will handle thousands if not tens of thousands of domains at a time. With a VPS Hosting solution, a company will have its own email server dedicated to handling its own email. In addition, the email will be coming from a unique IP address and this greatly helps ensure fast, accurate delivery. There are several other benefits but the above two are the biggest factors for small and medium sized businesses that rely on email for their daily operations.
 
Custom Security Policy
 
VPS Hosting platforms are allow for a customized security policy. Your company can dictate how your vps is accessed and when. For example, with shared web hosting, email (POP/SMTP/IMAP/Web Mail) must be accessible through both secure and standard connections. VPS Hosting allows the business to require that its employees access their email through a secure socket layer (SSL) connection. This helps ensure logins and passwords are encrypted and can help prevent hackers from obtaining that information while in transit.
 
On-Server Anti-Virus Scanning
 
VPS Hosting accounts will most often include the ability to scan all incoming email for potential virus threats through an on-server virus scanning process. This is a resource intensive process and shared hosting typically doesn’t include it because it can greatly degrade reliability of the shared hosting server.
 
Customizable Firewall
 
Shared web hosting usually (and really should if it doesn’t) includes some form of firewall protection to help prevent hackers from accessing the server. When the firewalls are set up for shared hosting, access must be allowed to everyone on that particular server to control panels, web mail, POP, SMTP, FTP, etc. With VPS hosting, because it’s a stand-alone environment, the firewall can be locked down to only allow access from specific locations to those important services. For example, a business may be concerned about who has access to update the web site and will want to only allow access from their office to FTP or the hosting control panel.
 
A follow up coming soon.
 
Please feel free to ask questions, technical or from a business standpoint, and I will try to answer them in our upcoming posts.

Expanding businesses can happily settle into a virtual private server, and keep going for many years. If you’re a webmaster who has grown your website or network of web sites to a point where you are attracting thousands of visitors per day you will probably need to start thinking about using a more powerful web hosting solution than shared or reseller hosting. To facilitate this, good VPS hosting accounts come with cutting edge virtualization software that makes it possible for each virtual server to act as a powerful, single dedicated server.
 
Virtual hosting depends on a cutting edge server sharing technology that makes it possible for a single physical server to act as several separate virtually dedicated servers. The more obvious solution may be to go out and order a dedicated server but this option can be expensive one. Enough disk space, large memory, sufficient security and full customizability are some of their most noteworthy features. If you can’t afford a dedicated server at this point but require the same performance and stability, then VPS hosting may be the best solution for you. Many good virtual private hosting services provide their users with high end quad core processors. This ensures that there is virtually no CPU lag time between command and execution.
 
An excellent virtual private server hosting account is rich in RAM. Each VPS account has its own independent operating system with its own web server and mail server resources; this gives you quick server responses. In order to give users maximum drive performance, some hosting accounts combine the best raid cards and drives. So there is no sharing of resources with other customers even though your accounts are on the same server. This avoids any incidents of Disk I/O problems, which may be seen in cheap virtual private servers.
 
An important feature of a good VPS hosting account is easy setup. Instant activation, quick setup and customer support are important things to look out for in the VPS service you purchase. In addition to allowing more traffic and providing more control over your hosting environment, VPS hosting accounts are generally more secure than shared hosting accounts. Many hosting services now have blogs and forums where you will find abundant support and discussion. Interactive tutorials and 24×7 online supports are priceless features. If a hacker were to attempt get access to websites on a shared server he could damage any or all of the websites on that serve at once. Most VPS servers will be offering you full privacy and security, and they will also come out with new technologies to give your website the edge it requires to be a winner.