Originally posted by Dan Also I'm going to be getting a dedicated server really soon, I'll try to get it tomorrow (I'm thinking about a custom server from myvirtual.net). I have just enough cash to fund it for this month. I really don't have experience managing a dedicated server etc, but I'm sure it would make the site run a hell of a lot faster with many people online at once, alsi I heard with control panel software in there's really nothign you have to do). Dan
Hi Dan, don't worry, I have a Cobalt Dedicated Server which is self-managed but co-located. I am no where near a programmer or geek but I easily maintain and run my server, which now has more than 300 sites online. I recommend the Cobalt RAQ Servers very strongly, simple and easy control panel and amazing reliability, more than 99.9% uptime.
Once you get familiar with the Control Panel and WS-FTP'ing of files, and FTP all your htm and graphic files, it basically then runs by itself with no work at all in the future (unless you want to make some changes).
For example, I have some small 1-page static sites running continuously for more than 2-yrs on my server which I have never touched since they first went online.
Don't worry about speed, this site is fast now and I don't think your own server would speed it up much at all.
Also, not sure if you really need a dedicated server
They are normally for multiple websites, not 1 or 2 but dozens or hundreds of sites. It's very rare someone with only 1 website (even a large one) would need or have a dedicated server. All you likely need is an improved hosting account with more bandwidth.
Also, give them your credit card number and instructions to charge you for extra bandwidth when needed. It is extremely rare and unusual for a hosting firm to block access due to bandwidths.
If one exceeds it all they do is issue a notice and actually shutting the site down is unheard of or at least very rare, I have never seen it done by anyone except to you in 20-yrs of using a computer. Most all webmasters would quickly complain to the firm who did this and switch hosting firms also
It's very odd they did this to dnforum for most of the day today, and also at an earlier date.
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