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Posted:  25 Apr 2006 11:45

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Hi,
I am looking to rent a dedicated server to run my website. I have never done this before so I would like some help. What are the features I should look at when evaluating such a service? How much bandwidth do I need for an average sized website? (there's no particular graphics, just some PHP and CSS layouts). Do you recommend any particular provider? Thanks!
Posted:  25 Apr 2006 21:18   Last Edited By: cory

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I've noted Layered Tech in another recent post. There are quite a few good packages that would be a good fit for your requirements, specifically the Intel Celeron 2.4G package. I tend to stay away from the Celerons because I use Mysql (alot) in every site I own(several to a server). The Celerons seem to botttom out when you have to many concurrent sql connections - even with MySql/apache/PHP tuning.

But if you're just serving static pages, with a little PHP and CSS it seems like a bargain :

L1-INTEL-CEL-2.4-A Package (It's at the bottom of the page)

Without going in depth too far - I'll point you to a tutorial I stared a couple of weeks ago about getting your own server. The tutorial needs to be finished and updated, but it's a good place to start I think :


Getting your own Dedicated Server