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How to choose the perfect VPS hosting plan?

by spartanic
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What's the specs that I should look for in a VPS hosting account that won't choke my sites yet not be overkill for the traffic I'm getting?

Hostgator's VPS accounts start $19.95 and then continues to get more expensive the more resources you need.

After experiencing some crazy downtimes with my last shared account I don't plan to go back. I don't get too much traffic as of now but I just need something reliable.

Can it be safe to assume that their cheapest VPS plan is much better than their regular shared plans?
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  • Profile picture of the author davewebsmith
    how much traffic do you get?
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    • Profile picture of the author smokinhalfnote
      I personally would recommend either Servint or WiredTree. You can't go wrong with either (I have one Servint VPS and one Wiredtree).

      Dollar for dollar, you'll get more than Hostgator. Plus, every few months they will offer free upgrades just to be cool. Both have excellent customer support as well.

      I used Hostgator shared hosting for a while, and they were cool as far as that goes, but I personally find their VPS a bit overpriced for what they offer.

      If you're new to the whole VPS thing, I'd recommend WiredTree. They hold your hand a bit more than Servint does, though both are helpful.

      Regardless, you're making the right move anyway. Having a good VPS rocks.
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  • Profile picture of the author TristanPerry
    I'd recommend KnownHost, although smokinhalfnote's suggestion of WiredTree is a good one too (haven't used Servint though)

    HostGator's VPS looks fairly competitive but they're still fairly new to the VPS market (compared to KnownHost, WiredTree, etc)
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  • Profile picture of the author Damz
    try mediatemple.com hosting...lots of good reviews by warriors...and affordable.
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  • Profile picture of the author davewebsmith
    My advice ...

    If you have knowlegde of linux and running a server then yes a VPS is a good deal. You will need to understand that a VPS can and will be a headache if you are not familiar with them

    1) You need to pay for the VPS and resources
    2) Unless incl in the price you need to add CPanel / WHM @ $15 - $25 pm
    3) You will need to add Fantastico or Installtron @ $5 - $10 pm
    4) You will need to update and secure the VPS
    5) You will need to protect from hackers - CPHulk and firewalling etc
    6) You need to understand what php flags to use whats secure and whats vulnerable

    If you have a few sites and need to host them - My suggestion to save yourself all of the above is to get yourself a reseller account from HostGator and let their engineers deal with all the items mentioned above

    There is no real advantage to a VPS unless you have specific needs and resources

    I speak from almost 10 years experience in development and LAMP enviroments (Linux servers) and I know how much of a headache i have had at times to resolve issues that would have been someone elses issue and would have been solved by a simple ticket had i had the service with hostgator or someone simular


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    • Profile picture of the author stumpy
      I used to use Hostgator, but, the performance was not that good.
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      • Profile picture of the author tarmizikun
        Originally Posted by stumpy View Post

        I used to use Hostgator, but, the performance was not that good.
        Agree with you. Hostgator cause my site to be slow. Maybe because I use the shared hosting. Time to change for VPS.
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  • Profile picture of the author snapcontent
    Originally Posted by spartanic View Post

    What's the specs that I should look for in a VPS hosting account that won't choke my sites yet not be overkill for the traffic I'm getting?

    Hostgator's VPS accounts start $19.95 and then continues to get more expensive the more resources you need.

    After experiencing some crazy downtimes with my last shared account I don't plan to go back. I don't get too much traffic as of now but I just need something reliable.

    Can it be safe to assume that their cheapest VPS plan is much better than their regular shared plans?
    If you use Hostgator, be sure to get the minimum package that has managed server - without it, you'll spend a LOT of time keeping the server up to spec, plugging holes, rebooting etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author spartanic
    I'm actually with hostgator VPS right now and bought their plan with the cpanel so that it'll be easier to manage. And yes I did make sure it was managed package that way I can spend more time being a marketer and not an I.T. guy, haha.

    I'll definitely check out wiredtree and the others mentioned.
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  • Profile picture of the author spartanic
    By the way I didn't get a response about the minimum specs that I should be looking for when starting out with VPS hosting. Will I be ok starting out with their cheapest package and then slowly upgrade as I need more resources?

    My traffic right now isn't too high.
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