Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting
Host your Site in its Own Virtual Server
Virtual Private Servers (VPS) Web Hosting
Have you ever wanted to put your website into its own machine but do not need all the power and space of a full dedicated web server? Virtual Private Servers, or VPS, fill that intermediate space. VPS are basically virtual machines, much like one that you might run on your own computer to mimic another PC running within your computer. To the web server and operating system running within the VPS, it appears as though they own the entire computer. Each VPS has a certain amount of disk space, RAM and bandwidth allocated.
Web hosts that provide VPS often give their customers virtually complete control over their VPS, allowing them root access (or administrator's access). You can thus usually install and run any software you want into your VPS, host any number of domains you wish, and so on. You are basically the boss of your own virtual server.
While Virtual Private Servers have certain benefits over full dedicated web servers, you should note that it usually runs slower with less resources than if you were to have your own real dedicated server. If your website has drastically outgrown shared web hosting, a VPS may not necessarily be the best solution. You may need to go with Dedicated Servers (Web Hosting) instead.
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VPS Web Hosting
- GoDaddy.com Virtual Dedicated Hosting
This web host offers VPS hosting, which they call "Virtual Dedicated Servers", for as low as $29.99 per month (paid monthly; if you pay for longer periods in one go, the amount is smaller). This package includes 10 GB of disk space, 500 GB of bandwidth, FTP, SSL certificate, 3 dedicated IP addresses, PHP, Perl, etc.
- Dotster VPS
This web host offers VPS hosting for as low as $29.95 (Plesk plan, paid annually; $34.95 if paid monthly) or $49.95 (CPanel plan, paid annually; $54.95 if paid monthly) (there are other plans with more features). Both plans come with 10 GB of disk space, 256 MB of RAM, 500 GB of bandwidth, PHP, Perl, Python, Virtuozzo Power Panel, web statistics/analytics, unlimited mail boxes, unlimited MySQL databases, unlimited domains (Cpanel) or 30 domains (Plesk), 1 dedicated IP address, unlimited FTP accounts, cron jobs (scheduled tasks), unlimited POP3 email accounts, email aliases, email forwarders and email auto-responders, unlimited mailing lists, SSH access, password protected directories, etc.
- 1&1 Internet Web Hosting
This huge web host provides virtual private servers (VPS) hosting for as low as $29 per month (there are bigger plans with more features). For this price, you get 10 GB of hard disk space, 500 GB of traffic per month, 128 MB of guaranteed RAM, up to 256 MB of burstable RAM, a free domain name, hosting for up to 30 subdomains, 1 dedicated IP address, SSH, cron jobs, 500 email accounts (2 GB mailbox space), web email, 100 MBit connection (data transfer speed), unlimited MySQL databases, Virtuozzo Power Panel and Plesk (for up to 30 domains).
- HostDime
This host's VPS plans start at $60 per month, for 15 GB of disk space, equal sharing of CPU, 500 GB of bandwidth, 512 MB of RAM, 2 IP addresses, Cpanel/WHM, a site builder, PHP5, etc. Higher priced plans provide more bandwidth, RAM and disk space.
- iPower Virtual Servers
This web host offers a range of virtual server plans. Their cheapest virtual private server package costs $49 per month. For this, you get 20 GB of disk space, 1 TB of data transfer, 128 MB memory minimum, burstable up to 1 GB, Plesk 8 control panel, Virtuozzo Power Panel, 1 IP address, PHP, Perl, MySQL, Apache server, web statistics, web logs, FTP, anonymous FTP, etc.
- LunarPages Virtual Private Servers
For $39.95 per month (if paid annually), you get a free domain name, 20,000 MB of disk space, 1,000 GB of bandwidth, the ability to host unlimited number of domains, 1 GB of FTP backup space, Virtuozzo Power Panel, 1 IP address, 2,000 Mbit connectivity, etc. Some additional features like web statistics, web logs, require that you include a control panel with your plans, the cheapest of which adds $18 per month plus a $10 setup fee to the price.
- EasyCGI Virtual Dedicated Hosting
This web host provides Windows 2003 Enterprise VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting for as low as $43.96 per month (paid annually). This particular package comes with 20 GB disk space, 500 GB data transfer, 384 MB RAM, unlimited websites (although the included Plesk control panel supports up to 10 domains only), 2 IP addresses, ASP, Perl, PHP, SSI, FrontPage extensions, MSDE SQL server, private name servers, administrator / root access, a maximum of 30 customers per server, etc. The higher priced packages have additional features such as fewer customers per server, greater bandwidth and so on.
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