Any VPS or cheap dedi recommendations?

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I'm sure this has been covered before but the search is being gay (won't recognise VPS as it's only 3 characters - even with other words - and no results for "VPS hosting").

I'm looking for a VPS or budget dedi box, ideally with cPanel. (managemybox .com looks good price-wise, anyone used them?)

Also, I've got no fuckin idea what spec I'll need really. Guessing that php/mysql is gonna be the most resource-intensive stuff I'll be using. How do Intel and AMD compare for LAMP setups? Are Celerons ok or not worth even bothering with?

Cheers.
 


I've been using powervps.com for two months now. I have a semi-managed CPanel server.. I haven't had any problems with them at all. Plus I got a 25% discount from webhostingtalk. If you watch those forums Rob@PowerVPS usually posts deals once a month or so. His last one included certain packages 75% off!
 
LiquidWeb

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Been using LiquidWeb for a while - bit pricey but well worth it plus someone ALWAYS answers the phone. - usually they have some gimmick going on over at WHT or something for a discount or upgrade.

good luck
 
Others here suggested hostforweb, been using for almost a month now. No issues. I picked them because they looked like they used the highest quality/poweful servers underneath the hood over the other places And the price was comparable.
 
oziman said:
First post :) -

Been using LiquidWeb for a while - bit pricey but well worth it plus someone ALWAYS answers the phone. - usually they have some gimmick going on over at WHT or something for a discount or upgrade.

good luck
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I second this. They are worth every penny. I went through three hosts within a month last year, costing me a lot of money and a huge amount of time. Liquid Web is the best. I've upgraded with them from a VPS (that was $100 a month) to a full dedicated server. The VPS really had a lot of room but I wanted to add a lot more sites so I upgraded before I had to. The upgrade went very smoothly, their tech support is awesome, and I will never leave them.

They are completely US based, which means I can understand the person on the other end if I need to talk to them and any communications are in understandable english.

I hate server companies with a passion, but LW restored my faith.
 
Cheers guys - a few to check out there. Anyone wanna drop some aff links?

Any pointers on spec?
 
Also, I've got no fuckin idea what spec I'll need really. Guessing that php/mysql is gonna be the most resource-intensive stuff I'll be using. How do Intel and AMD compare for LAMP setups? Are Celerons ok or not worth even bothering with?
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This is really impossible to answer without knowing what the server will be doing and what kind of traffic you will be dealing with. Are you going to run a CMS or a homegrown app? You can use a utility like ab (apache benchmark) on known hardware (i.e., a machine at home, or even your laptop) to see how your site responds at various traffic volumes for what your site runs on. That should give you a good indication.

In my experience, the CPU really doesn't make a difference, you'll want to spend your money on RAM. That will give you the most bang for your buck with Apache and MySQL performance wise.
 
I use liquidweb they may cost a little extra but I've been in the webhosting game for over 10yrs and the service and support is excellent.

I will not give you affilate link since this forum has made me $20USD this month (and I'm only joined a couple of weeks ago!) already.

Here's a link with a coupon for $30 A month in Discounts!
https://www.liquidweb.com/cart/content/promotions/whtvps/?coupon=WHT10OFFVPS

Enjoy!

Note this Coupons expires October 25th.
 
I use HostICan, KnownHost, and LiquidWeb now for my VPS. If you want $50 off HostICan, just shoot me a PM.
 
Lots of love for liquidweb and that deal looks good to me...

but then the basic dedi's at managemybox (sounds like they should be pimps or something!) aren't much more - more space and bandwidth for the cash, ram about the same, but guessing a slower cpu and (relatively) a lot more cash for cPanel... hmmm
 
LazyHippy said:
I'm sure this has been covered before but the search is being gay (won't recognise VPS as it's only 3 characters - even with other words - and no results for "VPS hosting").

I'm looking for a VPS or budget dedi box, ideally with cPanel. (managemybox .com looks good price-wise, anyone used them?)

Also, I've got no fuckin idea what spec I'll need really. Guessing that php/mysql is gonna be the most resource-intensive stuff I'll be using. How do Intel and AMD compare for LAMP setups? Are Celerons ok or not worth even bothering with?

Cheers.
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If you are looking for Managed Dedicated server or a managed VPS in UK then I would highly recommend you UK Web Hosting - Cheap Windows Linux cPanel Shared Reseller Web Hosting in UK
 
illkity said:
Others here suggested hostforweb, been using for almost a month now. No issues. I picked them because they looked like they used the highest quality/poweful servers underneath the hood over the other places And the price was comparable.
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Been with hostforweb for about 4-5 months now, highly recommend them - what couple small problems I had they fixed within minutes.
 
I'll second (third?) any reco's for LiquidWeb. Got a VPS with them and their customer service is phenom. Doesn't seem to matter what time day or night I call them, I always get through quickly and the issue gets resolved just as quick. Also, they seem genuinely happy to talk to you. Go figure.
 
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