I'm looking to move a couple of web sites from large us/uk based service providers to something closer to home.
We are not overly busy sites but require some basics.
We use a forum software as a basic communication tool. Not huge but our current provider drastically limits the MySQL connections.. causing even 5-10 users online to cause trouble. Do you limit MySQL size or connection? (our current is in the 40meg range with about 3000 users and no more than 10 or so on at any time. (we're a relatively small community.)
Emails. We use email to communicate with key representatives and some members. We've had trouble in the past with hotmail receiving / allowing emails to go to our ppl. (we're not talking mass emails but simple regular emails via the included email servers. This was an issue with the ISP and Hotmail.. I did not entirely understand the reasoning behind why the issue had occurred.
I prefer to have our systems using the latest most secure server software available... Its important to our members/customers that their information is secure. We've had no end of trouble trying to upgrade software as simple as plesk and fedora do you manage the vps so that this is the case
Do you support ssh? If not what method of updating backing up and restoring a MySQL DB's do you us?
We only have 3 but are there any limits on number of MySQL DB's? we could have.
Name servers. Are they local or part of the vps?
I'm curious what your uptime is. and are there guarantee's?
I'm no expert to networks or serves. I am a software developer and am learning as I go.. I see you have this forum and 24hr customer service.. bottom line what kind of help I can expect if I get stuck or need advice on how to set this up and configure this right.
Thats about all I can think of at the moment.
Thanks
oh and I screwed up when I created my account. any chance you could change it to warlock... something happened... didn't notice to keyboard messup when I submitted my account.
Cheers.