Advantages Of A VPS
There are many advantages to having a VPS account over a shared hosting account, or even a dedicated server. You really sit in the middle between the both of them. You have a lot more control over your account than you do with a shared hosting, but you still get a control panel, unlike a dedicated server.
When you get shared hosting, you usually get the regular cPanel, LxAdmin, or whatever control panel the host is using. When you order a VPS account, you get two different control panels. Now you’re probably thinking two panels, that means twice the amount of headache. You’re wrong! When you get a VPS you get a control panel for the VPS itself, which controls the virtual server. This isn’t what controls your domains. This control panel controls the state of the VPS – on, off, or restart. This also shows the current RAM usage, the CPU usage, and how much each is limited to. You can also change the root password, and the timezone settings.
If you want to use it for hosting, which most people would, you need to install an addition control panel on your VPS. Depending on which VPS control panel your host uses, you can install a free version of LxAdmin on your VPS. This is very easy, you just click install, restart the VPS, and you can login with the default login.
You can monitor how much you’re using when you have a VPS, and this is useful for power users and people who want more control over their hosting. Some people really need SSH access to their server for various reasons and this allows those users to use it easily. You can even use SSH over the browser with built in java applets.
Need a cheap VPS? Just go look on web hosting forums for a deal. There are tons of VPS hosting companies that have offers and sales all the time. Just look for coupons that are recurring. Sure it sounds nice if you get 80% off.. but that will be for the first month, then you have to pay a huge amount the rest of the time you’re with that company. Recurring coupons mean the new price you get with the coupon is the price you pay for the rest of the time you are with that hosting company.
Written by Admin on December 21st, 2008 with
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