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Sometimes a dedicated web hosting deal can be too good to be true. Never let yourself fall for the advertising of a dedicated server before you take the time and consideration it takes to really check out all the services a dedicated web hosting provider is willing to provide to you.
How do domain name servers work? I recently ran across a great article that covers this topic from head to toe.
If you spend any time on the Internet sending e-mail or browsing the Web, then you use domain name servers without even realizing it. Domain name servers, or DNS, are an incredibly important but completely hidden part of the Internet, and they are fascinating. The DNS system forms one of the largest and most active distributed databases on the planet. Without DNS, the Internet would shut down very quickly.
Read more about how domain name servers work here:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm
In dedicated web hosting circles, you might hear the name “Plesk” tossed around. What is a Plesk, how do you use a Plesk, and why do you need a Plesk?! The Parallels Plesk Panel is a software package used by commercial web hosting companies to help you control your hosting account, VPS account or dedicated server.
Dedicated hosting is a tricky beast.
Knowing everything a dedicated hosting server should provide is enough to make your head spin too. So with that in mind, and to help you start the new year off right – I thought I would share with you some of the more important features to look for.
Are you in search of a quality Xen hosting plan? Lunarpages has just released a line of virtual private server plans that are powered by Xen. You have the choice between Linux Starter, Linux Pro, and Windows Pro.
Xen VPS’ are completely independent from the hardware node, and each other. This means that you are able to run updates independently of the hardware node. This also means that one customer can’t crash a service or the server. If one front end server ceases to work, the VPS’ that were running on that server can be restarted on other Xen servers, almost instantly.
The Backend Servers use Open Solaris ZFS file system, which provides for real-time file systems checks and instant automatic snapshots of your data. In the event of a VPS experiencing an issue, they can restore from a snapshot up to 3 days prior. In the event of backend failure, they will have Backups stored off server via Amanda Backup, which can be restored very quickly.
To learn more, be sure to check out the Xen VPS page at Lunarpages.com.
RootCheck scans the system looking for possible trojans, scans the ports for malicious activity ,and checks for rootkits, and also the logs, permissions and more.
Installation Instructions
Login to your server and su to root.
wget http://www.ossec.net/rootcheck/files/rootcheck-0.4.tar.gz
tar -xvzf rootcheck-0.4.tar.gz
cd rootcheck-0.4
./install
This will take you to an interactive installation. Make sure you have CPAN on your box because rootcheck requires the Perl Modules IO::Interface.
If the installation is finished you will get this message
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Compilation successful. Ready to go.That’s it! If everything went ok, you should be ready to run RootCheck. If you any doubts about installation, please refer to INSTALL file.
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Scanning the System
Now you are ready to run rootcheck.
There are quite a few options butthe simplest one is
./rootcheck.pl
If the installation was perfect you would get a progress screen of the scan after which the results will be written into results.txt the result is quite explanatory and gives details of all suspected files.
Hope that helps you with your dedicated web hosting RootCheck issues.
What is the benefit of paying more for dedicated web hosting? Well, for one – you get bang for your buck. These days, dedicated hosting solutions are becoming more and more upgradable, so it might be time to start looking at what services you can add to get better performance from your dedicated hosting server.
Now, what is there to upgrade? I thought you might ask that. First things first, you have to look at giving yourself:
Many dedicated hosts offer tiered systems too, to help match you up with a bigger better plan, rather than adding thing one by one. This might be more expensive up front, and less in the long term picture of things. Why? The reason is, is because you get more performance, which is well worth spending the money – if you can bring more people on to the dedicated hosting account.
So when push comes to shove, looking at extra features or paid for upgrades is never a bad thing.
When shopping for a dedicated hosting provider, how important is it to find the cheapest deal?
Sure, everybody likes saving money, and it is an important thing to find the lowest cost, especially these days. However, you have to remember not to sell out when it comes to dedicated hosting features you might need. Be sure to have a good estimate or checklist of:
This will give you a little more negotiating room when it comes to settle for a bottom dollar price.
When push comes to shove, you have to do your best to find the dedicated hosting plan that is the cheapest deal and best suits your web hosting needs. If you find a dedicated host that doesn’t get meet your price you are willing to pay, be sure to contact them to see if there are any coupons or deal that could be applied to lower the price just a little ‘bit more.
Why is dedicated hosting so important to business?
Well, for the most part it all comes down to reliability. You don’t want your important business web site hosted on the same sever space a Pokemon fan page is on, that might get hacked – and bring your web site down along with it.
Power is also something that many businesses are looking for, and you can’t get more CPU or Bandwidth on any other web hosting plan. Dedicated hosting makes it possible to get your web site going and keep it running, by having more server resources to work with.
So there you have two reasons why businesses turn towards dedicated hosting. Know of anymore reasons? Feel free to leave them in the comments!
I decided to mix things up a little ‘bit today and give you a list of some of the most popular dedicated hosting tutorials we have featured here on the dedicated server hosting blog. Enjoy!
Does a Dedicated Server package have a WAP feature/server? Just about any dedicated hosting setup will allow WAP. You’ll just need to setup Mime types and DirctoryIndex settings in web server configuration. The following guide mentions settings for both Windows and Linux servers to be setup for WAP.
This is how you would setup a remote access key in Web Host Manager (WHM). The first thing you would need to do is login to WHM. From the front page, click on "Cluster/Remote Access". Next, click on "Setup Remote Access Key".