<div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr">Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/12/15 Uri Even-Chen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:uri@speedy.net">uri@speedy.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi,<br>
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I want to build a new social networking website called Speedy Net. I<br>
want to use PHP, Javascript and MySQL (LAMP). I am considering where<br>
to host this website, where one of the options is using Rackspace<br>
Cloud [<a href="http://www.rackspacecloud.com" target="_blank">http://www.rackspacecloud.com</a>]. If I use Rackspace Cloud, I<br>
will need to select what type of hosting I want - cloud servers<br>
(managed or not), cloud sites or cloud files<br>
[<a href="https://signup.rackspacecloud.com/signup?id=1238" target="_blank">https://signup.rackspacecloud.com/signup?id=1238</a>]. I also need to<br>
select what Linux distribution to use<br>
[<a href="http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers/technology/index.php#os_apps" target="_blank">http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hosting_products/servers/technology/index.php#os_apps</a>].<br>
The available options are:<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It really depends where are your users located. I tried few days ago their cloud offers wrote about it on my business blog <a href="http://blog.hetz.biz/?p=192">here</a>.</div>
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Arch 2010.05<br>
CentOS 5.5<br>
CentOS 5.4<br>
Debian 5.0 (Lenny)<br>
Fedora 14 (Laughlin)<br>
Fedora 13 (Goddard)<br>
Fedora 12 (Constantine)<br>
Gentoo 10.1<br>
Oracle EL R5U4<br>
Oracle EL R5U3 JEOS<br>
Red Hat EL 5.4<br>
Red Hat EL 5.3<br>
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)<br>
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)<br>
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)<br>
Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS (Hardy Heron)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's really up to you to decide which distribution to use. Red Hat EL costs more because it includes subscriptions.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I don't know which distribution to choose! I only used Red Hat Linux,<br>
about 10 years ago, and even if I select Red Hat - I don't know which<br>
one. I don't know the difference between distributions, I just know I<br>
need LAMP.<br>
<br>
What do you recommend?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>All of those distributions can do the job well, it's up to you to decide which you're comfortable with.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Also, I understand if I choose an unmanaged server, I will need to<br>
install everything myself - including Apache, PHP and MySQL? Or are<br>
they installed in the distributions?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>They probably install the minimal distribution and you'll need to either install with yum or apt-get (depends on the distribution) the rest of the packages. It shouldn't take more then few minutes to do the install.</div>
<div><br></div><div>One thing that you do need - is to find someone who will manage the server(s) for you, because Rackspace support won't do the job for you unless you buy the much more expensive "managed" solution.</div>
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How do I backup the database and files? Do I need to select a managed server?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>mysqldump, tar, pgdump and other tools available for backup. Do you need to select a managed server? I didn't see any cloud offer from them which is managed. They give managing option for physical servers but you'll need to pay few hundred dollars each month for that.</div>
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I also received a list of PHP Web Hosting<br>
[<a href="http://www.webhostingreport.com/best-php-hosting.html" target="_blank">http://www.webhostingreport.com/best-php-hosting.html</a>], but I'm quite<br>
suspicious of "unlimited" web hosting, for around $3.50 per month. How<br>
can web hosting be unlimited? Do I really get an unlimited website for<br>
$3.50 per month?!?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There is no free lunch. Those offers give you slow web site, less then minimal support, and the servers are not stable at all.</div><div> </div><div>Good luck.</div>
<div>Hetz</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Thanks,<br>
Uri Even-Chen<br>
Mobile Phone: +972-50-9007559<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:uri@speedy.net">uri@speedy.net</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.speedy.net/" target="_blank">http://www.speedy.net/</a><br>
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