Being Virtual In The Online World

Unlike shared hosting, VPS offers you multiple benefits and more reliable hosting solution. Reliability of a VPS also rely on the specs of the web hosting node to which your server is located as well as the count of VPS servers that are running on the same hosting node.

Though many people have different thoughts about VPS, still Linux VPS Hosting and Windows VPS Hosting are known as the best website hosting solution that provides you the core benefits of a Dedicated Servers at a very reliable price. A good thing about the VPS is that if you notice a rapid growth in your business and realize that you need more resources, you can easily upgrade your current website hosting package to a VPS plan.

You don’t have to share services or applications with other servers on the same machine. Each VPS server acts as independent and remains invisible to each other as well as there is no sharing required of processes or file systems. With the root access, you are able to install and maintain various softwares and applications you want on your VPS server.

On VPS Hosting you don’t have to compete for some crucial aspects such as bandwidth, memory, CPU and disk space. Hence, VPS Hosting solution provides you good server uptime and high-performance.

Enhanced security and optimum performance of VPS makes your hosting solution perfect. If a website hosting provider offers you SLA, you will be able to know what type of reliability you should expect from that VPS Hosting provider. New technologies are taking place day-by-day and due to that VPS servers and various web hosting types are becoming much reliable than current.

Read More : Reliability of VPS Hosting – Part I

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• You have full control of the server with vps hosting and you can configure your server as per your requirements.
• You can install different operating systems on your server and maintain multiple applications on each.
• You have the freedom to host as many websites as you like and don’t even need to think about the limitations of bandwidth and space.
• You get more features at reasonable cost as if compared with shared hosting and if you go for a dedicated server, it will be pretty much expensive.
• VPS Hosting also comes with lots of other additional services that are beneficial and have the flexibility of removing and changing the services at any point of time.

The control that VPS Hosting provides for the business, low cost and lots of features that including security makes it suitable for small and medium sized businesses and if you are big sized business then dedicated server is the perfect solution for your requirements.

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VPS Hosting

Because of the n number of advantages with VPS hosting, it is been used in some of the very special areas. The virtual servers are generally used as sandboxes and honeypots. Here we will see what are sandboxes and honey pots and how do they serve and act.

What is a sandbox?

As per Wikipedia, sandboxing is “a testing (or virtual) environment that separates untested code changes and entire research from the production environment or resource, in the context of software development including Web development and revision control, and by extension in web-based editing environments”. In short, it is an environment where you can organize experiments and tests that do not affect the system that is in use.

How VPS can be served as a sandbox?

As it is possible to keep vps servers isolated from others, it can be used as a testing environment.  A virtual server can produce the copy of real system so you can make changes at any point of time without thinking about their impact on real system.

What is a honeypot?

Wikipedia defines honeypot as “a trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner reduce the  attempts of unauthorized use of information systems”.

How can VPS act as a honeypot?

Tracking the security of server has become easy if one server acts as a honeypot and because of its isolated nature, VPS hosting server can be used as a honeypot. So we can say that we can run most unlikely programs on a VPS and we can check where the server is lacking.

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With VPS hosting, you can run your website on server and at a same time you can keep a copy of it on another server.  This helps you to have a back up at any point of time. You can also test new applications for your websites without interrupting the web presence of your website by doing the research and testing on the second server. It is the best solution for the companies that want to have all the benefits of a dedicated server without trouble.

Some standard VPS software include:

• Linux VPS
• Virtuozzo
• User-mode Linux
• Mware
• Xen
• FreeBSD Jail
• OpenVZ

Each of the above mentioned software providers have advantages and disadvantages. You should do your own research and compare the software that you will need before coming to any conclusion. VPS hosting is the best alternative to a dedicated server that can be upgraded from shared hosting plan at reasonable price.

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As if compared with shared hosting each VPS hosting customer is having root access to their Virtual Server where they can customize their services to suit their individual business requirements. Each VPS client is having its own disk space, bandwidth, memory and allotment of system resources which will not be affected by the traffic or usage of the customers which co-habit the rest of their physical server, this is known as performance isolation. A VPS is far away from errors, viruses and other problems which may be present in another VPS within the same bit of hard ware, this functional isolation also provides better security for E-commerce businesses and allows users to install their own software packages related to their business area allowing the use of customized shopping cart software.

VPS hosting is usually the next step for the business owners who are on shared hosting package because as time passes and they see improvements in traffic they need better secure functionality, greater control for their web space and higher security for conducting online transactions.

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Below mentioned are some other advantages of a VPS Hosting Server

It avails windows: Around 99% of computer users in the world are windows operating system so it pretty user friendly. Many webmasters will look for such server which has windows as operating system. With windows as operating system, it will be a cinch for many other webmasters to set up.

Technology: VPS Hosting is the best one for websites which are having high traffic on it and is also ideal for small business websites.

ASP (Active server pages): ASP only runs on windows server. PHP and JSP are other scripting languages which are easily used on windows server. Most of the other applications like WordPress are operated on windows server only.

Front page extension: Front page extension from Microsoft can be used for web designing fields. This can be only done with windows based server and even the other software is easily  accessed on windows.

MSSQL and MySQL: Most of the websites are having their database in MSSQL and MySQL and both of them don’t have any problem while running on windows based server. MySQL can be easily accessed over Linux server but MSSQL cant be run over Linux server.

Microsoft SharePoint: It is utilized for creating WebPages or portal for corporate websites. Unfortunately it is only available for windows server.

Security parameters: Windows server is patent and well supported. Microsoft occasionally updates their server with providing better security.

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Questions to ask include:

What do you need?

It’s important to think over whether you need virtual dedicated hosting or not before you go for it. It’s not good in engaging a service that is later found to be unsuitable for your requirements.

What do I get?

There are lots of web hosting providers who have individual offers which will likely be very different from each others. Read all the terms and conditions of services, what comes with the package – statistical reporting is one of the important factor, and after sales service and support can differ from offer to offer.

How long is the contract?

When you are done with sign up process for VPS hosting, it will be set for a period of time. Take care that the one you choose is for a sensible time, as you don’t want to be contracted to pay for something once you have finished with it.

Will I get enough space?

Memory space and capability is pretty much important, and your requirement will differ greatly in relation to the type of business, or blog that you are intending to operate. Give the potential host all the information you can, and they will be able to recommend the best package for you.

There are no simple rules to choose a VPS hosting, no rights or wrongs, but the above mentioned points will guide you to start out on the track and get a VPS hosting service set up for your use. Make sure you have all the questions asked, and the boxes ticked, and the right service will be there for you.

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Virtual Private Server

• It is using Windows: The most common and well liked operating system in the universe, almost all computer users are familiar with windows. It’s so universal that it is the first choice of most all the users. Since the dedicated server in this hosting uses Windows.
• Technology: VPS Hosting is right choice for the blogs, websites and  as well as small websites that are having high traffic and also depends on complicated web based applications which make use of Microsoft technologies. As setting up is pretty much faster, the Windows VPS hosting is a good option as if compared with shared hosting packages, which are pretty limited in competence.
• .Net and .Net Framework: Windows have lot of programming languages in the .Net family, like  Visual Basic, Visual Interdev, and others that makes it more compatible. So if your web business needs programming in any of the mentioned languages, then Windows server is the best choice.
• ASP (Active Server Pages) is a well-liked scripting language which is equal to PHP and JSP. Which  can run only on Windows pogramme. PHP can also be run on a Windows server, providing much more functionality. Applications like Wordpress which use PHP are running on lots of Windows Servers.
• FrontPage Extensions: Microsoft’s well liked web design software application, FrontPage extensions are integrated into the Windows server. There are lots of people who prefer this because it is easy-to-use.
• MSSQL Server and MySQL: Both of the databases can be run on Windows Server without any issue. Some users like to use Microsoft SQL server, and others like to go with free open source version called MySQL. In either case, Windows Server is capable of running both, however Linux is not capable of running Microsoft MSSQL Server.
• Microsoft Sharepoint (used to create corporate web portals) is available only on Windows Server.
• Windows server a good brand and it is well supported. The support of open source applications can never match the Windows. In addition, Microsoft occasionally publishes server updates and security patches. These updates make the server more robust. This is another good reason why many people prefer Windows hosting.

Conclusion: From this discussion, what we came to know is that if you are a fan of the well established Windows development platform and want the same capabilities in your website, then Windows VPS hosting is perfect for the purpose.

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Quick operation to fix te
1) Log in to the Cpanel
2) Click on phpMyAdmin under Database
3) Locate and login to your phpMyAdmin client
4) Select the database and click on the name of the database (circled).

5) Select the checkboxes for each table that has an overhead value.
6) Go to the drop-down menu with selected on the bottom and select repair.
7) If everything works out, you will see the something like the image below.

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Let’s be familiar with Domain Name Life Cycle. This is the cycle from the time it is first registered till it is deleted

Although the typical domain name life cycle is difficult to follow, however we’ve tried to simplify it for your reference

Below is an outlined phases of domain life cycle.

Active (1-10 Years): After the domain purchasing the domain is active for 10 years, depending upon length of subscription. The renewal is not more than 10 years.

On Hold (1-45 Days): If the registrar receives no response from the owner of the domain till 45 days it sends the delete command to the registry. The domain could continue to operate till 45 days depending upon registry and other factors.

Redemption Period (30 Days): After the period in hold status the domain name is kept in grace period in the registry. During this time the website is not working nor do the domain name is available to people to buy. It means the owner of the website gets the extra grace period to renew

Deletion(5 days): After the Final Delete command is sent the domain name is still is Shared Registry System and cannot be purchased by others. The original owner can still renew this domain

Available: Once the deletion completes, the name is released for purchase by the other public.

DNS
Domain Name System (or Service or Server), an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they’re easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4.

The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS server doesn’t know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one, and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.

Nameservers

Domain name servers translate domain names to IP addresses.
Human-readable names like “howstuffworks.com” are easy for people to remember, but they don’t do machines any good. All of the machines use names called IP addresses to refer to one another. For example, the machine that humans refer to as “www.howstuffworks.com” has the IP address 70.42.251.42. Every time you use a domain name, you use the Internet’s domain name servers (DNS) to translate the human-readable domain name into the machine-readable IP address.

Primary Nameserver

The primary nameserver is the machine where the records are edited and maintained through, and is held to be the final authority on the domain name. If there is an error here, it will propagate throughout the internet, so it is vitally important that the records on the primary nameserver be set up correctly.
These records are stored in something called a “zone file.” The zone file is a text file, stored on the nameservers, which contains all the technical information regarding the servers for the domain. All the authoritative nameservers need to have a matching copy of the zone file, since they are equally likely to be asked about the domain whether secondary or primary, though the file is only edited and maintained through the primary nameserver.

Secondary nameservers

The remaining nameserver or nameservers listed on the whois record transfer, or copy, the zone file from the primary nameserver. These nameservers are referred to as secondary, and ensure that the domain does not go off-line if there should happen to be a problem with the primary, and also makes resolution faster by allowing more than one option for finding authoritative information for the domain.

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