[thelist] Virtual private server vs. managed dedicated server

[Peter Van Dijck]

Thanks. So is it true that with a VPS you are responsible yourself for 
security updates and such?

Peter

Ron Dorman wrote:
> Peter Van Dijck wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking for a host with some specific requirements and have a few 
>> questions:
>>
>> - I need the usual Apache+PHP+MySQL. I absolutely need to be able to 
>> edit the httpd.conf file (htaccess is not enough).
>>
>> - Apart from that, I'd like it as managed as possible.
>>
>> - I want to spend something like $40-$140 a month.
>>
>> - I will host a few domains on this, and would like an easy to use 
>> panel (like cPanel).
>>
>> - I want to host a for-pay service on this, so reliability and support 
>> is important.
>>
>> Any recommendations? What type of service should I go for, considering 
>> I do need httpd.conf access but I want minimum fuzz with the server 
>> (updates, ...). Maybe a managed dedicated server? 
> 
> 
> Take a look at http://beachcombercreations.com/, dedicated servers. The 
> Budget and Single Chip groups have servers in the range you are looking 
> for. CPanel and other nice things are part of the package, support has 
> been very good and no downtime for 2 years.
> 
> Ron D.
>