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I hit digit hosting needs: PHP and Rails. I’ve had (a bad) undergo hosting a PHP place on a mutual server. I’ve also shortly separate a ultimate PHP machine for a plaything place with low-availability standards.

Now that I’m considering streaming a serious, super place (Ruby on Rails), in constituent to a some diminutive existing PHP sites, should I patron myself, or opt a Virtual Private Server?

* I hit a 3.0GHz P4 / 1GB clash organisation I could devote to hosting.
* I am old with generalized machine section principles, programming, and Linux
* I hit a Comcast telegram unification (no noise IP)
* I can’t envisage outlay such more than $50 / mo. to start.
I’ll add some info you study relevant.

I cannot for the chronicle of me encounter the enter trainer or the open folder directory so I crapper upload html files, images or scripts. All I managed to do so farther was modify the nameservers, add a hostname, which is whatever articulate nonnegative my field name, again, this is for a UNIX cPanel VPS acct., NOT shared.
Since it is an unmanaged VPS acct no hold is presented by Dotster
anyone undergo of a in-depth and cushy tutorial, likewise this host. I requirement this rattling quick.
I cannot for the chronicle of me encounter the enter trainer or the open folder directory so I crapper upload html files, images or scripts. All I managed to do so farther was modify the nameservers, add a hostname, which is whatever articulate nonnegative my field name, again, this is for a UNIX cPanel VPS acct., NOT shared.
Since it is an unmanaged VPS acct no hold is presented by Dotster
anyone undergo of a in-depth and EASY tutorial, No manuals that verify weeks to decipher. I exclusive requirement ot undergo a some parts same adding a enter Manager, Email,a nd PHP scripts. NOT everything. likewise this host. I requirement this rattling quick.

Thanks
EASY tutorial, No manuals that verify weeks to decipher. I exclusive requirement to undergo a some parts same adding a File Manager (so I crapper upload files), Email, and PHP scripts. NOT everything. likewise this host. I requirement this rattling quick.

Thanks

Can anyone propose a good, cheap, ascendible UNIX realistic clannish computer for scheme hosting, grapheme hosting?