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[Tokyo Hook]

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Within the next month I plan to launch three related websites:

1) A web manga (Japanese comic strip)
2) A fan site with, eventually, a fan forum
3) An e-commerce store

While initial hit rates will be light, the sites have the potential of developing substantial traffic and could ramp up quickly.

I'm familiar with, and would prefer, to run these sites on Debian 3.1 with, maybe, an upgrade in the near future to Debian Etch.

The manga and fan sites will be run on a Python web-framework using, initially, the Karrigell web server. If Karrigell proves inadequate with load, I may switch over to Apache, but have no experience with it. The e-commerce site will run on Squirrelcart, which, in turn, runs on PHP and MySQL. I will probably have Squirrelcart install these packages for me. I haven't selected forum software yet, and am open to suggestions.

My Linux administration skills are modest, but functional.

Questions:

1) Which of your plans do you think would be most appropriate for me?
2) Can I run all three sites on one virtual server, or would it be better to parse them into two or three virtual servers?
3) Do I have root access to the operating systems?
4) Can I communicate with and manage the servers through SSH?
5) What's the best way to run traffic monitoring software without degrading site performance?
6) What traffic monitoring software would you recommend?
7) Can I buy technical help in setting up the sites until they are running smoothly? How much would this cost?
8) How can I best assure that the sites are secure?
9) What is the best way to deal with back-up and recovery?
10) What's the best way to manage testing/staging sites?
11) Is there a way of starting with a less-expensive plan with lower resources but ramp up quickly if the need arises?
12) What most distinctively distinguishes you from the many other hosting services?
13) What's the maximum load factor that you would allow on your physical servers; e.g. how many other users would I expect to be sharing the physical hardware with? Is is possible for some else's resource demands to hog out mine (or vice versa)?
14) Do you provide a "grace period" while the sites are being set up?
15) What other thoughts/recommendations might you have for me?

Sorry for the many questions but, as you can imagine, this is a very critical decision for me.

Thanks
Tokyo Hook

[BodShane]

Hello Lloyd,

Thanks for contacting BODHost.com, we are glad that you would like to provide us with a opportunity to be a essential part of your decision. As per your queries, we have answered as follows -

a) Which of your plans do you think would be most appropriate for me?
Ans. For a start, any of our vps hosting plans would be perfect. However, you can give more preferance to L-tech 02 plan.

b) Can I run all three sites on one virtual server, or would it be better to parse them into two or three virtual servers?
Ans. Yes, you can host unlimited number of websites on your virtual private server.

c) Do I have root access to the operating systems?
Ans. Yes, you have full SSH root access to the VPS.

d) Can I communicate with and manage the servers through SSH?
Ans. Yes, you can communicate and manage the server through SSH. However, please make a note, our virtual private servers are fully managed and any issues are completely taken care of by our dedicated team of experts.

e) What's the best way to run traffic monitoring software without degrading site performance?

Ans. You can have a look at the following link - Debian Administration

f) What traffic monitoring software would you recommend?
Ans. You can opt for vnstat for monitoring website statistics.

g) Can I buy technical help in setting up the sites until they are running smoothly? How much would this cost?
Ans. Please ellaborate on this question, as we understand is you want us to develop the websites completely prior to launching it live.

h) How can I best assure that the sites are secure?
Ans. Bodhost.com is a web hosting company providing hosting servie for the past eight years. Our security measures have been known to all of our existing clients. Your satisfaction is our top priority.

i) What is the best way to deal with back-up and recovery?
Ans. We always run daily / weekly / monthly backup and recovery procedures in assurance of safety of your data.

j) What's the best way to manage testing/staging sites?
Ans. It is dependant upon your requirements.

k) Is there a way of starting with a less-expensive plan with lower resources but ramp up quickly if the need arises?
Ans. Yes, you can start with the basics for a start and thereafter you can upgrade to any of the hosting plan without any upgration charges.

l) What most distinctively distinguishes you from the many other hosting services?
Ans. "You"

m) What's the maximum load factor that you would allow on your physical servers; e.g. how many other users would I expect to be sharing the physical hardware with? Is is possible for some else's resource demands to hog out mine (or vice versa)?
Ans. In the case of overload on your server, we contact you in regards to usage of resources. Thereafter, we give you suggestions in respect to solutions. Our nodes are highly secure to maintain the highest security possible.

n) Do you provide a "grace period" while the sites are being set up?
Ans. We normally do not provide "grace period", however in your situation we will provide you a grace period for setting up your website.

o) What other thoughts/recommendations might you have for me?
Ans. We recommend you not to opt for debian, the best solution would be centOS with cPanel / WHM

If you have an further queries, please feel free to contact us.

Regards

[Tokyo Hook]

WOW

Thanks for a quick reply. I will get back to you as soon as posible. I appreciate your support. Its great. Thanks again :D