Questions on VPS hostings

[Nicole]

Hello,

I am considering upgrading for a shared to a VPS account but have several questions hoping you can answer them:

1. Will you move my site from my current shared Host Gator account to the VPS account?

2. What Inode limit does apply for a VPS account? I'm raching the 250.000 inodes limit on my shared account so a 1 Million Inode limit is what I am looking for.

3. What sent emails / hour limit does apply for a VPS account?

4. Will the speed be better on a VPS account than on a shared one?

5. Will you also perform a weekly backup on Semi Managed VPS?

Thank you,

Nicole

[GatorDaveC]

1. Will you move my site from my current shared Host Gator account to the VPS account?

Yes we can do that for you free of charge.


2. What Inode limit does apply for a VPS account? I'm raching the 250.000 inodes limit on my shared account so a 1 Million Inode limit is what I am looking for.

The limit is set to 1 million, but we can set it higher if there is a legit reason.

3. What sent emails / hour limit does apply for a VPS account?

There is no limit.


4. Will the speed be better on a VPS account than on a shared one?

You will be allowed to use all of the resources of the VPS when ever you want.. technically a shared account will be more powerful since we allow you to use all of the CPU power when needed.

5. Will you also perform a weekly backup on Semi Managed VPS?

Yes we perform weekly backups on VPS.

Originally Posted by Nicole

Hello,

I am considering upgrading for a shared to a VPS account but have several questions hoping you can answer them:

1. Will you move my site from my current shared Host Gator account to the VPS account?

2. What Inode limit does apply for a VPS account? I'm raching the 250.000 inodes limit on my shared account so a 1 Million Inode limit is what I am looking for.

3. What sent emails / hour limit does apply for a VPS account?

4. Will the speed be better on a VPS account than on a shared one?

5. Will you also perform a weekly backup on Semi Managed VPS?

Thank you,

Nicole

[Nicole]

You can do a lot more with VPS, then a Shared environment. If you are running a couple of PHP driven websites, I would recommend having someone run PHP as a module, and install e-accelerator, which will cache your PHP scripts and improve performance.

There are several ways to increase the speed of a site with a VPS since there is a lot more control.

Originally Posted by GatorDaveC

4. Will the speed be better on a VPS account than on a shared one?

You will be allowed to use all of the resources of the VPS when ever you want.. technically a shared account will be more powerful since we allow you to use all of the CPU power when needed.

Hello Dave,

thank you for your reply.

My sites are thunting.com/smf and detektorforum.de/smf and they load very slow compared to other forums using the same software but hosted by different companies. Hence I would like to improve loading times / speed and was thinking about moving to a VPS. However if this will maybe even give me less speed it wouldn't make sense?

I am most of the time using less then 1% of my shared enviornmenst resources.

Could you please advice me what to do?

Thank you!

[mcgyver210]

Nicole I am no expert by any stretch of the imagination but my main reason for moving to VPS was speed & so far I have noticed all my sites load faster than when I was on shared.

Also I have had lots of questions & most everyone in tech support has been GREAT!! with help & Especially Gator Dave who has gone the extra mile on every question.

You could always try VPS but leave your shared account up for a month or two while you decide if it will be better. While running both accounts you could compare load times side by side even.