| You've finally decided to buy a dedicated server, or Virtual Dedicated Server, or Virtual Private Server (VDS/VPS) with cPanel and Web Hosting Manager (WHM) management software and host your own websites. A dedicated server is a single piece of computing hardware that serves as a web server. A VDS/VPS is a single dedicated server that has been segregated into 2 or more equal parts. Each VDS/VPS acts as if it was a separate physical server, except that memory, CPU, and disk space are divided among each VDS/VPS on the physical server hardware. Since VDS and VPS are two names for the same product, we will refer to it as a VPS from now on.
Perhaps you've chosen to get a server because you have numerous personal sites you need to host and you want complete control over your sites, or perhaps you've chosen to start your own web-hosting company and you want a dedicated server or VPS so that you can maximize profits. Either way, if you've never had a dedicated server or VPS before, the prospect of it can be a bit daunting. What should you look for when you are shopping for hardware? How do you set it up initially? How do you manage accounts? What do you do if you have problems? It's enough to cause many people to give up and keep hosting through someone else.
However, it is possible for almost anyone to successfully manage a dedicated server or VPS with a little preparation and some basic knowledge. The goal of this book is to help you with both the preparation and knowledge you need to successfully manage your new server with WHM, and help you grow your business.
This book assumes that you already are reasonably familiar with cPanel, the end-user companion software to WHM, and web hosting in general. If you aren't, or would like to understand it better, you should consider buying my book on cPanel: cPanel User Guide and Tutorial from Packt Publishing (ISBN 1-904811-92-2) or
http://www.packtpub.com/cPanel/book.
About the Author
Aric Pedersen has been using cPanel and WHM on a daily basis for over six years both as an end user for his own websites and as a systems administrator. He currently works as a systems administrator for several hosting companies and also for Netenberg.com, the creators of Fantastico Deluxe (a popular script auto-installer for cPanel). Aric has been providing companies and end users with web hosting and related documentation for several years. |
