Server Help

[BenG]

Ok, A little random, but I want buy my own server. However, I dont really know what a 'good' spec is. I want to use it to host my website, and a few others, and it must support mySQL, so I can install it.

I like the look of this one, http://ebuyer.com/UK/product/102195/rb/20798957284

What else do I need? Do i have to leave it on all the time?

Cheers

Ben

[k£v!n]

hi m8

yes you will have to leave it on all the time, and it can be a little noise.

thats all i know really but the place where Ive got my hosting from has a very good forum that you should be able to find your answers on!

http://www.webhosting-chat.net/index.php?act=idx

thanks
Kev

[BenG]

hmmmm, Do they use alot of electricity?

[k£v!n]

think its just like a normal PC! so yeah, if i was going to get my own server to host my site, i would also offer hosting out to the general puplic to get the cash bk from what i spent!

kev

[DCM]

If you are going to host a server, you must have a 'business account' with your network provider, plus a static IP adress.

The spec of the machine doesn't have to be high either, just got to have good access rates to the hard drive, and for security, you might want to look at a fully sorted RAID unit, so if one drive goes down, the other drive has the same data.

The power consumption isn't a lot realy, just knock the monitor off and have audible warnings if there are problems, no fancy graphics card, no fancy sound card.

The other consideration is you got to have good upload speeds otherwise your sites will be dog slow. You could build two comps, one to cater for MySQL and the other to cater for PHP.

[k£v!n]

im glad some one knows what they are taking about

sounds like a good idea to me!

kev