This blog is running on a VPS provided by Slicehost. It’s the 512MB package and I have no complaints. The network connectivity is pretty good too. 512MB is not what it used to be. When I run out of ram, mysql and Apache2 both go insane. My VPS becomes unusable and I end up hitting [...]
vps
Upgrade of VPS from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to 8.04 LTS
My upgrade from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS = FAIL. Last week I created a VPS on Slicehost. I’ve been using Tektonic for a while now and have no complaints. The support is very good and I can backup my VPS for when I need to. I’m using Slicehost because I don’t want both of my domain [...]
A brown out or "why DR planning is your friend"
My server is in the basement of my home. In Long Island. Where we have brown outs like the one we had today. The clocks came back and had to be reset but my Linux server apparently did not, or maybe it’s the cable modem. Hard to tell exactly as I am not at home. [...]
VPS server is acting up
I had to move my WordPress installation from the VPS to the machine in my basement. The VPS web server was sending the headers and then closing the connection before sending the web page. Still trying to sort it out.
Webserver problems
I have been having some weird response times from my WordPress installation. I’m running Opensuse 10.0 which comes with PHP 5.0.4. PHP caches like APC and XCache don’t work with 5.0.4. I can’t just upgrade the distribution since a) this is a VPS and only 10.0 is offered and b) that would be over the [...]
Virtual Private Servers
According to Wikipedia:
“A virtual private server (also referred to as virtual dedicated server or virtual server , and abbreviated VPS or VDS ) is a server run through virtualization in tandem…
VPS Servers
My domain is managed by me on my own name servers. When I moved to Long Island I lost my static IP addresses from my DSL line. So I moved both my DNS servers to Stefan’s house via his DSL line.
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