1 Reply by pwaring

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StevenBullen wrote:

I am with a host at present, which was £54 for the year. Unlimited bandwith, Unlimited storage, and so on. But I want a dedicated server so I can have much more control over it and run scripts hourly. Plus I was having issues with how reliable my Mysql DB was.

Do you really need a dedicated server? If you just want more control you might want to consider a virtual machine instead - such as those offered by Bytemark (I use mine for backup mail/DNS, it's very reliable and the staff are helpful).

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2 Reply by pwaring

(15 replies, posted in General discussion)

Linux servers are generally cheaper and, in my experience at least, more reliable. You can also script and automate things (such as downloading package updates and running stat generating programs) much more easily, which is something you probably want to do on a server.

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