Dedicated Servers Definition

Free and paid shared plans are one of the most widespread web hosting solutions on the market. They are splendid for small-sized sites that do not necessitate a lot of system resources and do not have that many web site visitors, but for high resource-requiring sites with many thousands of website visitors, a more advanced platform is needed. If you need a robust, no-holds-barred shared hosting solution that can deal with even millions of everyday hits, a dedicated server is your most excellent alternative.

Handle the Heavy Load Generated by Your Web Sites with a Dedicated Server

With the dedicated solution, you lease a whole machine whose system resources will be utilized solely by your sites. Just like any computer, each dedicated server has one or more CPUs functioning at a given speed, a given amount of memory, one or more hard disks, and so on. A dedicated web hosting server is in fact a computer with hardware aimed to tackle high load and certain software activated on it, like web server software, PHP and MySQL software platforms, etc., which allows the websites stored on it to be accessible on the Internet.

Managed Dedicated Servers Hosting Services

A dedicated server can be administered either by the hosting supplier, or by the customer, on the basis of the particular dedicated server package. In either case, the side administering the dedicated web hosting server has access to a software tool to restart it at any time. Management is done via a hosting CP tool that allows you to keep an eye on the services running on the machine.

OSs for Dedicated Servers

There are different hosting server OSs such as Windows, FreeBSD, different Linux distributions, and so on. Some hosting vendors offer dedicated servers utilizing one given Operating System, whereas others offer customers an alternative. MSSQL databases and .NET web sites demand a Windows web server, for example, and will not operate on a different OS, whereas PHP and HTML driven websites utilizing MySQL databases will perform on any OS. Prior to leasing a dedicated server, find out what the web hosting company offers and what the necessities of your site are.

Software Platforms for Dedicated Servers

By default, each dedicated server comes with all the software apps needed to run a site - web server software, database software (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, etc.), PHP software, FTP server software and so on, so as soon as you obtain the web hosting server, you can upload your files and take the web site online. The majority of web hosting companies grant root privileges, i.e. you can activate any software applications on the dedicated server and revise any settings. Some script-driven platforms require server-side libraries that should be pre-activated in order for them to operate. Many e-commerce software scripts, for instance, impose such a requirement, and having root access to the dedicated server is key for managing an online shop. Other hosting corporations do not grant complete root-level access, but help the customer activate the necessary software platforms - this is the so-called managed web hosting service, as differentiated from the unmanaged hosting service, which comes with root-level access.

Dedicated Server by 'Beyond Real Hosting'

The web site files on the dedicated server can be administered either via a Secure Shell (SSH) client or via a Control Panel interface like cPanel, DirectAdmin, Hepsia, etc. There are 10's of web hosting Control Panel graphical user interfaces in existence, and normally hosting providers provide a number of them, and with complete server root access at hand, the customer can install any of them. All files, databases, e-mail box accounts, access logs and program installations are managed easily through a GUI in a web browser, so no advanced knowledge is necessary. Some CPs also comprise a reseller back office tool, so if you order a dedicated server, you can not only host your files, but also sell shared hosting packages to other persons to gain money. We, at Beyond Real Hosting, provide charge-free billing software and a domain reseller account with each and every dedicated server plan of ours, which allows you to build your very own personal web hosting firm and earn revenue in no time since the web hosting market niche is constantly enlarging.