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WarDoGG
06-11-2007, 12:00 AM
I was a happy user of servage hosting, until my site got popular and then since, 2 days.. My site got shut down for the second time now.... For server overload.

This is the email i got :

I'm afraid I have bad news for you. We have been forced
to take your account offline for the day due to an extremely
high load on your account. At this time today our servers have
served more than 417011 requests for your account.

You have not used to too much transfer it is a load issue meaning
that your site has used too many CPU resources on the cluster. If
more customers on the cluster caused such high load it would make
other sites on the system run slower which would not be fair to the
webmaster of those sites.

Servage claims to offer 3600 GB bandwidth but looking at the stats, i dont consume more than 50 GB bandwidth per day. so whats the problem here ? What should i do next ?

My vbulletin info:
Version : 3.6.4
I have 3 styles , 20+ mods installed.
Average users online per day : 500-700

Tried looking up some information on dedicated servers but terms like "Xeon" ,"Woodcrest" , "Switch Port" really scared me :( .

Also, dedicated servers offer not more than 1000 Gb bandwidth for 100$+ !!!! but servage claims to offer me 3600 GB bandwidth for 7$ a month for shared hosting !! Is this a rip-off ..?? or whats the hidden thing i dont see ????

Thanks for your help in advance.

UltimateOreo!
06-11-2007, 01:33 AM
They said it is not bandwith, it is server load. Get a VPS, it is really the only solution.

kylek
06-11-2007, 05:37 AM
Any chance you are using vbshout?

Frozen Tears
06-11-2007, 05:58 AM
Listen to ultimate. If you're forum is that big, get a VPS.

PS - 3.6 TB of BW for 7 dollars? I think their overselling....

G0F0RBR0KE
06-11-2007, 05:59 AM
What's the activity going around your site?

WarDoGG
06-11-2007, 06:09 AM
This has nothing to do with storage and bandwidth. It's a matter of using CPU and RAM on the server. If one user takes too much, the others on the server will experience slowdowns and such.

So what determines the load on the RAM ???

Based on my requirement of :
10,000 threads
20,000 posts
8,000 members
and 700 average per day...

which hosting do u recommend ?

Frozen Tears
06-11-2007, 07:27 AM
Just get a VPS. NetworkSoulutions.com is a good VPS place. I dont know if they have it anymore though.

Mudvayne
06-11-2007, 07:35 AM
I'm using KnownHost.com's service & I prefer KnownHost. Their support is awesome.

encryption
06-11-2007, 11:41 AM
<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1370515#post1370515" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...15#post1370515</a>

Guest210212002
06-13-2007, 09:51 PM
PowerVPS.com is the absolute best hosting that I've ever had in ~8 years running websites. Their staff and support are outstanding, and they have packages that will suit you fine.

habasabi
06-27-2007, 07:22 PM
We use SliceHost.com..it's been awesome.. they even have a chat support where the owners hang out and answer questions!

Snake
06-28-2007, 12:13 PM
No, stop getting a VPS. I'm giving you this advice from the bottom of my heart and I don't want you to go through all the troubles and issues that I had while I was on VPS. I got my own VPS just a few weeks ago but it didn't do any good to me so I had no other choice but to go for a dedicated. VPS is STILL considered as shared virtual private hosting so it's not really a good idea to go for. I never ever had such big issues while I was on shared hosting until I've moved to VPS. I highly recommend you to get any of the dedicated plans by Liquid Web (http://www.liquidweb.com). At least, that's where I got my dedicated a couple of days ago and I gotta say that I'm really impressed with the change so far. Your forum is definitely huge as it is already so you must get a dedicated one. The webmaster series will do just fine. ;]

Guest210212002
06-29-2007, 01:05 AM
I average 500+ online at any given time with half a million posts on a VPS from PowerVPS with no problems at all, and still room to expand on my current VPS plan.

itdevil
06-29-2007, 12:17 PM
You can try JaguarPC.com ... have been with them for 2+yrs excelent support.


or you can WHT Forums for special offers

Dedicated Offers : http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36

VPS :
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104

You can get 10Mbps pr 100Mbps unlimited line with a dedicated server even thought it quite expensive

pcoskat
06-29-2007, 12:25 PM
No, stop getting a VPS. I'm giving you this advice from the bottom of my heart and I don't want you to go through all the troubles and issues that I had while I was on VPS. I got my own VPS just a few weeks ago but it didn't do any good to me so I had no other choice but to go for a dedicated. VPS is STILL considered as shared virtual private hosting so it's not really a good idea to go for. I never ever had such big issues while I was on shared hosting until I've moved to VPS. I highly recommend you to get any of the dedicated plans by Liquid Web (http://www.liquidweb.com). At least, that's where I got my dedicated a couple of days ago and I gotta say that I'm really impressed with the change so far. Your forum is definitely huge as it is already so you must get a dedicated one. The webmaster series will do just fine. ;]

Snake took the words right out of my mouth.

When my forum got too busy for shared, I went to VPS, and didn't last too too long there, either.

I bounced around from dedicated host to dedicated host, and landed at Liquid Web a few months ago.

THRILLED, THRILLED, THRILLED.

When you have a problem, you just pick up the phone, and there's someone there to take your call who can generally fix the problem while you're on the line.

Go with VPS if your site 'growth' is slow, but if you're growing at even a moderate pace, you'll outgrow a VPS in short order and end up looking for a dedicated solution.

In the meantime...run, don't walk, to Liquid Web.

(Btw, I found them after noticing another 'big board' that was running [smoothly]. they were using Liquid web)

tokenyank
06-30-2007, 12:22 PM
No, stop getting a VPS. I'm giving you this advice from the bottom of my heart and I don't want you to go through all the troubles and issues that I had while I was on VPS. I got my own VPS just a few weeks ago but it didn't do any good to me so I had no other choice but to go for a dedicated. VPS is STILL considered as shared virtual private hosting so it's not really a good idea to go for. I never ever had such big issues while I was on shared hosting until I've moved to VPS. I highly recommend you to get any of the dedicated plans by Liquid Web (http://www.liquidweb.com). At least, that's where I got my dedicated a couple of days ago and I gotta say that I'm really impressed with the change so far. Your forum is definitely huge as it is already so you must get a dedicated one. The webmaster series will do just fine. ;]

Wholeheartedly agree with the liquidweb sentiment... Been there for 4 years now and wouldn't use another host if you paid me.

What I did was went VPS1 then to VPS2 when I outgrew it, and since I was in the same datacentre, when I outgrew the VPS2 and had to go to dedicated, all the upgrades were seamless and I suffered no downtime.

Liquidweb all the way!

gobears20
06-30-2007, 02:15 PM
I am with FluidHosting.com and am paying $150 a month for a dedicated server. War, I feel your frustration because I had the same thing happen to me when I was with my last server company.

Send me an email at gobears20@baylorfans.com and I will give you the contact person who owns FluidHosting. I have been with five different server companies and this is by far the best one that I have been with. They have the best customer service that I have ever seen! I send an email and receive confirmation that they received it in less than five minutes.

My server is:

PowerEdge 750 Rackmount Server
P4/2.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB
1 GB memory
80 GB SATA drive

I average anywhere from 1.7-3 million page views a month and my message board is 1.7GB on SQL. I am about to upgrade my memory to four gb;'s on this server. Take my advice and whatever you do, research companies before you make a jump. Send me a PM or an email and I can give you the head person, because they specialize in VB message boards. I also have around 20 mods running on my VB right now.

You can visit my message board to see how well it runs... http://www.baylorfans.com

Sincerely,
Jason

digital_sc4rz
07-06-2007, 04:38 PM
Try here www.knownhost.com i'm with them and i've never had a problem :D DiGi
I was a happy user of servage hosting, until my site got popular and then since, 2 days.. My site got shut down for the second time now.... For server overload.

This is the email i got :



Servage claims to offer 3600 GB bandwidth but looking at the stats, i dont consume more than 50 GB bandwidth per day. so whats the problem here ? What should i do next ?

My vbulletin info:
Version : 3.6.4
I have 3 styles , 20+ mods installed.
Average users online per day : 500-700

Tried looking up some information on dedicated servers but terms like "Xeon" ,"Woodcrest" , "Switch Port" really scared me :( .

Also, dedicated servers offer not more than 1000 Gb bandwidth for 100$+ !!!! but servage claims to offer me 3600 GB bandwidth for 7$ a month for shared hosting !! Is this a rip-off ..?? or whats the hidden thing i dont see ????

Thanks for your help in advance.

captainron19
07-06-2007, 06:37 PM
I use www.ipower.com (http://www.ipower.com)

Although I am currently not using a VPS as of now I did notice they have plans starting at $49 a month

digital_sc4rz
07-06-2007, 06:46 PM
Knownhost start @ $20.00 But i would advise this been used only if your starting off:)
I use www.ipower.com (http://www.ipower.com)

Although I am currently not using a VPS as of now I did notice they have plans starting at $49 a month

cupidon1974
10-30-2007, 01:16 PM
personnally long long story with this ripper company
always blocking my website

and today i found : The *** Arabic Sat *** database has encountered a problem.

i contacted them and they say problem in ur Vbulletin

am really ripped by this company and dunno what to do :s

RobDog888
11-11-2007, 10:22 PM
<font color="darkgreen">What about liquidweb being located in AU? Does the location matter in respect to the majority of your members?

I hear good things about them and am considering switching from networksolutions. NetSol absolutely sucks. I have never had such problems with any company's services like this before. Stay away from all their webhosting services, seriously.</font>

StonePilot
11-13-2007, 03:02 AM
I am about to sign-up with KnownHost, however I don't know what options to choose.

WHAT DO I NEED? lol! I've been hosted for 6 years with the same company but have now outgrown them. What do I need to get up and running?

Here's a list of the VPS options for knownhost.

Additional IPs: No
WHMCS: No ???
ClientExec: No ???
Control Panel: cPanel/WHM $5.00 (or Webmin, DirectAdmin, or Plesk)
cPanel Fantastico: No ???
cPanel RVSkin: No ????
Plesk PowerPack: No ????
RAM Upgrade: +64MB $5.00
Disk Space: 10GB
Monthly Traffic: 200 GB

0tolerance
11-13-2007, 08:56 AM
I also run servage hosting, they are tottally crap for hosting.
they claim to offer brilliant things, but they dont.
my hosting hosts like 20 sites on it, but when i ran my proxy sites they received like 400,000 page views a day and they shut me down every day.

i rekon you should go for another host..

And when you think about it, witha vbulletin site, the likeliness of using over 1TB of bandwidth a month is unlikely.