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Originally Posted by MrEyes

up there /\ :erm:



My main problem is that I am no expert at server administration, I can do the technical side of code but server administration is a new game to me, unfortunately my site became extremely popular extremely quickly so I was unexpectedly thrown in the deep end with concrete boots. I am just about keeping afloat.

Looking at the PowerVPS package pages, my current package is more or less the same as their "LINUX CPANEL BASIC VPS" (no mention of burstable RAM). So based on what you have said maybe there is room for the host to make some optimisations (are you listening? (not you FRDS) )

To give you an idea these are my current SQL stats (this is after 2 days 22 hours of uptime)

lol, i know what you mean about being thrown in the deep end, thats the best way to learn

Over at Webhostingtalk.com their tutorial forums have a serious wealth of knowledge that you don't really need to learn. They provide everything step by step, and if you know how to copy and paste, then you'll be good to go

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=579135
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=597044
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=108

I'd recommend when you order a new VPS, then performing all optimizations before going live incase you do have a copy and paste error, you can simply wipe it clean and start again