[lug] Coloc / VPS Plus Outside DNS & Email

[dio2002 at indra.com]

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>> anybody have thoughts on this subject based upon experience.  both
>> advantages and disadvantages or something i might be overlooking or
>> should
>> be thinking about?
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> Biggest advantage will be cost and time.  If you only need hosted web
> services then you don't need to rent a full colo or VPS ($30-100+/mo)..
> just find a good web host ($7-20/mo).  Also, you'll find that many of
> the web hosts will provide some level of mail & dns support for any
> domains you host with them.

i'm going with my own webserver because i see myself hosting a number of
sites all with a variety of php/mysql requirements.  i want to be able to
configure them as i like and use whatever versions i choose at will
without limitation from a host provider. including space/performance.  i
figure the flexibility and ability to manage it how i want is worth the
price differential. although something tells me that it actually will cost
less in the long run as the number of sites increases..