VPS or Virtual Private Server has now replaced the dedicated servers largely. This is a best cost saving alternative for the websites with lesser traffic. The main server in VPS is partitioned into numerous virtual servers based on the requirement of the disk space and bandwidth. This virtual server performs similar to dedicated servers. There are mainly two kind of virtual server hosting available in the market - Linux VPS and Windows VPS. Linux based VPS hosting is more popular compared to other solutions due to it’s flexible, reliable and cost effective nature.

England, UK -- (SBWire) -- 09/30/2011 --Linux VPS hosting offers web hosting service by splitting the main server in such a way that each of it’s VPSs are able to operate their own operations. You can also reboot particular VPS without disturbing the other accounts on the same server. Most of individual bloggers and small website owners preferred VPS over the dedicated servers because of it’s lower cost and highly secured functionality.

Linux server is fast and immediately transfers the allocation of disk space and bandwidth to particular VPS account. Another advantage of Linux VPS is there is no effect of any user’s operation to other virtual servers. This makes your website more secure.

Linux VPS hosting also has the benefit of multiple tenancy by allocating different resources to different clients. However administrator or reseller enjoys the complete control of the resources which further allows hosting multiple websites from single server. These resources are controlled by the administrator through the control panels.

But before finalizing to any VPS hosting or in that matter shared or dedicated hosting, it is necessary to know some technical requirements. It could also helpful to choose right resources for your website and cuts the unnecessary cost. Mainly depends on traffic to your site in a day or number of visitors at any given time, hosting can also vary based on the size, speed and types of information carries in your website.

As a generic rule but not applicable always, hosting is chosen as mentioned below:

0 – 300 visitors a day = Shared Hosting

300 – 5000 visitors a day = VPS

5000+ visitors = Dedicated server

Beyond these, one should also need to know some characteristic before choosing any VPS plan:

Number of CPU

RAM

Total disk space

Disk Space Allotted

Amount of Bandwidth

IP Address

Administrative Panel Management

Backup servers

Choosing Linux VPS gives same benefits similar to a dedicated server with lower cost. It offers simple resource management, multi-tenancy and much more. It gives the equal priority to all applications as that of Windows hosting.

A Linux VPS would be vastly effective form of hosting with a range of features, security and flexibility enabling customers to get the most out of the money they pay.