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**dref** · 07:47 AM

Hello,
I am starting a hosting company and i need some input about what hosting plans must create and whats the best value for that.
I will tell you what can i offer and please help me to make 3 plans
example: bronze - aluminium-gold (or whatever)

Here is the feauteres that i can offer:
Domains - unlimited
Subdomains - unlimited
Pop3 accounts - unlimited
MySQL Databases - unlimited
FTP Accounts - unlimited
bandwith and space.
Instant backups
No contract!
Site Builder*
99.9% uptime guarantee
30 day money back guarantee
CGI
PHP
Perl
Python
SSI
Cron
FrontPage
Curl
GD
Image Magick
Streaming video and music
Free module Installation
E-mail tools....
Web Mail
E-mail alias
Auto responders
Mailing lists
Catch All
Spam Assassin
Mail Forward
IMAP
SMTP
Control Panel Features...
Fantastico Hot!
Multi Language
Hotlink Protection
phpMyAdmin
Ip deny manager
Custom Error pages
Redirect Url
web based ftp
PW Protected Directrories
Instant Blogs
Instant php nuke
Instant Chatroom
Instant Forums
Instant Guestbook
Instant Portals
Instant Counter
Instant Formmail
E-Commerce Features...
Shared SSL
Private SSL* (additional cost)
Agora shopping cart
Instant osCommerce
Instant ZenCart
Cube Cart

Thats the goodies!

Help me succeed!

P.S
I hope admin forgive me for this ugly looong post....

sorry!

**Kane Hill** · 04-13-2006, 07:33 AM

Looks like a good plan so far. How many domains and mysql databses are you going to offer with each package? Thats a big one for me personally.

**dref** · 07:46 AM

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How many domains and mysql databses are you going to offer with each package?

See my first post i edited.

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Looks like a good plan so far

Kane thanks 4 your reply but all this i mentioned on my post is the available resources that i have. For hosting plans and prices i am kindly ask your sugestions.

[note to mods]
I am not trying to advertise i am just asking some input from members.
I have read and respect your rules :-)

**sacx13** · 04-14-2006, 06:37 AM

What server you will have ? Linux or Windows ?

Regards
Adrian

**dref** · 04-14-2006, 08:42 AM

I will have Linux os.
In about three days arives my baby!!

SPECS
Cpus: Dual xeon 3.6 (2X3,6) L1 cache:1Mb L2 cache 2Mb!
Motherboard: Intel SE7520AF2
Memory: 2 G (for start) and extends up to 16!!!
Hard disc: Scaziiiiiiiiiiii!!!

I am so excited!!!

Please help me to make the hosting plans and i will give great offers to all of u!!!

**Anacrusis** · 04-14-2006, 08:59 AM

Nobody can tell you how to setup your packages. You need to look at your business plan, your target audience, your overall expenses and your projected income and design the packages based on that. Figure out how much margin you want to make and price your packages around it.

**dref** · 04-14-2006, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Anacrusis

Nobody can tell you how to setup your packages. You need to look at your business plan, your target audience, your overall expenses and your projected income and design the packages based on that. Figure out how much margin you want to make and price your packages around it.

Anacrusis maybe you have right...because nobody answer about that..

Btw how many "normal" websites can handle this baby without overload it?
Does anyone know?

**colbyt** · 04-14-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dref

Anacrusis maybe you have right...because nobody answer about that..

Btw how many "normal" websites can handle this baby without overload it?
Does anyone know?

No one can really answer that either. It depends on the types of sites. The types of pages served and the amount of DB usage.

Anoter big limitation is the size of the connection. The fastest system in the world can only feed data based on the size of the connection.

At some point you are going to have to figure your weakest link and base your prices on what you need and what is left over to sell.

Where will the server be located? And how many megabits of connection will you have?

**dref** · 04-14-2006, 11:17 AM

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Anoter big limitation is the size of the connection. The fastest system in the world can only feed data based on the size of the connection.

I am in aragment with the bigest ISP provider (otenet.gr) in my country (Greece).
I am not sure about the mbits for now.

**sacx13** · 04-14-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dref

Anacrusis maybe you have right...because nobody answer about that..

Btw how many "normal" websites can handle this baby without overload it?
Does anyone know?

What is "normal" ? Just static webpages ? At this configuiration probably will host several thousands of requests per second or more .... is just wonderful for start.

In time probably the database will migrate to other computers.

It is a good start ... your configuration and linux.

Anyway what distribution you will use ?

Regards
Adrian

**dref** · 04-14-2006, 03:32 PM

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What is "normal" ? Just static webpages ? At this configuiration probably will host several thousands of requests per second or more .... is just wonderful for start.

no i dont mean "static" pages!!!
but neither like super-sites with 6000+hits a day.

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In time probably the database will migrate to other computers.

Good sugestion!

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It is a good start ... your configuration and linux.

Thank you sacx 13

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Anyway what distribution you will use ?

I am doing a little research about that... i am not sure.

If anyone had same experience any sugestion would apriciate!!

**sacx13** · 04-15-2006, 12:07 PM

100% use debian ...
you can upgrade / downgrade the entire system very easy with 2 commands

or any other system based on debian (Ubuntu for example). I used for more than 50 systems and is working without ANY problem. Is not so very user friendly for desktop use (like mandriva or whatever) but for server is a beauty ...

Regards
Adrian