Dedicated Server Hosting

Sometime you may need to change RDP login port for your Windows Dedicated Server. All you have to do is to follow the steps given below:-

Login to your windows dedicated server as Admin
1. Start Registry Editor (start >> run >> type “regedit” and press ok).
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

3. On the Edit menu, click Modify and then click Decimal.
4. Type the new port number, and then click OK.
5. Quit Registry Editor.

That’s all you have successfully changed RDP port of your Windows Dedicated Server.

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If you want to add domains on your Windows Server manually without using control panel then you can follow the instruction given below :
Firstly you will have to login to your Windows Dedicated server using RDP details which your webhost have provided you in your Welcome email.
You can add domains using IIS. Use inetmgr at command prompt which will open IIS and follow the steps given below

• Open IIS Manager.
• In the Connections pane, right-click the Sites node in the tree, and then click Add Web Site.
• In the Add Web Site dialog box, type a friendly name for your Web site in the Web site name box.
• Click Select if you want to select a different application pool than the one listed in the Application Pool box. In the Select Application Pool  dialog box, select an application pool from the Application Pool list and then click OK.
• In the Physical path box, type the physical path of the Web site’s folder, or click the browse button (…) to navigate the file system to find the folder. Use c:\inetpub\wwwroot where you will have to upload all web files for your domains.
• The default value in the IP address box is All Unassigned. If you must specify a static IP address for the Web site, type the IP address in the IP address box.
• Type a port number in the Port text box.
• Optionally, type a host header name for the Web site in the Host Header box.
• If you do not have to make any changes to the site, and you want the Web site to be immediately available, select the Start Web site immediately check box.
• Click OK.

Once you add  domain in IIS you will have to install DNS server after which you will have to setup mail server for managing mail accounts.
You will have to manually install mail servers likes mailenable, smartermail etc.. using which you can add required email accounts on your server.

Managing Windows Dedicated server without using control panel is a bit cumbersome task hence its always suggested to have a control panel with your server which will help you to manage your server efficiently.

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Using single user database connection mode will help you to manage and maintain databases. Single User mode allows only one single user to connect a database hence if there are other users connected to the database and you  switched the database to single user mode then their connections to database will be closed without any warning message basically single user mode is used when you are doing maintenance activities.

Follow the steps to start MSSQL server in Single User mode :-

On your server in RDP :
Start >> Run >> type in CMD and hit Ok
>> it will open Command Prompt
>> execute the following command := net stop MSSqlServer ( this will stop the SQL service )
>> now to start SQL in Single User mode execute following command := sqlservr -m

Setting up a single database into Single User Mode !!!!

You can even set a single database in ’single user mode’ using an alternative procedure but this process can not be used to set the MASTER database into single user mode.

# Connect to the SQL Server using SQL Query Analyzer with SA user

Execute the following command :-
alter database database-name set SINGLE_USER ( where “database-name” is actual name of the database. )
This can not be used to place the databases MASTER, MSDB or TEMPDB in single user mode.
# To set the database back into normal multi-user mode execute the following command :-
alter database db-name set MULTI_USER

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If you are using Windows dedicated Server then managing IIS services is very important task you have to take care of. As a server administrator you will have to start / stop different services as and when required. If you want to manage such services using your command prompt then you can use following commands.
Firstly open command prompt from start option.
If you want to start few IIS related services you can use following :-

1) To start world wide web services c:\>net start w3svc
2) To start the ftp service c:\>net start msftpsvc
3) To start the smtp service c:\>net start smtpsvc
4) To start the plesk control panel service c:\>net start PleskControlPanel
5) To start the HTTP SSL service c:\>net Start HTTPFilter
6) To restart IIS services c:\>iisreset /restart
7) To check the status of the IIS services c:\>iisreset /status

similarly if you want to stop any IIS related command then you just need to replace start with STOP command.

As a security measure you should backup IIS before you fire any of the above command. You may lose your data if IIS is terminated before the services have stopped normally. Follow the steps for getting IIS backup.
Open IIS manager , right click on local computer => All tasks =>
Backup /Restore Configuration => Create backup and give the configuration backup name .  Your IIS backup is stored at C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBack location.

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When it comes to Internet you must have heard about IP’s many a times. All computers participating in any form of Internet communication are uniquely identified by a set of numbers which is called as IP address. That mean such unique set of numbers assigned to each computer is called an IP address. There are 2 different types of IPs Shared and Static/Dedicated IP address used in webhosting industry.
A Shared IP is used by more then one site on the Internet whereas a Static IP address is assigned and is used by a single website.
If you know the static IP address of a particular domain then you can access it just by typing it in your browser’s address bar and you will be redirected to that particular website which is hosted on that Static IP, but if that website is hosted on Shared IP, you’ll get to a server but not to the domain you want because this server wouldn’t know which particular site you’re trying to connect to. Your webhosting service provider will offer you few dedicated/static IPs with your server for free and will charge you extra if you are using shared hosting account. Pricing differs from webhost to webhost also IP location depends on server location, if you are hosted on UK  server then your website will have UK IP address which may help you for better SERP.

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As your online business grows and you start getting heavy traffic for your website then need to opt for higher hosting package which will suit your web hosting requirements like higher bandwidth, diskspace, server resources and other stuffs.  Dedicated servers would be the best opt for you in this case as you will get more server resources for your website though you will have to pay good amount for it. Usually you have two options managed servers and unmanaged. If you are good at server administration then you can opt for cheaper option which is unmanaged server hosting else you can go with Managed server hosting plans where you will get round the clock tech support for all technical issues related to your server.
The main advantage of using a dedicated server for your website is that you have total control for your server, you will get Adminstrative /Root access to your server hence you manage it the way you want, you are free to install required applications on your server, you can also resell hosting space to others and can earn good revenue. With Dedicated server only your account would be hosted on this server hence you will get very good server performance which will surely help your website access speed. You will be the only who would be using allotted server resources like RAM, Diskspace, Bandwidth, CPU etc…. hence you will get excellent hosting experience if you opt for a dedicated server hosting plan. You also have total freedom for server upgrades like RAM, Harddrive, adding extra bandwidth etc… hence dedicated servers are far better and reliable as compare to other hosting  plans.
Depending on your hosting platform requirements you have two options like Linux or Windows Dedicated server hosting. Usually if you opt for Windows Dedicated servers you will get Administrative RDP access to your server and with Linux server you have root access for server management. Also you have two options for server management like fully managed servers and Unmanaged servers, if you want to manage your server yourself and have all required skills then you opt for Unmanaged which is a bit cheaper else you can go with Fully managed for peace of mind !!!
Don’t forget to go through SLA page of dedicated server hosting plans for your preferred webhost before placing order.

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When it comes to webserver we usually have two favorite options Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) and Apache both are very popular and widely used in webhosting world. It all depends on your hosting platform and your requirements to go with one. Though both have their advantages and disadvantages…

Apache Webserver : The Apache web server is based upon HTTP code which is responsible for the World Wide Web revolution. It’s a open-source software which is intended for Unix-Linux platform but even can be used with windows environment if you manage to tweak its settings. Apache 2.0 was released in late 2002, offering an updated execution environment This version also presented efficient support for a wider range of platforms, including Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac OS X making it more

IIS  Webserver : Microsoft IIS has been available as an optional feature on Windows Server operating systems. When launched IIS 3.0, was a basic application which didn’t really get much push until its true platform IIS 4.0 was released.   The Microsoft server took off with the release of Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0, which was far more superior to older editions. With the recent release of Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.0 was introduced, unleashing power and performance that would make it one of the most effective web servers on the market.

Major Differences : Most basic difference between Apache and IIS lie with its associated dynamic components. Apache is based on open-source technologies like Perl and Python whereas IIS is specifically designed for Microsoft’s Active Server Pages.
Thus you can take your decision as per your requirements for the components and applications they support which you need to use.

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If you are using Windows Dedicated Server with Plesk control panel and you want to install few required modules using plesk then you can easily do so just by following few steps :
Login to the server as Admin.
Go to Plesk control panel.
Execute following command :-
/parallels_plesk_panel_installation_directory/admin/bin/modulemng –install –file=, where ‘parallels_plesk_panel_installation_directory’ is the directory you installed the Plesk control panel.

You can consider following eg :
/usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modulemng –install –file=cs-gs-1.0.0-rh9.build72041021.16.i586.rpm

Note : Modules are located in directory /opt/modules.

If you are not comfortable with using command prompt then you have other option for installing modules like using your Plesk control panel.
Following steps will help you to install required module directly through the Plesk control panel :

Login to your control panel as Admin.
Select the modules shortcut in the navigation pane.
You will get an option called “Manage Modules”. Select this option and add the required module. Just click OK once you have the module package file.

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For Websites requiring more resources and processing power than what regular web hosting can provide, a full fledge dedicated server is normally the best route to take. Having a full fledge dedicated web server is completely different from normal shared or reseller web hosting account. A dedicated server is dedicated to a single user, the complete server hard drive space and the monthly bandwidth can be utilized by the server owner as he/she wants. For Dedicated Server clients there is no restriction on CPU usage, at any point of time server user can use 100% CPU resources. Multiple websites can be hosted on the server without having to worry about paying hosting fees for each website added.

Dedicated Server clients have to take care of the server security, latest patches, released and updates. The server should always be pathced and upto date. An upto date server is always beyond the reach of hackers. If the server is not regularly patched and updated then a hacker could easily gain access to such server.

Due to such heavy administration tasks, there are two types of dedicated servers offered:

Unmanaged Dedicated Server Hosting : It means that the server provider will not help to maintain the server and that’s the reason unmanaged servers are cheaper than managed servers. Unmanaged server are mostly used by administrators, if you don’t know how a server funtions then better stay away from unmanaged servers, that’s certainly not your cup of tea. Unmanaged servers are usually given with the plain operating system installed or with a control panel if requested. Its completely the server users responsibility to take care of all the security patches, upgrades and the technical issues. In such a situation, it might be worthwhile to hire a system administrator to ensure that the server is always in good condition and free from hackers.

Managed Dedicated Server Hosting : It means that the server provider will take care of maintenance and upgrades. If you go for managed server then the web host will take care of all the above mentioned server administrators responsibilities and you just need to concentrate on your business specific content. Managed dedicated servers comes with Apache, MySQL, mail and DNS server pre-installed along with Spam filter and virus-protection for your server. Control panel is optional. Regular updates are also performed on the server in order to make sure you are always running a secure machine, while benefiting from the latest stable versions of the installed programs.

It should be noted that with a managed dedicated server hosting, the server is usually owned by the company, you are just renting it for the time being.

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