[UPHPU] colocated vs dedicated servers

[Lonnie Olson]

jtaber wrote:
> After following up on Richard Miller's suggestion and buying PHP
> Essential Security (which really is an excellent book), the book really
> frowns upon shared hosting.  I would like some advice from those of you
> who have set up small business web servers for PHP apps - have you
> recommended dedicated (which I assume the host owns the equipment and
> user adds software) or co-located (which I assume means the user's
> equipment and software - just the host's facility and connection.  Thks
> for any suggestions.

Yes, shared hosting is much less secure.  There are 3 types of dedicated
hosting usually.

Colocate - You own and manage the server, but use their bandwidth.
  This is good for easy migration to other hosts (unplug and move).
  Requires you to be your own sysadmin.
  Upfront cost of machine, plus monthly hosting
Dedicated - They own the server, but you manage it.
  Much cheaper
  Fairly easy to migrate (backup, and restore)
  Still requires sysadmin duties
Managed - They own and manage a dedicated server for you.
  Costs a little more usually
  Possibly difficult to move, depending on your apps
  Some providers have restrictions as what you can/can't do
  Free to develop, no more sysadmin stuff

--lonnie