hi all
i'm going 2 start my own hosting server soon with linux rh 9.0
so what do i need 2 do it?
i mean the connction type
the hardware
the software needed
....
stuff like this

thanx in advance

Salamo 3alaikom,

Man you didn't mention which type of server you are trying to host. If you like to serve people really from your local machine, I know you might need a UPS, a permanent connection to the internet (DSL or so). With Linux, you might not find a way for permanent connection except via ethernet+modem-router device for DSL for you machine since usb modem router are still not supported in Linux. As concerning the software, again this depends on the server you like to host. I hope I satisfied your questions.

Salam.

i'm going 2 start a hosting server 2 host websites
with
php support
cgi support
mysql support
cpanel

so until now i know what software 2 use

but the proplem is the hardware and the connection
so i don't know what kind of hardware is enough 2 start a server and compitabel with linux and stands a 24 hour a day

i'm going 2 buy a adsl conniction with 512k is't enough 4 abt 50 websites??

what isp is better 4 me that use hardware that support linux??

what is better 4 me athlon or p4??

is there is some good cooling system that i can use
there in the market a case with 3 fans i think i can add 2 more fans 2 it so it will be bitter is this good enough??

where 2 find cpanel or any software like cpanel with GPL license??

i know that these quitions r 2 much but i hope 2 find the answer here
thanx in advance

i 4got 2 say that there is another proplem
the upload bandwidth of adsl is only 256k
and the proplem here that i need the upload bandwidth more than the download
i heared that there another kind called sdsl
it's upload bandwidth is like the same download bandwidth
can i find this in egypt and how much does it cost??

Man If You dont know such infos dont do it , ur not ready yet , do much , reading/looking

sdsl is availbe in Egypt

Originally posted by fady911x
i'm going 2 buy a adsl conniction with 512k is't enough 4 abt 50 websites??
you must be joking!
you can't host sites with dsl! unless its your personal site if you did so it will be very very slow and your uptime is going to be so bad!

to host about 5 sites with decent connection you need atleast 1mb sdsl...


peace

Originally posted by fady911x
where 2 find cpanel or any software like cpanel with GPL license??

Cpanel is not free, Also I don't think that you will find a good control panel for free!

As jitter said it looks like you are not ready, if you really want to do so contact me and I'll tell you how to start

Originally posted by OneOfOne
to host about 5 sites with decent connection you need atleast 1mb sdsl...


peace
Also you will need a backup connection in case your first connection went down if you are going with adsl or sdsl this will happen alot.

:)
i want to ask u something m0h about aqua soft & AZA

is ur prices in egypt pound or $ dollar

& if i don't have a domain & wanna 1 how many it costs

thnx bye

:)

Due to the nature of ADSL , the ratio of upload to download is 1:4 so if u get a 512 k , ur gonna be uploading at 16 kbit , and thats if you get them all , We usually get less , and ofcourse Hosting Websites is All about Uploading , You can host plain html websites at this BUT since we get many downtimes here in egypt , so its not reliable .

and man yet again , i think you should read/learn about it before u step in , cos u lack information/expertise .

Beltawfee2 ISA :)

AFAIK the ratio is one to two??
a 256K connection gives you 128K upload.

cheers,
Alaa

No
At best it is 4:1

Some other ISPs give worse ratios too.

Regards

Originally posted by maslan
:)
i want to ask u something m0h about aqua soft & AZA

is ur prices in egypt pound or $ dollar

& if i don't have a domain & wanna 1 how many it costs

thnx bye

:)
The prices at http://www.aquaehost.com are in $ but you can pay in LE.

The price of the domain is 80 LE but from next week will be 55LE (or less) contact me for more details about our special offers ;)