Only one way to learn well.. dive in :)
As long as you have remote console access you should be fine.

JD

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 15:43, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hi again,
>
> I have been offered the opportunity to rent a managed server for what I
> think is an exceptional price from a data center I have been working with
> through a client.  I have known these guys for about 3 years.
>
> I'm not sure I have the time to take full advantage of this server.  I
> would serve out several of my sites and use it for a number of parked
> domains.
>
> My question is if I were to run the server bare mettle, w/o a control panel
> such as whm/cpanel, would this be a good learning experience for a LAMP
> developer who does some server admin from time to time?
>
> The two areas I have had difficulty with are 1) configuring a mail server,
> 2) configuring Bind.
>
> I currently have my main site at GoDaddy and my parked sites are on a
> reseller account at HostGator.  I would move all of them onto this managed
> server.
>
> Of course this means I'd be pestering all of you all the time about almost
> everything.
>
> What are some of the things I should consider?  And would you recommend
> this based on the questions I have been asking lately?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
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