Nice!!  I'd be interested in hearing how they workout. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Mon, 3/4/13, Michael Butash wrote: From: Michael Butash Subject: Re: OT: WordPress Caching Plugin To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 7:45 PM Might check out digital ocean, $5/mo for 512mb single core with 20gb ssd.  Might be a cheap test, and about as cheap as a shared hosting plan.  I'm not using them, but thinking about getting a few to play with. -mb On 03/04/2013 05:53 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Interesting review. I'm not sure I am ready to spend $50 a month for > hosting. I spend $25 for the HG reseller account..... what is a bad > haircut worth? > > I'm toying with the idea of dusting off and old box and making it a lamp > server for now, since I already have a cox business account that allows > servers. > > I was hoping to spend more time blogging and less time teching..... > > Thank you for all your input!! > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Mon, 3/4/13, Eric Cope //* wrote: > > >     From: Eric Cope >     Subject: Re: OT: WordPress Caching Plugin >     To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >     Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 2:43 PM > >     I have a base model, 1GB CentOS 6.x Linux version. >     Eric > > >     On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:24 PM, keith smith      > wrote: > > > >         Which one are you using? > > >         ------------------------ >         Keith Smith > >         --- On *Mon, 3/4/13, Eric Cope /         >/* wrote: > > >             From: Eric Cope              > >             Subject: Re: OT: WordPress Caching Plugin >             To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >                          > >             Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 2:08 PM > > >             yes, they aren't the cheapest... but I like that I can email >             support and have a email back in under 10 minutes. I hate >             when things are crashing, and I am waiting hours for support >             to respond. I recently migrated from an old legacy machine >             to their new VPSs, and it has noticeably faster load times, >             fwiw. If you'd like a trial on my VPS, we can work something >             out. > >             Eric > > >             On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 1:59 PM, keith smith >                          > wrote: > > >                 Thanks Eric!! I assume it is an overloaded server also. >                 I looked at the VPS' at Liquidweb. Prices sure have >                 changed. > > > >                 ------------------------ >                 Keith Smith > >                 --- On *Mon, 3/4/13, Eric Cope /                 >/* wrote: > > >                     From: Eric Cope                      > >                     Subject: Re: OT: WordPress Caching Plugin >                     To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >                                          > >                     Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 10:05 AM > > >                     yes. While plugins can slow down the server, I'd bet >                     money on it being an overloaded server. >                     If you can move to a VPS, its probably for the >                     better. I personally use Liquidweb (top notch support). > >                     Eric > > >                     On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:01 AM, keith smith >                                          > wrote: > > >                         Thanks for your feedback Eric! > >                         New site with very few visitors. On HostGator >                         reseller account. I have a number of sites, >                         mostly parked domains, so I utilize a reseller >                         account. > >                         In researching I found others had the same >                         experience with WordPress websites - most said >                         HG would blame it on plugins. I have 6 plugins. >                         HG said it was the all-in-one-seo plugin that >                         was slowing my website. > >                         The interesting thing is the same exact setup >                         runs just fine on my local LAMP dev server. > >                         I think the problem is too many hosts per server >                         or and imbalance of sites taking up a lot of >                         resources. > > >                         ------------------------ >                         Keith Smith > >                         --- On *Mon, 3/4/13, Eric Cope >                         /                         >/* wrote: > > >                             From: Eric Cope                              > >                             Subject: Re: OT: WordPress Caching Plugin >                             To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >                                                          > >                             Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 9:48 AM > > >                             WP Super Cache can help for static pages. It >                             is not solving your slowness problem though. >                             It just reduces the number of CPU cycles >                             your blog requires. > >                             How many plugins do you have? How many >                             visitors do you receive? Are you on a shared >                             plan? > >                             Eric > > > >                             On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:07 AM, keith smith >                                                          > wrote: > >                                 Hi, > >                                 My blog is running really slow. >                                 HostGator suggest WP Super Cache. > >                                 Any thoughts? > >                                 Thanks!! > >                                 ------------------------ >                                 Keith Smith > > >                                 --------------------------------------------------- >                                 PLUG-discuss mailing list - >                                 PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >                                  >                                 To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change >                                 your mail settings: >                                 http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >                             -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > >                             --------------------------------------------------- >                             PLUG-discuss mailing list - >                             PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >                              >                             To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your >                             mail settings: >                             http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >                         --------------------------------------------------- >                         PLUG-discuss mailing list - >                         PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >                          >                         To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your >                         mail settings: >                         http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >                     -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >                     --------------------------------------------------- >                     PLUG-discuss mailing list - >                     PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >                      >                     To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >                     settings: >                     http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >                 --------------------------------------------------- >                 PLUG-discuss mailing list - >                 PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >                  >                 To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >                 http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >             -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >             --------------------------------------------------- >             PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >              >             To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >             http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >         --------------------------------------------------- >         PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >          >         To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >         http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > >     -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > >     --------------------------------------------------- >     PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >      >     To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >     http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss