If you want to resell web hosting you might choose reseller hosting account for this purpose. As the name suggest, reseller hosting account provides you many features so that you can resell hosting and get some benefit out of it. You can also choose reseller hosting for your personal websites also if the specifications of the reseller hosting account are good for you. However, you can resell hosting with any package or server (except shared hosting account). VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a server which provides the client with almost all the features of a dedicated server. A dedicated server is separated with the help of a  virtualization software and VPS servers are made. VPS also provide the clients with the dedicated environment which is only provided with the dedicated servers. Also, VPS servers are provided with the root access to the server which is not provided with reseller hosting account. This is a very great benefit for the client as the client can make changes to the server according to him and this is not possible with reseller hosting account. If you go for VPS hosting then it is possible for you to resell hosting and you can do this easily. As the client is provided with the root access to the server client is able to manage the resources and hence can create accounts according to him.

VPS Hosting is provided with some resources and these resources can be used by the server itself and no other VPS on the server can use these resources. Reseller hosting accounts are also provided with some resources but in this case these resources can be used by other reseller hosting account on the same server. Also, it might be possible that your reseller account is setup on a shared server and this is the reason that reseller hosting accounts are not considered to be reliable enough as shared servers are not considered to be reliable. On the contrary, VPS is reliable enough as VPS act like a dedicated server for the client and even if there is an issue with any other VPS on the same dedicated server the other VPS are not affected by it. Even if the reseller account is hosted on the server where there are reseller accounts only then to it is not reliable as the reseller hosting providers host many clients under the same account due to which the server gets overloaded and might face downtime. Some of the hosting providers who have a reseller hosting package also oversell resources and this also causes problems to the server on which the reseller hosting account is setup. Some of the web hosting providers do not provide reseller hosting accounts on the servers due to the problems the server and the web hosting providers face if they have reseller hosting accounts on the servers. Also, web hosting providers do not hesitate to suspend the account of a reseller if they face any kind of problem with the account.

So, VPS has many benefits over the reseller hosting account. This is the reason that many of the resellers now prefer VPS over the reseller hosting account as VPS is reliable and also the features which are offered with reseller hosting account are much more in comparison to reseller hosting account.

When it comes to audio, video streaming make sure that this will require a high amount of bandwidth. Also, other resources of the server are to be used up when it comes to audio, video streaming. Audio, video streaming also requires good disk space so that you can have a good amount of audios and videos on your server. As the resources are being used by the visitors of the website, the resources used also depends upon the traffic of the website which can change and thus it is necessary to have some resources reserved so that the website does not face downtime due to the lack of resources.

As audio, video streaming requires a lot of resources it is necessary to have a good web hosting package or say a server with high amount of resources. This is the reason that audio, video streaming is not allowed on small or medium sized web hosting packages as they require a high amount of resources and if they will be allowed on small or medium sized web hosting packages they will overload the server and the server might crash. So if you wish audio, video streaming on your website than you will have to consider higher packages or say servers for this. If dedicated servers are not in your budget or you do not want to have one than the only option for you is a VPS.

VPS Hosting for Audio, Video streaming :-

VPS (Virtual Private Server) are the servers which are considered after dedicated servers. These servers provide the dedicated environment to the client. Some VPS servers are setup on a single dedicated server. So VPS servers are also a kind of shared server but they provide the features of the dedicated server to the client and this is a great benefit for the client. As a number of VPS servers are setup on the same dedicated servers the resources of the dedicated server are distributed among the servers and hence they get a part of the resources. If you wish to have a VPS server for audio, video streaming you can have it but this will be an experiment. As VPS servers only have a part of the resources of the dedicated server on which the VPS servers are hosted. So it might be possible that these resources are not enough for audio, video streaming. However, these resources might be enough for you if your website does not have many visitors on it. Also, if you are going for a VPS server for audio, video streaming then you should go for the highest specifications available for VPS servers so that you do not face any problem in future. The web hosting server you choose should be chosen according to your requirements. If you think that VPS server is the best option according to your requirements than you can go for it. Otherwise, the best option if you want to have audio, video streaming on your website will be a dedicated server.

If you have entered the wrong url or entered some wrong information into the browser, you may see some kind of error page on the screen. 400 Bad request, 401 Authorization Required, 403 Forbidden, 404 Wrong page, 500 Internal Server Error etc. are some of the examples of error pages. These error pages have to customized on the website with the help of the control panel which is provided with the web hosting package you have with for your website. You can also design the error pages of your website according to you. Also, you can add some image to the error pages of your website and also add a link to it so that the user can click on the link and reach the homepage of your website.

If you have Linux VPS Hosting as your web hosting package you can customize the error pages of your website very easily. As the Linux VPS is provided with the cPanel as the control panel, you can easily create some error pages for your website according to you.

Below are some easy steps which will help you to create error pages of your website:-

1) Login in the cPanel of your VPS.

2) Then click on the Error Pages link under the ‘Site Management’ header.

3) Now click on the button of the required error page.

4) Enter the HTML code of the error page. You can use the buttons at the top of the page to insert variables into the    displayed code.

5) Now click on the “SAVE” button.

If you think that Virtual Private Servers are the best option for you to host your websites than it could be one. The reason for this is Virtual Private Servers are cheap, reliable, secured and offer you almost all the features of a dedicated server. If you have decided the operating system you need for your Virtual Private Server and all the other features you need, then you still need to decide whether you need a Managed Virtual Private Server or an Unmanaged Virtual Private Server.

Managed VPS Hosting and Unmanaged Virtual Private Server are also two different types Virtual Private Servers available. You might get stuck to take this particular decision that what is good for you Managed Virtual Private Server or an Unmanaged Virtual Private Server. The control over the websites is the main difference between the two. In Unmanaged Virtual Private Server hosting the main control over the site is with the client. So if you are aware about database hosting technology and you think that you can handle your website on your own than you can go for Unmanaged Virtual Private Server hosting. Managed Virtual Private Server hosting is for you if you do not care about what the web host does behind the scenes and it does not bother you. Managed Virtual Private Server hosting is generally preferred by large bussiness websites as they do not consider the small aspects of web hosting as they have many tasks to be finished off. If you select Managed Virtual Private Server hosting for your websites than you will not have to suffer from the headaches which are involved in hosting your website as skilled technicians are available and will help you out if you have any issues with your websites.

There are many suggestions given by different people which are related to the web hosting industry but the decision of choosing a Managed or Unmanaged Virtual Private Server depends on the clients skills of handling the technical problems which occur when one does have a website hosted on a Virtual Private Server. Unmanaged Virtual Private Server requires high technical skills and this is the reason that many of the people choose Managed Virtual Private Server for hosting the websites as they do not have level of technological skills which are needed for hosting websites on Unmanaged Virtual Private Server. If you do not have any problem if an outsider interferes and helps you to manage your website than you can choose a Managed Virtual Private Server. However, if you have the proper knowledge and the technological skills which are required, than Unmanaged Virtual Private Server are for you. There is not much difference between the cost of the Managed and Unmanaged Virtual Private Servers. So you do not have to worry about the cost. It entirely depends on you which type of Virtual Private Server you want to choose for hosting your websites, Managed Virtual Private Server or Unmanaged Virtual Private Server.

Security is one of the most important points when one chooses a server for hosting his sites. This is the reason for so many anti-virus software’s are in the market currently. When choosing a server one should always make sure that the Web hosting provider has good anti-virus software for the server. If you have a shared server than it is not at all possible to rely on the server and it is not even possible to install anything on the server from your side. So if you have a website which needs security you will have to consider a VPS Hosting or a dedicated server.

This is also possible if you have a VPS server for hosting your websites. As the servers have some operating system which is already installed on the server you will have to search for anti-virus software which is supported by your operating system. As these servers will have Linux or Windows operating systems you will have look for an anti-virus which is supported by these operating systems. Apart from the anti-virus software you can do some other things which will make your server more secured. If you have Windows VPS server than you can easily make your server more secured. Some of the steps mentioned below will help you to make your Windows VPS server more secured.

First you will have to logon to your Windows VPS server with the help of Remote Desktop. Once you have done this you have to enable its Windows Firewall. After this you will have to select the following:-

Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall.

After selecting Windows Firewall, Add the ports/applications given below to your firewall exceptions as required (Exceptions Tab > Add Program or Port)

Check “Remote Desktop” option [Remote Desktop]

Add Port > Name = DNS UDP | Port =53 | UDP [Domain Name Server UDP]

Add Port > Name = DNS TCP | Port =53 | TCP [Domain Name Server TCP]

Add Port > Name = FTP| Port =21 | TCP [FTP Server]

Add Port > Name = SMTP | Port =25 | TCP [Mail Server]

Add Port > Name = POP3 | Port =110 | TCP [POP 3 Mail collection service]

Add Port > Name = HTTP | Port =80 | TCP [Web Server]

Add Port > Name = HTTPS | Port =443 | TCP [Secure Web Server]

Add Program > Browse > C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe (This will allow you to use the FTP Service)

Note: You will probably also want your windows VPS server to respond to network ICMP packets (ping) so ensure that this is enabled by going: Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Advanced > ICMP Settings > Enable options.