Which template to use for a beginner?

[mwalters]

Steve -- any chance you could put it up in the how-to's or somewhere else? I'd be interested in seeing it as well to see if I've missed anything in my setup.

[Steve]

Sure, I'll tidy up my notes and post them as a how to. But, it's bound to be an incomplete list, and others will probably have more to add, so I look forward to seeing what everyone else contributes...

[mwalters]

Yep That's more or less exactly what I would like to see. I'm fairly confident in my setup, but who knows what someone else might be doing that I should be doing also. If I can contribute anything I will.

[Steve]

OK here goes> I'm sure I've missed a few things out, but I'm sure someone else will chime in if I have!

http://www.vps.net/forum/public-foru...-vps#post15564

[Shammyh]

I'm gonna go with Nick's original statement:

CentOS 5.4 x64 w/ LAMP.

it's like that old parable: give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for life. cPanel will make your life easier in the beginning, but you'll pay for it later. much better to just learn the linux stack from the get-go. and as always, GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND!

[jont]

Originally Posted by Steve

yes, that's why the only cpanel image available is CentOS + cpanel.
I have a pretty thorough checklist for what to do after your VPS has been setup. (I've created a lot of cpanel VPSs here) and I'll be happy to PM it to you, if you like.

That would be brilliant, thank you.

So if i choose the CentOs 5.2 + cpanel template will I then need to install apache, php, mysql etc seperatly? or can I choose the CentOS 5.4 LAMP and add cpanel on top?

[Shammyh]

cPanel does everything for you. In fact, you should NOT install apache/php/mysql if you plan on using cPanel.

You can either use one of the pre-built images w/ cPanel, or if you really want, you could install a stock CentOS image without anything else, then install cPanel.

Truthfully I'd just stick with the pre-built image. Plus it will automatically set up a trial license for you until you get the license proper sorted with VPS.net support.

[WinFizz]

Originally Posted by Shammyh

... Plus it will automatically set up a trial license for you until you get the license proper sorted with VPS.net support.

Only if you have a new clean main IP ( never link to a cPanel license key before )...

[anthonysomerset]

Originally Posted by WinFizz

Only if you have a new clean main IP ( never link to a cPanel license key before )...

thats not correct, cpanel licenses on vps.net are generally only vps.net licenses and if a user stops using it, they are likely to terminate that license also (because its an extra monthly cost)

so the chances that you dont get a "clean IP" is virtually zero

besides the clean IP is not an issue as vps.net and cpanel support can sort that out pretty quickly anyway

please get your facts correct again

[WinFizz]

Originally Posted by anthonysomerset

thats not correct, cpanel licenses on vps.net are generally only vps.net licenses and if a user stops using it, they are likely to terminate that license also (because its an extra monthly cost)

so the chances that you dont get a "clean IP" is virtually zero

besides the clean IP is not an issue as vps.net and cpanel support can sort that out pretty quickly anyway

please get your facts correct again

I was referring to the free trial version.