VPS noob question, Help

[Rick]

No question is a n00b question

[UKInternetGroup]

Harper - thanks for pointing that out, forgot to mention it. it normally takes around 70-90mins depending on connection + hardware of the VPS

[Harper]

No problem. Just giving him a heads up.

[jasoothai]

I need to host my forum, So do I need a control panel ?
If yes, I need to install kloxo. Then I think I need to install mysql before installing kloxo. Right ? Btw what is the use of webmin

[Harper]

Since you are new to VPS's I would suggest using a Control Panel. There are free alternatives to cPanel such as Kloxo.

[jasoothai]

My PC is windows and I am using centos 5 32bit. So I need putty to ssh the VPS ?

[feronso]

Yes,

I offer you a basic VPS setup free of cost, including Webmin, PhpmyAdmin, MySQL, PhP, Apache configuration only for getting more experience in managing VPS, if you are interested, feel free to PM.

[Harper]

This is a server management help thread, not a thread to sell vps to people.

[jasoothai]

How to access FTP account ? How to determine mysql,apache,php etc are already installed or not ?

[feronso]

If you get the VPS unmanage, so you need to install and configure all the things that start from A and to Z.

if its Semi manage, so you just need to optimize MySQL, Apache and tuning the few settings to work smoothly.