What server to buy?

Question

A friend has asked me to design a website for his new company and now wants to know what sort of server to buy to host the website (he wants to get his own for some reason). Unfortunately I know nothing about servers and was wondering whether anyone could give me some advice on what sort of server would be sensible for a website that apparently will have up to 5000 hits per day. (I have no idea whether there is any other useful info I can give to help.) Plus any other relevant information would be a great help. Thanks in advance.

I am aware that our own server is not really necessary but I would still like to know.

We have a good reason to be buying a server and the not paying for it afterwards - we have had an offer from outside the company to buy the server for us, so this way round there would be no costs for us.

Answer 1

apple

Answer 2

If there are only 5000 hits per day, there is NO REASON to buy and colo a server. It's simply a waste of money. I would look into dedicated hosting providers and see what they can do for you. A few that I would recommend are:

http://www.sliqua.com
Sliqua Enterprise Hosting - they specialize in high availability web hosting and special needs.

http://www.myriadnetwork.com
Myriad Network - These guys are a step down from Sliqua (although they are hosted in the same physical location).

http://www.rackspace.com
Rackspace Managed Hosting - These guys are VERY expensive in terms of servers, but they offer good support.

I would look into the above companies before you try to buy your own server for a website. It's simply not worth the cost to maintain it.

Answer 3

if ur site developing using java technology
serach @ http://www.studyjava.org

Answer 4

http://www.webdesignindia.com