From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 14 00:55:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B71F106566C for ; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:55:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: from xena.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC9348FC08 for ; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:55:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: (qmail 89922 invoked by uid 0); 14 Apr 2009 00:55:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.3.2.41?) (spork@96.57.144.66) by smtp.bway.net with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 14 Apr 2009 00:55:00 -0000 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:55:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Sprickman X-X-Sender: spork@hotlap.local To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (OSX 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Subject: web hosting best practices X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:55:02 -0000 Howdy, Since the list is alive, I'll try a query here that I've had little luck with using Google, which gives me way too much marketing and zero technical information... With the proliferation of web hosting services being run by everyone and their uncle, I was hoping there were some decent resources as far as simple best practices, but if they are out there, I'm not finding them. My current ISP client and my last full-time ISP both just sell it as it's requested and never rolled out anything on a large scale or implemented any fully "hands off" control panel-based solutions. We're not looking to go there (yet), but I am in the middle of moving our hosting from an old Linux box to a new FreeBSD box. I'm keeping all the legacy stuff in a jail, then trialing a few control panels in other jails. That said, most of the information I'm looking for revolves around security and performance issues, user management, and just what additional php and perl modules to offer as standard. Very basic stuff, but I'm looking for broad outlines and the experience of others... Any good links to share? Thanks, Charles ___ Charles Sprickman NetEng/SysAdmin Bway.net - New York's Best Internet - www.bway.net spork@bway.net - 212.655.9344