OK, so I got an email from the datacenter saying that the server was setup. So I logged into SSH and DirectAdmin and took around.

The didn’t set it up like I told them too. I asked them SPECIFICALLY to set it up with the latest version of CentOS x86_64 (64-Bit). So what do they install? CentOS 5.2 i686 with an old kernel. Translation: An older version of CentOS 32-Bit. The exact OPPOSITE of what I asked for.

So I emailed them AGAIN and said “Please install CentOS 5.3 x86_64, available here: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/x86_64/ ” and hopefully they’ll get their foots out of their mouths tonight and set everything up.

Crossing fingers…

Anyways, the site WILL be faster when everything’s up. Why? Well, the server’s four-times faster! Let’s compare:

  • CPU
    Old Server: 3.0Ghz Pentium-D Dual-Core
    New Server: 2.4Ghz Intel Core2Quad
  • RAM
    Old Server: 2GB
    New Server: 8GB
  • Hard Drive
    Old Server:250 GB
    New Server: 500 GB
  • OS
    Old Server: CentOS 5.2 x86_64
    New Server: CentOS 5.3 x86_64
  • Location
    Old Server: Pennsylvania, USA
    New Server: Netherlands

And the best part? The new server’s only about $10 more per month. :D