Hello, I am considering starting a website that will require a dedicated server the thing is that I would much much rather an unmanaged server to a managed one simply because a managed server is soo much more expensive.

The problem I have is that I have never before administered a server of my own with such depth and control over it and the extent of my knowledge is an account with a shared host.

The site will only be using a small php script and I couldn't imagine any intensive changes to the server ever being needed.

My question is would you recomend me getting an unmanaged server?

Are they difficult to administer?

Can you learn how to administer one just by having one?(exerience)

Are they as daunting as they sound?

Are there any guides out there for how to manage a fedora core 6 server with WHM and Cpanel? (Links Please)

How could someone administer a server without having a control panel(cpanel/whm)?

Hi,

I can help you answer your questions. I think you will be better off with an unmanaged server because it will be cheaper in general.

When I purchased an unmanaged dedicated server, I didn't know anything about managing a server, but I found it very easy with WHM.

You can't learn everything by reading it. You just have to get one and try bunch of things. The one I'm using has a big online community where you can ask questions. Most of the common questions are already answered with great detail, so you just need to search and find. That's how I learned to manage my server. (hosting more than 100 websites)