I’ve moved the website server away from my self hosted solition and onto a cheap VPS (virtual private server). This is a temporary solution as my main server is having network issues that keep happening beyond my control.
The good news is that I now have an understanding about how VPS technology works. If you’re a private individual or a small business, you can have your own website hosting for cheap using a VPS – if you want to keep costs down but have more control over your services. I’ve got a cheap package that is affordable to all and can handle a few users at a time so maybe hundreds or even a few thousand a day – but higher spec packages and dedicated hosting (your own machine) are also available if you need a service that can handle tens or hundreds of thousands of users daily.
Also I set up a basic LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) with firewall, SSL certificates, Postfix email, and some extra security in a few hours. Easy, job done!