Hi, Im interested in getting a vds for my irc server (I run it on a shell account but it goes down too much so I need to switch).

Do the distributions include mysql?
and will I be billed the same day that I order each month? (aka if I order the 15th, next month on the 15th my card will be charged, etc).

thanks

Most of the distros include mysql, with the exception of the Debian semi-bare-bones distro. Of course, you're free to install anything you need into your Linode.

Also, we pro-rate everyone's first month, so that future billings are all from the 1st to the last day of each month.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

Thanks,
-Chris