h3sands Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hi: I contacted today an ISP asking if their professional hosting meets PS 1.4 system requirements ======================================== Me: I want to know if your Linux Professional Hosting meets PS 1.4 requirements - PHP 5.2+ - Activate "allow_url_fopen" - MySQL 5+, InnoDB preferably Tech suport: Yes, but PS developers recommends a dedicated server with 2 GB RAM. So, you won't have an optimum performance Me: At the beginning it'll be a small shop, if things go well we'll migrate to a VPS or dedicated server ======================================== Is that true or the guy was just trying to sell me something more expensive? I haven't seen that recommendation on this site Thanks in advance, h3sands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I am using 1.4.4.1 on a shared server with SSL and have at least above 500 products, usps and ups shipping and paypal credit card payment integration. You do not need a dedicated server to get going. My host also provides unlimited space, traffic and ram along with pretty good free support, upgrades, etc and I pay less than $50/yr. I also transferred my site to them and they gave me credit for my remaining balance at my previous host. Competition in current economies is making this possible. So you can find better options out there if they are insisting on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3sands Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 I am using 1.4.4.1 on a shared server with SSL and have at least above 500 products, usps and ups shipping and paypal credit card payment integration. You do not need a dedicated server to get going. My host also provides unlimited space, traffic and ram along with pretty good free support, upgrades, etc and I pay less than $50/yr. I also transferred my site to them and they gave me credit for my remaining balance at my previous host. Competition in current economies is making this possible. So you can find better options out there if they are insisting on that. Thanks for your advice! I'm sure that guy was trying to improve incomes. The problem is my client has several web sites hosted with them and prefer to keep all with the same ISP. I'll give a try because they offer 15 days for a free trial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theme_designer Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Shared hosting is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkontos Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks for your advice! I'm sure that guy was trying to improve incomes. The problem is my client has several web sites hosted with them and prefer to keep all with the same ISP. I'll give a try because they offer 15 days for a free trial I think that having a dedicated server is to much for a single shop. Of course it all depends on the traffic and the transactions you expect. If you reach to a point where a dedicated server is necessary then it means that your shop is really selling a lot, which is a good thing I would strongly suggest though that you get with a program that offers you a dedicated IP, especially if you plan on using a SSL Certificate. We also offer a free of charge 2 week period. You are welcome to try. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shacker Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 use hostgator. we have a baby plan and 20gb of space, shared host and works 100%. we have 19000 users and 20000 visits x month. Some shared host are really slow, but this is enought i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkontos Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Be cautious of large host providers who rely on affiliates and resellers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shacker Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkontos Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 ?? We have clients who faced a lot of problems, that's all. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shacker Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I post my personal site as a fact thats works, but any other comments for users that have used these or other host are welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 we use virtual private server, this gives us experience on how to setup/run like a dedicated. If things go as planned we will eventually move to dedicated server primarily because our hosting smtp server can hold (queue) customer emails for up to 30 minutes...argh....with vps one can modify key areas of the mysql/php/linux/etc (in our case) environmentals to improve overall performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkontos Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 If things go as planned we will eventually move to dedicated server primarily because our hosting smtp server can hold (queue) customer emails for up to 30 minutes...argh.... Hm... This sounds strange Do you mean undelivered email queue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hm... This sounds strange Do you mean undelivered email queue ? Hi, no not undelivered, but queued because we are sharing the smtp server with untold thousands of others. (search godaddy vds slow emai). It showed up in testing and even though I threw a bloody fit about it...well let's just say that didn't help at all. We can't even install/use our own smtp server because the proper ports are blocked by gd. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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