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#1

Hi Everyone

First post but hopefully not the last.

We are currently using 1and1 uk for our e-commerce store but are now looking to move to a dedicated host . The pricing firms charge to run a dedicated server in the UK are pretty expensive. We are looking overseas but its a mind field and we cannot

afford to make the wrong choice.

Can anybody recommend a good company to go with.

#2

Hi



We are with Clook uk



We went with a host in the USA but we were told by lots of people that you should be hosted by a company in the same country as you reside.



Clook are good and reasonably price.



[url]http://www.clook.co.uk/services/index.php[/url]



Regards



Barryh

#3

take a look at http://www.media-allstars.net

good prices…

#4

I’m with MK Hosting for the last 4 years. I have X-Cart, Opencart, Litecommerce, a few Joomla websites and CS on their servers. No problems whatsoever. Contact them at [url]http://www.mkhosting.co.uk/[/url]

#5

[quote name=‘DIZZYMOTHER’]take a look at http://www.media-allstars.net

good prices…[/QUOTE]





I’m not sure if they are doing a good job if they host your website. Your homepage took over 10 seconds to load. I didn’t click anything else on your site though, so it may have improved.

#6

Also check their contact details and how easy or difficult is to get in touch with them. Working support phone number is the most important if you’re in trouble.



I had one of the Litecommerce websites on some servers and most of them couldn’t generate the static HTML catalogue. to the end [Resellerpanel, 1and1, Fasthostand some other]. With MK, first attempt and success. The speed is good and CPU usage per user pretty good. Have free trial and see for yourself.

#7

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I had one of the Litecommerce websites on some servers and most of them couldn’t generate the static HTML catalogue. t[/QUOTE]



Godaddy is the same way… I couldn’t generate the html catalog either…

#8

[quote name=‘KBM’]Godaddy is the same way… I couldn’t generate the html catalog either…[/QUOTE]



This is because the CPU allowed usage was too low. Now, HTML catalogue generation goes like thunder.

#9

I am testing VPS.net at the moment, and so far it looks quite promising to me. It you know how to manage a server, I myself prefer to use Debian, this could a pretty good solution if you need upscalability.



You get SSL-certificates for free, and you also get a free ISPManager Pro license for every VPS you use. ISPManager even let you use Nginx which cPanel won’t let you use.



PS: Stay away from cPanel as it’s quite bloated and it will need at least 512 MB on a server.

#10

Tons of great hosting for less than $10 a month.



Hostgator for the last two years for me, I’m actually running two licenses/website and haven’t had any problems :slight_smile: Seems to run smoother with the 2.0!