Web hosting shared server - best uptime - price not an issue

Yesterday, 11:38 PM I'm looking for a recommendation for a web host.

I'm hosting my first website. It is for a small business. They are an authorized Ricoh dealership, selling copiers / printers. The website will not receive much traffic. Right now they get about 500 visits / week, and I'm hoping to get that up to 5,000 visits / week. There's no international traffic, and a majority of the traffic will be from local customers in the Eastern PA area.

The site will let you browse a product catalog, download brochures from the host server, view embedded youtube videos, send emails through contact forms, etc. I'm using PHP and HTML5. I have about 250 MB of content so far, and at the most I will have about 2 GB. I don't need email or anything other than web hosting. I don't really want to use VPS or use a command line for anything. A simple shared server where I can easily upload files through a web interface is perfect.

My top priority is uptime. I'm looking for 99.9% uptime, especially during peak hours of 8am - 5pm EST. Price is not an issue. I'm looking for a high quality shared server. I'm looking for an FTP file manager that doesn't constantly crap out on me (re: my experience with GoDaddy) I'm only using one domain name. There seems to be many options, and my google search results for top web hosting seems to only return advertisements.

Thanks!

Last edited by lmorda81; Yesterday at 11:44 PM.

Today, 12:14 AM Searching top web hosting will often give you only advertisments, unfortunately.
Your server requirements are not so big - make sure you check the offers forum over here at WHT, search for reviews here, and good luck in your search!
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Since your requirements can be easy met, it wont be hard to find ideal one.
Today, 12:53 AM Go to http://www.fluidhosting.com/ ... I've been on a shared server there for 10 years this month... they are a little bit higher than some, but it is worth it. I don't worry about my websites.
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Windows 8 to Linux: I'm MUCH better than you. Eat my dust! Today, 12:56 AM Probably you should check out inmotion hosting for business website purpose. Especially when you require extremely fast web server and high performance, inmotion is perfect choice.
Today, 02:37 AM I can recommend HawkHost for your services based off what I've read. Their uptime has held strong for my website for almost five years now.

Their packages and pricing per are reasonable in the industry and they've most certainly held their own.

Support wise, I cannot really comment on as I have yet to utilize them. Based off other results though I could judge that they'll at least attempt to rectify any problems that might occur.

Give their Sales team a shout.

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Personal Blog: Here | Currently Hosted By: HawkHost | E-Mail: dmclean[@]dorianmclean[.]com Today, 04:42 AM In regards to uptime most hosts will offer you a 99.9% guarantee but the question is how many of them live upto it. Honestly speaking, Uptime cannot be guaranteed in anyway. Servers can go down! At any time! What matters, how providers can minimize it. By close monitoring and proper management.

Instead of leaning too much on judging a company uptime (since most will have a respectable uptime) take a look at other parameters like Support.

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Today, 07:31 AM You could try HostGator - while I'm not a fan of these big companies, their hosting is rock solid. At least it was last time I used it a few years ago.
A Small Orange is another option, they're very expensive though.
Today, 10:47 AM If price is not an issue you might want to look into a fully managed vps or dedicated server as well.
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Yesterday, 09:14 PM You really need to speak with some hosts and ask them. There are hosts in the US that will happily host your site and only ask that you follow DMCA, and there are hosts in some other places mentioned (Sweden, Netherlands) that will actively monitor your site and kick you off the moment your links go up. Only the host can answer these questions.
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¦¦ Currently in Netherlands, EU & Arizona, USA Yesterday, 09:25 PM I am confused, what is this link about? it just links to google search...
Originally Posted by Miscis You really need to speak with some hosts and ask them. There are hosts in the US that will happily host your site and only ask that you follow DMCA, and there are hosts in some other places mentioned (Sweden, Netherlands) that will actively monitor your site and kick you off the moment your links go up. Only the host can answer these questions.so I could just ask them if I am allowed to put game DLs on my site, and so as long as I do not upload the game to the host/their servers, I am not breaking the rules of DMCA, right?

wow, some hosts do actively monitor peoples sites thats just...

thank you so much for replying , you guys are awesome

Yesterday, 09:29 PM The link is an example of what you could write, if you wanted to use that. That is what you should ask, yes.
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¦¦ Currently in Netherlands, EU & Arizona, USA Yesterday, 09:36 PM Originally Posted by Miscis The link is an example of what you could write, if you wanted to use that. That is what you should ask, yes.Thank you, you guys are really helpful
so where do people normally put the DMCA disclaimer thing, on the bottom/footer of the website.

BTW, any good hosts recommendations?

Yesterday, 09:41 PM You would want the disclaimer to be a page that has an "ok" option before they can continue to the page with the links. At least that is how I would do it.

Not sure what your budget is like, but you might want to consult a lawyer before venturing into this. There are copyright lawyers all over the place, and they may we willing to give you some quick advise free of charge over the phone. Most will if you just have a question or two.

Yesterday, 09:43 PM My 2 cents, in the end of the day, if you get a large number of complaints you will need to take the links down even if the actual files are stored og third party file hosts.
Yesterday, 09:44 PM We have hosted a couple bit torrent search sites over the years. I can't say they were ever threatened. I know we never received any notices about their sites. Similar to what you are looking to do.
Yesterday, 09:53 PM Originally Posted by twintone You would want the disclaimer to be a page that has an "ok" option before they can continue to the page with the links. At least that is how I would do it.

Not sure what your budget is like, but you might want to consult a lawyer before venturing into this. There are copyright lawyers all over the place, and they may we willing to give you some quick advise free of charge over the phone. Most will if you just have a question or two.

Thanks for replying
Ok, I know what you mean, the page that pops up when people register, right.

wow, lawyers I am a bit worried now, it is just a personal hobby sites thou.

Originally Posted by Savio13 My 2 cents, in the end of the day, if you get a large number of complaints you will need to take the links down even if the actual files are stored og third party file hosts.thanks for sharing your opinions. Originally Posted by twintone We have hosted a couple bit torrent search sites over the years. I can't say they were ever threatened. I know we never received any notices about their sites. Similar to what you are looking to do.this is just a personal hobby site, so my budget is low. how much are you charging?

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