Coming back to eCommerce with Zen-Cart

**Johnnycopilot** · 21 Oct 2019, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by swguy

GoDaddy? More like D-ohhh! Daddy. You'll be happier if you host elsewhere but it's your decision.

Thanks! .. haha.. D-ohhh! Daddy.. anyway, I asked mc12345678 as well, but where should I look for good hosting?

**Johnnycopilot** · 21 Oct 2019, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by balihr

I'll just share my thoughts on #5 - if you're hosting a simple plain HTML site showing your grandma's garden and how she enjoys doing flower arrangements for the local church's Sunday mass, then GoDaddy hosting is a perfect choice for you but only if you bargain the price to $2 per month.
If, however, you plan to run your business website, I'd pass their offer even if it comes with a free summer house on Florida (and that's not because I don't want to live near Scott

)

Domains are a different story and personally I find GoDaddy the best registrar and all of my domains are registered through them. Just don't confuse domain registration with hosting.

Thanks. I'll search for hosting elsewhere. I asked the others as well, but hosting ideas?

**swguy** · 21 Oct 2019, 02:22 AM

Moved your PayPal question to a new thread.
You'll get more and better help if you keep each question in its own thread.

**ianhg** · 4 Nov 2019, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Johnnycopilot

Thanks. I'll search for hosting elsewhere. I asked the others as well, but hosting ideas?

I would suggest that for an ecommerce site you would need to use at least a VPS (virtual private server) and have a SSL certificate and run the site and admin in https
You might be able to find someone who already has a VPS but can accommodate further domains for hosting. That way the costs can be reduced per domain .