Pretty much what Jamie said
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Originally Posted by BluePeter
Are there any 'musts' that I need to bear in mind (like a dedicated server, virtual server?). Can it be a shared server with a decent hosting company? I'm not expecting thousands of visits a day.
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The usual musts for e-commerce would be...
Fixed IP
Reputable SSL certificate (not one of the $4.99 "we checked they had a paypal account" things)
Provider with a phone-number
etc
My preference for anything critical is to have it own its own server (or if needs are modest in terms of processing/resource usage a VPS will do)
If you had a physical shop to take orders, process cards, sell items form etc, you'd spend 25% of your turnover on that, fit big locks for security, get a night guard to do regular checks, expect the electric to be available 100%, staffed by knowledgeable people etc - your hosting whilst (probably) costing less than that should be viewed in the same way.
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Originally Posted by BluePeter
By the way, it's a php site using mySQL database.
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So a LAMP server or VPS or specialist e-commerce shared host - depending on your preference and budget.