Hosting

[mattc]

Hi all, first post here.

We currently run Actinic Business V8 on fast hosts, but after all my research it seems it doesn't work properly (the whole separate SSL folder bit).

I want to move to a new hosting provider. I've looked around and it seems that 1&1 Linux business package (shared) with a dedicated SSL. Does anyone else use this particular package?

more to the point, does it have/do i need to be able to install my own CGI programs to make V8 work properly?

Is there a disadvantage to using Linux over windows? Will it still support the EPOS systems when we eventually decide to get them?

Does it have external domain support so that i can leave my domains on 123reg and just point them at my new site?

I tried 1&1 sales hotline, The first person told me categorically that actinic V8 would work. The second, that it would not!

Thanks very much for any information you can give.

[Duncan Rounding]

Hi Matthew. V8 will definitely work - I have many sites on 1and1 linux. I have only used shared SSL with them and really have no need for a full SSL cert - I don't download cc details.

Linux is definitely preferred over windows hosting - there's many other horror stories around to do with setting up windows servers - although they do work.

You don't need to install your own cgis - Actinic handles the perl scripting.

External domain support - sorry no idea - best to ask 1and1.
EPOS - no idea - check with Actinic.

[mattc]

Thanks drounding

Thats really helpful.

I just realized as long as the site works, the EPOS systems should integrate with it.

In regards to the SSL, if you have a shared ssl, doesn't that mean that customers are redirected to a different URL for secure stuff?

e.g. secured-url.com/mydomain

thats exactly what i want to get away from.

[Duncan Rounding]

SSL - yes, then you will need your own cert.

But are you only considering taking cc detrails yourself for downloading and processing? A PSP would be better, no PCI-DSS compliance issues:
http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=34718

[Mike Hughes]

Agree with Duncan about PSPs for taking payments. Definitely something you should be looking at.

Does it have external domain support so that i can leave my domains on 123reg and just point them at my new site?

yes. That's exactly what I do.

Mike

[mattc]

Psp

We do use paypal pro for payments

the cert is just for customer confidence