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Is it safe to put this on shared hosting (apart from standard downtime risks etc) and then move to dedicated hosting if it takes off, or should i go for dedicated hosting first.
Just not sure to spend the cash yet as I'm just starting out so definatley database will be small to start with.
Basically not sure wether shared hosting will run fast enough querying a big database.
Thanks
Trent
there are several things to think about:
-- the performance question, as you already noted. For a small start a shared hosting may be sufficient, but the performance is not only driven by the size of your database, but mainly depends on your provider: how many customers will be packed together onto that server box. This is beyond your control, and while you may have a smooth start, it may get worse out of the blue.
-- the security and privacy aspect: what kind of data is in your database? Sensitive personal subscriber data? On a dedicated server, you will be alone and wouldn't need to fear attacks from the provider's other customers sharing the same box.
[the general security aspect to secure the box against attacks from the internet side is the same: you need a knowledgeable and trustable admin in both cases]
-- the hassle of migrating a database to a new server later, probably together with migrating the entire domain and site. >ou would have to plan for downtime to close your old database during export, data transfer and data import on the new server, and then waiting until the domain's DNS settings are propagated thru the entire internet (at least hours, probably longer (old DNS caches ...)).
Regards,
R.
