Will Product cart work with this server?

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   Hi there,

Will be starting in product cart soon but am looking for an appropriate server to run it on. Can somebody tell me if it will be ok on this windows server:

http://order.1and1.co.uk/xml/order/ServerWindows;jsessionid=51EAEAEE678E9DFAE6D5CA891670C928.TC30b?__frame=_top&__lf=Static

Thanks everyone

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Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Will Product cart work with this server? Posted: 15-December-2008 at 4:23am
	Hi there, Will be starting in product cart soon but am looking for an appropriate server to run it on. Can somebody tell me if it will be ok on this windows server: http://order.1and1.co.uk/xml/order/ServerWindows;jsessionid=51EAEAEE678E9DFAE6D5CA891670C928.TC30b?__frame=_top&__lf=Static Thanks everyone

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 5:53am
	Hi Jask, Are you going to be running a very high volume site, or want a dedicated server for other reasons? For new sites usually a shared server is sufficient, switching to a dedicated server when traffic levels rise far enough to justify it. I'd definitely recommend using an SQL database, which ideally would be on a separate server - which is how most shared hosting is set up anyway.
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Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 6:00am
	Thanks Hamish, The site will be a high volume site - so am going down the dedicated server route. does the 1&1 server cover both your recommendations, it has SQL Express as the DBMS (unsure if this is a good enough sql database system to run product cart). Also unsure of whether it is on its own dedicated server

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 6:07am
	ProductCart should not be used with MS SQL Express. SQL Express was not designed for a "production" environment and there are reports of substantial performance issues, which is why many Web hosting companies do not offer it. MS SQL Express was designed to help developers create and test applications that use MS SQL without having to purchase a MS SQL license.
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Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 6:16am
	thats great guys thanks, any suggestions for a good hosting company that will run product cart on a dedicated server in the uk (not expensive) thanks again

Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 8:51am
	how about webfusion?.. http://www.webfusion.co.uk/dedicatedservers/dedicated-server-1-windows-asp-net/

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 8:58am
	That hosting plan does not come with space on a shared MS SQL database server. Ask them whether that is available and for how much. It should only be $10-$20 a month extra. You will need at least 50 MB of MS SQL database space (MS SQL 2000 or above).
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Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 9:05am
	ok, sorry im fairly new at this and just trying to understand... I need to pay for a dedicated windows server and then space on an sql database??? any recommendations on productcart friendly server options? thanks

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-December-2008 at 9:56am
	You definitely don't need a dedicated Windows server to run a ProductCart-powered store. There is a section of this forum dedicated to hosting ProductCart-powered ecommerce stores. There are some good ideas and discussions there.
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Jask Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15-December-2008 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jask Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16-December-2008 at 11:28am
	thanks for the help, but seriously I am based in the UK but I cant seem to find any uk companies that can handle productcart. Please anyone???!!!!