Choice of supplier

The choice of provider depends of course on use, any installed applications (CMS, forum, etc.) and traffic. However, reliability and ease of configuration are also criteria to be taken into account when choosing a hosting provider.

WebAcappella relies mainly on static pages, so it requires very few server resources and few technical constraints.

The choice of shared hosting is therefore a wise one, both financially and in terms of ease of use.

Forget about free hosting (e.g. FREE or Orange page perso), whose reliability is by no means guaranteed.

Here are the hosts that caught our eye

The accommodations we use

OVH

  • Shared hosting with extended possibilities.

  • Very responsive and efficient support.

  • Possibility of enabling ssh.

  • Competitive domain name prices

A little complicated for some operations (installation of ssl certificates).

O2SWITCH

An attractive price and a comprehensive administration console.

  • Shared hosting with extended possibilities.

  • Very responsive and efficient support.

  • Easy to add a domain.

  • Isolate server applications on the same hosting.

  • Possibility of enabling ssh.

  • Very competitive domain name prices

See the O2Switch offer: O2SWITCH.

Which SSL certificate to choose for https?

Always striving for the best for our customers, we have previously acquired an EV SSL certificate.

This ultimate certificate, which is supposed to ensure a nice green bar in browsers, is now displayed like any other certificate in browsers.

This certificate, mainly promoted by certificate vendors, has little (if any) influence on customers.

In short, let’s be pragmatic: our experience has shown us that a simple, free let’s encrypt certificate is the same for our customers.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Encrypt

With o2switch, all you have to do is click on a button to activate https via the let’s encrypt certificate.

Finally, remember that a site secured by ssl (https) does not mean that the site is secure, but that exchanges (card numbers or personal data) are encrypted.

In order to reassure their customers, some ecommerce professionals prefer to use a paid SSL certificate (OV SSL or EV SSL), as Internet users will be able to verify the seller’s physical identity in the browser (which they generally don’t do).

Domain name and renewal

A domain name (.fr or .com for example) is often inexpensive to buy for the first year (8 to 10 eur).

Please note that when you renew your domain name the following year, it may rise from €9 to €15 with some hosting companies.