Hi i need help with web hosting and domain names. Im new to this and want to set up a movie review site, help!?

Im not sure yet how big the site is going to be and if i should run it as a business or a personal site, im not sure what band with and space im going to need either! I eventually want to have a site with honest reviews and for it to be open for selected members to add reviews also. I want links to movie websites, video trailers, links to buy movies and merchandise from amazon etc, maybe emails sent to members with info on new films and probably a lot more. Im guessing that with the amount of info that is gonna be on the site and all the constant updating it will need to be a half decent package? And im based in the UK so should i opt for a UK based company? Obviously i am going to want top notch reliability with limited downtime and the best possible support. Any help would be amazing, obviously i am pretty naive. Thanks again

While I can’t suggest any specific hosting providers for the UK, I can tell you what to look for in a provider.

First things first. Domain names. Usually when you purchase hosting from a provider, they are able to sell you a domain name as well. For instance GoDaddy.com has $1.99 domain names with any hosting purchase.

Second, since you are using lots of dynamic content, your hosting plan should have support for a server-side language such as ASP.NET or PHP. You will also need access to a database such as MS SQL, MySQL, etc. Support for those are usually included in hosting plans and are stated on their website.

For space requirements and bandwidth, start small because you can always get more space and more bandwidth. 50Gb should be plenty of space and 150GB of bandwidth should be enough. There is no real reason to have tons of bandwidth until your site gets popular.

Usually with domain name purchases you get access to email accounts as well, so that shouldn’t be a concern either.

Hope this helps a bit!

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