Dear Users,
I got a request to build and manage a corporate (governmental institute) site. I have been managing my sites for a few years already. This was just some free time activity in my life, but i learned a lot, like programming php and managing linux servers, a lot of stuff on an intermediate level. Still, there are quite a few questions i have before i start this all, please answer them. Only answer the questions, or write some advices that are important and you learned from your experience. I don't need any kind of offtopic or 'funny' guys in here.
I don't want to reinvent the wheel. I would like to use wordpress as a cms, with a little modification to simplify the management to a level even a monkey could use it. What i would love to know: can i use wordpress on a non-profit governmental site? Where can i learn more about licencing, and what should i be careful about?
The site is going to be small. For starter i will need about 10gb disc space, with documents and image gallery it is going to expand later on (in a few years i guess to about 50gb). I thought a shared host will be enough for starter, or maybe a good managed vps (if vps, i need at least 128mb/256burst ram, 25 gb space, 1 core cpu, openvz is good, no panel needed if managed, EU location, maybe: NL, Germany, Italy, FR). Which host is stable enough for a corporate site? My budget is under 30$ a month for this. (as i said, system requirements gonna be minimal)
Even if the host is stable enough, i know i have to back it up somewhere. I would like to have a living site as a backup. How can i configure dns to switch to the backup if the main site is dead? Is it possible with a shared hosting, or do i need a vps to use such a service?
I need a good uptime monitor which would send an sms to me if the site is down. Which one do you prefer?
Thank you for all the answers and any advice that you can give!
Regards, mahjong