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Hamelraj's avatar

Which is the best Hosting place for Laravel 5.2 application?

suggest me the good,secure and support for laravel hosting place to host my application. i am almost done. mine small business company they not interest to invest hosting too much. but security is important for uploaded documents and database. which one is better please??? Please don't suggest me any links if not suitable for me because already im confuse :( and can't i use Google cloud for Laravel 5.2???

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martinbean's avatar

@Hamelraj Security isn’t something that should be invested lightly in.

There are plenty of options: Amazon Web Services, Heroku, Viaduct, and many others. Why aren’t you able to use Google Cloud Platform?

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Hamelraj's avatar

@martinbean my senior guy told me Google doesn't support for Laravel 5 , 5.2 ...... but i thought Google cheaper and secure more than other servers that why and im confuse

kfirba's avatar

@Hamelraj that's not true.. As long as you are using a VPS you can set it to be whatever you want it to be. It can be your webserver for static sites, vanilla php, laravel, node, Java etc..

If I'm not mistaken, Google's cloud platform is relatively new and it is indeed a VPS service so you should be fine.

There are also many other choices: Digital ocean, Linode, AWS etc. just go through their pricing and pick the one that is best for you.

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jekinney's avatar

I recently started using google cloud but mainly as a file service at the moment as it's easier, way easier then aws and cheaper. But I can see some concerns with php as Google doesn't support php in general as they do JavaScript. Though it does do vps which case you may have some set up to do where using forge and supported service is much easier.

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jamilaliahmed's avatar

Hello Hamelraj, There is nothing more secure than dedicated cloud servers. On Cloudways laravel hosting cloud platform every server is a dedicated one. Plus, the platform is regularly updated with firmware and OS patches in order to ensure lasting protection against all known vulnerabilities. Do not get confused. You can get started with a free trial and explore the features. http://www.cloudways.com/en/laravel-hosting.php

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Hamelraj's avatar

@jamilaliahmed when i chat with them they not respond properly i never go for them. in future something happen to our database they will reply like that :(

jamilaliahmed's avatar

On ground they have one of the best 24/7 support team. What problem did you face?

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athulpraj's avatar

AWS is a pretty good option , you can create your own cloud server and it's free for one year ,as you are a beginner it will be best for you. AWS offers an awesome management console with a wide variety of tools that you can use .. deployment and reverting to earlier application version are just a matter of 2-3 clicks

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pmall's avatar

When you have your own VPS then you are in charge of the security. Or you pay someone to keep it secure but it has little to do with the hosting provider.

willvincent's avatar

"Best" is highly subjective. I've been very happy with linode for general VPS hosting for several years. Digital Ocean is also a good option, and a bit less costly than linode. AWS is solid, lots of other people resell their hosting in fact.

At the end of the day -- any virtual private server is a good option. I would steer clear of any shared hosting (godaddy, et al) the small amount of money you may save is not worth the headache and crap service.

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jlrdw's avatar

You may as well ask what is the best hosting for PHP, the answer would be the exact same thing. Whatever host properly has the correct version of PHP that laravel uses.

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Hamelraj's avatar

Im new to the industry, i don't know about which hosting secure and to support for laravel Application. i want finalist which is the good secure hosting because i the person responsible for protect our DataBase and price also have to look. Please tell me still im confuse which host i suggest to our company ??? @jlrdw @willvincent @JeffreyWay anyone else please

willvincent's avatar

@Hamelraj any virtual private server provider should be fine. You'll wind up with a server that you have full control over, so you can really lock it down and make it secure. If you aren't a linux admin, you may need to hire someone for the initial setup, but linux administration is a skill that you really should learn -- it will serve you very well.

dylanh's avatar

Digital Ocean through Forge has kept me super happy!

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Hamelraj's avatar

@Dylanh im really confuse Digital Ocean and Forge both they have mention its for development purpose for Developers ...... is that ok to use for business application ?

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vmark99
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@Hamelraj Developer purpose means it has a lot of features like the Digital Ocean API that make deploying/managing easier for developers.

"For developers" doesn't mean it is only for "Development" purpose.

And regarding the best server, any VPS should be good, with the only difference being down time and service quality. In my experience, Digital Ocean has been amazing and so is google cloud if you are looking for something a bit advanced.

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Hamelraj's avatar

@vmark99 can you tell me can we use Google cloud for this ??? and im really confuse if we use Gooogle Cloud or Digital ocean then why Forge can you explane im out of servers and hosting ????

vmark99's avatar

@Hamelraj Yes you can use Google Cloud VPS laravel. Forge is just for installing the required softwares to run laravel on the VPS. It installs php, nginx, memcached, sql etc on the VPS for you. It also has code deploy from github, bitbucket etc and a lot of other features.

You can also do all the above mentioned things without using forge. Forge is just a tool to make installing a stack easier with additional features.

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Hamelraj's avatar

@vmark99 im new thats im asking stupid question ok :( in my company im developing a application for their business process. now its in Localhost. and even im adding more function day by day now i have to go for Virtual. after that also i must have to do changes in my database like adding table ......... so for that i need a tools right like CMD....... so im really confuse what to do next ......

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