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I like / use HostGator. They have Canadian offices out of Toronto, you might contact them about servers but I imagine you're out of luck. This Canadian company seems decent: http://www.canspace.ca/web-hosting.html On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks, but they don't seem to do shared hosting unless I totally missed > it. > > All I need it for is 1-2 WordPress sites after all... nothing enterprise > level. > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Lin, Kun <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > iweb.com is at quebec > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > > Cynthia Ng > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 12:12 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting > > > > I believe the act says it has to stay in Canada. Hence the need to get > > local or at least Canadian hosting. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > What about another country? > > > > > > Riley Childs > > > Library Director and IT Admin > > > Junior > > > Charlotte United Christian Academy > > > P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) > > > P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > Please excuse mistakes > > > > > > > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Mark Jordan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > FWIW, in British Columbia, public institutions are prohibited by law > > > from hosting any data in the US. > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I assume it's not about speed, but about the PATRIOT Act. > > > > > > > > For example, we don't host any of our customer data in the US (and > > > > aren't allowed to). > > > > > > > > -Ross. > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> I take that back, did a bit more research, I think there are plenty > > > >> of options. But I have to ask, why only in Canada, a transit > > > >> provider in > > > the > > > >> us willbe just as fast as in Canada > > > >> > > > >> Riley Childs > > > >> Library Director and IT Admin > > > >> Junior > > > >> Charlotte United Christian Academy > > > >> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) > > > >> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> Please excuse mistakes > > > >> > > > >>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Nick Ruest <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Cynthia: If you just need a Canadian server, not a Canadian > > > corporation, > > > >> check out Site5[1]. Not sure if they are exactly what you are > > > >> looking > > > for, > > > >> but they have the standard one-click install ControlPanel stuff. > > > >> Not > > > sure > > > >> about the automated backup options you're looking for. I've been > > > >> using > > > them > > > >> for a few years, and have zero complaints. > > > >>> > > > >>> Riley: Really? Why would we be hard pressed to find that in Canada? > > > >>> > > > >>> -nruest > > > >>> > > > >>> [1] http://www.site5.com/p/canadian-web-hosting/ > > > >>> > > > >>>> On 13-11-07 08:38 PM, Riley Childs wrote: > > > >>>> Why in Canada? You will be hard pressed to find that > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Riley Childs > > > >>>> Library Director and IT Admin > > > >>>> Junior > > > >>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy > > > >>>> P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) > > > >>>> P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > >>>> Please excuse mistakes > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Cynthia Ng <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Thanks Kevin. Servers need to be in Canada, preferably paid in > > > >> Canadian but > > > >>>>> I don't think that's necessary. I'll looking your recommendation. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Kevin Hawkins < > > > >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> Does the entity you pay need to be in Canada (that is, accept > > > payment > > > >> in > > > >>>>>> Canadian dollars), or do the servers need to be there? Or both? > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> I use http://www.csoft.net/ for my personal hosting. Their > > > business > > > >>>>>> office is in Canada, but I'm unclear on where their servers are. > > > >> Their > > > >>>>>> documentation is written assuming you have strong technical > > > >>>>>> skills, > > > >> but > > > >>>>>> they respond quickly (and tersely) whenever I've needed help to > > > >> address > > > >>>>>> gaps in my skills. They have some specific instructions for > > > >> installation > > > >>>>>> of WordPress once you've connected to them through SSH: > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> http://www.csoft.net/docs/wordpress.html.en > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> They also have documentation in French in case that's helpful. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> --Kevin > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> On 2:59 PM, Cynthia Ng wrote: > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Hi Everyone, > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, > > > >>>>>>> and > > > >> has > > > >>>>>>> more > > > >>>>>>> Canadians that I've seen. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress > > > hosting > > > >>>>>>> solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of > > > >>>>>>> my > > > own > > > >>>>>>> dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run > > > >>>>>>> WordPress (preferably with 1-click install), and most of all, > > > >>>>>>> reliable, > > > >> hopefully > > > >>>>>>> with good customer service for when we need to contact the > > company. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and > > > >>>>>>> has excellent security (considering it's WordPress). > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other > > > stuff, > > > >> and I > > > >>>>>>> need it only for WordPress and nothing else. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would > > > >>>>>>> be > > > >> great! > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Thanks in advance, > > > >>>>>>> Cynthia > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> -nruest > > > >> > > > > > >