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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 >>