Hi, a friend of mine asked me to build him a small Web App to manage and store his company's contacts' info on a database. It's a very simple App, but the catch is that there are some 30 people accross the country that need to access this program.
He currently rents a shared server to host his website, but this service doesn't allow fancy stuff like a MySQL database and other tools that would be necesary to host the Web App.
I told him that he might need to upgrade his service to a dedicated server, but I've been thinking that there might be some cheaper alternatives... For instance, he could buy a cheap server ($1300 approx.) and upgrade his current internet connection to include a fixed IP address. He can get a fixed IP for about $150 a month as opposed to $450 a month for the cheapest dedicated server. The way I see it, it'll be cheaper for him in the long run, plus the server can be adminstrated (is this a word?) locally and without the hassle and restraints of a rented service. My concern with this approach though, is that I don't know if this setup is good enough to serve the Web App to these 30 people. What do you guys think? Would these be enough? Or perhaps there are other alternatives? (Note that this is in Mexico) thanks.
He currently rents a shared server to host his website, but this service doesn't allow fancy stuff like a MySQL database and other tools that would be necesary to host the Web App.
I told him that he might need to upgrade his service to a dedicated server, but I've been thinking that there might be some cheaper alternatives... For instance, he could buy a cheap server ($1300 approx.) and upgrade his current internet connection to include a fixed IP address. He can get a fixed IP for about $150 a month as opposed to $450 a month for the cheapest dedicated server. The way I see it, it'll be cheaper for him in the long run, plus the server can be adminstrated (is this a word?) locally and without the hassle and restraints of a rented service. My concern with this approach though, is that I don't know if this setup is good enough to serve the Web App to these 30 people. What do you guys think? Would these be enough? Or perhaps there are other alternatives? (Note that this is in Mexico) thanks.