I have a concept of an eCommerce website in mind. I know that there are many things involved when it comes to setting up and managing an eCommerce website like shopping cart software, payment gateways, customer database etc. I want to know if a shared hosting package is sufficient for a startup eCommerce website? Or do I need a higher package like VPS or dedicated hosting?
A basic eCommerce hosting plan is good to start with. As the requirements of your website increase, you can upgrade to the VPS or dedicated server if required. Check out the eCommerce hosting packages offered by MilesWeb : https://www.milesweb.com/ecommerce-hosting.php (https://www.milesweb.com/ecommerce-hosting.php). You can opt for the Business plan that will also provide you with a free domain.
Well, thanks for the information. If I go with the basic plan and if I have to update it in the future, how much time the upgrade process will take to complete? Will there be any downtime during this process?
The upgrade process will not even take a minute, if you are upgrading from a Startup shared package to the higher shared package. There will be no downtime during the upgrade process.
Well, that sounds great!