So what we expect from our hosting company. Stability, no hidden fees, 24/7 support, good connectivity, affordable price. Of course you will need PHP, MySQL and SSL support. Its precisely what majority of hosting companies offer now. If you are running serious business dedicated server would be perfect for you, though do not forget that you will need somebody to administer it.
Happily there is such forum as webhostingtalk.com and many others where you can read overviews of hosting companies and get an idea what to do next. But in any case there is a list of some questions that you are to ask your hosting provider. Does the hosting company support you ecommerce engine (be it CREloaded, OsCommerce, Zen-cart or any other). Can your hosting provider offer you dedicated SSL serificate. Do they already have clients runnyng ecommerce solutions.
Below comes the list of hosting providers offering solutions for ecommerce whom we’ve been working with and respective comments.