I am hoping to use FC2 to host a website which will be used to sell various merchandise
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The problem is that I currently only have one machine and my wife wants to use it for email, yahoo messenger, general browsing, word processing etc.
I can't comment on the wisdom of FC2, but I *will* offer you one bit of input on using your wife's word processing / IM box for commerce hosting: don't do it. Seriously, don't even think about it.
Providing decent commerce hosting is hard enough to do without introducing the various risks and issues that come with hosting at home and maintaining unrelated software.
My advice would be to do one of three things:
1. Get a server-grade box and host it colo. 2. Get yourself a "virtual colo" from pdxcolo.net or a similar vendor. 3. Outsource the hosting. There are at least a couple of us here who do this regularly and can provide some ready-made solutions.
#2 is a very reasonable option if you're looking to start on the cheap... low-powered (but fully connected) systems can be had for as little as $20/mo.
I have heard that FC2 includes something called SELinux
SELinux is is available on a wide range of distros. Last I heard, it's not yet considered production quality.
HTH,
Dylan
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