Resources for moving a php website into production

Hi Everyone, I'm really new to web development and only just learning php which is all very exciting, but I've hit a roadblock. I've created my first php website using XAMPP as a development environment, and it looks great, but now I'm totally lost as to how to move it onto a remote server and actually put it on the web! I never thought this would be the hardest step for me! Can someone help me with the following questions... 1. Which hosting company is the best bang for your buck/easiest to configure for php applications? 2. Are there any good resources for learning how to get a website onto that server? ...I'm totally lost on this step. 3. What should I be using...SSH or SFTP and why? 4. Anything else you think I should know about to make this step easier in the future? Thanks for all the help! -Sam -- Sam Rhoades -*Life Enthusiast*