I'd definitely recommend linode, it may be unmanaged but their user guides are amazing, I've had no problems setting up a LAMP stack with SSL and Hardened PHP.

I'd definitely recommend linode, it may be unmanaged but their user guides are amazing, I've had no problems setting up a LAMP stack with SSL and Hardened PHP. If you opt for Ubuntu server then the Aptitude package manager makes installing and updating software ridiculously easy.