Maybe you didn't press the PS button on your controller/didn't press the power button on the front of the ps3 or maybe the Power cord isn't plugged in/ properly, or maybe the PS3 is busted for whatever reason or you have the yellow light of death
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turn on a ps3 then turn on a controller, any ps3, any controller.
leave the PS3 turned on and change the settings to turn off the controller when the PS3 is turned off. You can turn the controller and the PS3 back on by pressing the PS3 emblem on the controller
Yes if you are using the PS3 to charge it. You should also know that if you do not go to your settings menu and set the PS3 to automatically turn off the controller it will always need a charge because it will stay on when you turn your PS3 off.
Either the controller is broken, or your battery is dead. Try plugging in your controller to the PS3 to see if it will turn on.
They sell a vertical stand for you to turn the PS3