I set up my first web site in 1995, and this blog is my attempt to share my knowledge with anyone who would like hosting advice from an expert, but does not know one. I will give my advice based on personal experience with using hosting providers, and also show some examples on migrating sites between providers.
Cloudways review – VPS made easy!
Cloudways offers a unique service: you pick from one of five VPS providers, and Cloudways spins up the server and manages it for you, allowing easy one-click installs of WordPress, SSL certificates, etc. All without once touching the command line!
Continue reading “Cloudways review – VPS made easy!”SiteGround VPS Cloud Hosting is fast and easy
When you buy a SiteGround VPS hosting plan (aka SiteGround Cloud Hosting), you get CPU and RAM dedicated to your site, running on Google cloud infrastructure, but you do not have the usual command-line access to a server that you might expect.
Continue reading “SiteGround VPS Cloud Hosting is fast and easy”Best way to copy blog posts from localhost WordPress to hosted WP
When you use a localhost WordPress site to create blog posts, at some point you will need to copy those posts to a hosted WordPress on a server.
Continue reading “Best way to copy blog posts from localhost WordPress to hosted WP”SiteGround Review – the best shared hosting deal
I use the SiteGround GrowBig hosting plan to host a number of WordPress sites, and I think it is the best shared-hosting plan currently available from any hosting provider.
Continue reading “SiteGround Review – the best shared hosting deal”Migrate from wordpress.com to your own domain – simple step by step tutorial
This post will show you step-by-step how to migrate from wordpress.com to your own domain on a fast host – I’ll use SiteGround as the hosting provider, but you can use this process with most hosting services. This is a follow-up to my post How to Clone your WordPress site to a fast host, which requires installing a plugin on your existing site. You cannot install plugins on a free WordPress.com site, so you must use a different process.
Continue reading “Migrate from wordpress.com to your own domain – simple step by step tutorial”It’s all COBOL’s fault! It’s Y2K all over again.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy blamed a shortage of COBOL programmers for the unemployment insurance systems being overwhelmed. Is this really the problem?
Continue reading “It’s all COBOL’s fault! It’s Y2K all over again.”Why not move COBOL to the Cloud?
With all the discussion of COBOL recently, I’ve heard a lot of talk about moving COBOL to the Cloud. I have had some experience in this area, so I could not resist writing about it.
Continue reading “Why not move COBOL to the Cloud?”How to clone your WordPress site to a fast host in 2020.
This post will show you how to clone your WordPress site to a fast host from a free or slow hosting service. I’ll show you an incredibly easy way to move a WordPress site to SiteGround, but this method requires you to install a plugin on your current site. If your current host does not allow you to install a plugin (e.g. a free site on wordpress.com), then you should check out my next post, which will show how to copy your site from wordpress.com to your own domain.
Continue reading “How to clone your WordPress site to a fast host in 2020.”How to install WordPress on a Chromebook the easy way
Yes, you can install WordPress on a Chromebook, and it works really well. In fact, I wrote this post using WordPress 5.4.1 installed on a Chromebook.
Continue reading “How to install WordPress on a Chromebook the easy way”Free website Hosting – does it work?
I’ve always been a web-hosting bargain-hunter, but I’ve always drawn the line at free website hosting. I always shop around for the best deal on shared hosting, but only from companies that I trust. This one time, I decided to test a free option.
Continue reading “Free website Hosting – does it work?”Best Web Hosting for Canada or USA
I live in Vancouver, BC, so why in 2020 did I have this site hosted in Iowa? Who has the best web hosting for Canada? For that matter, what are the best web hosting options for the USA?
Continue reading “Best Web Hosting for Canada or USA”Cloud Hosting vs Shared Hosting – which is best for you?
One thing to keep in mind when comparing Cloud Hosting vs Shared Hosting is that “Cloud Hosting” is a marketing term. All internet servers could be said to be “in the cloud”. So which type of hosting should you choose?
Continue reading “Cloud Hosting vs Shared Hosting – which is best for you?”VPS vs Cloud – which should you use?
With “The Cloud” now being such a popular term, companies who need more power than a shared hosting account have to consider a VPS vs Cloud server, or even a dedicated server. But which is best for you?
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