#Web hosting

Guides to web hosting: what a plan includes, what its numbers mean, how renewals work and how to choose a host for your website.

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    How to Install WordPress Yourself, Step by Step

    Installing WordPress by hand takes about fifteen minutes and teaches you where everything lives. Create a database, upload the files, run the installer — then switch to HTTPS and tidy up. Every step, in order.

    Khorshed Alam 4 min read

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    Hosting Renewal Prices: What to Check Before You Buy

    Most hosts discount the first term and charge more for every term after it. Here is how to read a plan's two prices, work out what it really costs over the years, and spot the questions that matter before you pay.

    Khorshed Alam 4 min read

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    What Is Web Hosting? A Plain Guide for Your First Website

    Web hosting is space and computing power on a server that is always online, rented so your website answers whenever somebody visits. Here is what that means, and what to check before you choose a host.

    Khorshed Alam 5 min read