Minimum EC2 Requirements for a stable WordPress site

Having gathered advice from various sources, DigitalOcean seems to be a better fit for my needs than AWS, in that they provide a one-click WordPress install and simple pricing at reasonable rates. At this point I don’t have enough first-hand experience to recommend DigitalOcean as a WordPress host, but if you have similar requirements they … Read more

uploading a new theme to live server

As I have written in your post at StackOverflow board: Please look at Upload localhost changes to live server If you are only making file changes, you should copy the live site and set it up on a local wordpress server. On the local wordpress server, just edit the theme as you like, and when … Read more

Installing wordpress on subdirectory 2 levels down

I managed to resolve this myself. Apologies for wasting anyones time. The fix was simple. I just had to add the following piece of code to my .htaccess <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /jack/blog/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /jack/blog/index.php [L] </IfModule> Save my permalinks and the problem … Read more

Problem With DNS or WordPress installation>

This is a hosting question, as mentioned above. However, if you are going to host your DNS for the addon domain on Siteground, then you need to specify the nameservers for Siteground on your registrar. If your DNS will be hosted somewhere other than Siteground, then you will specify the IP address of the installation … Read more

Mirror site as the definitive version?

Migrations are really tricky because they could be really easy or a pain in the ass. (If you want a fast solution just skip the explanation and go to the Fast solution). The easy part When you are migrating your website you will need to use MySQL and access to your PHPMyAdmin. Once you login … Read more