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

Hosting my own site – pros/cons?

I have a ‘vanity’ domain name and a web site to go with it. It’s hosted by a big-time hosting place. It’s a static HTML/PHP page, but I’ve also done ‘vanity’ sites by using a simple WordPress theme. Although you can host on your own server at your house, there are security risks involved, along … Read more

WordPress Migration

WordPress has two ‘parts’: the code (WP core files, plus themes/plugin files), and the database. Both have to be placed in a new location for the ‘parts’ to work as they did on the source. So one way to transfer the site to a new host is to copy those two ‘parts’ to the new … Read more