shared hosting and wordpress

Shared Hostingand

WordPress

Shared Hostingand

WordPress

Presented by Al DavisPresented by Al Davis

What we will coverWhat we will coverWhat is Shared Hosting?

Why use Shared Hosting?

What to look for

Things you should know

Hints on how to pick a provider

How to set up WordPress- 4 different methods

How to migrate a site

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What is Shared Hosting?What is Shared Hosting?Many websites reside on a web server connected to the Internet.Each site sits on its own partition, or section, of the server to keep it seperate from other sites.

This is generally the most economical option for hosting , as many people share the overall cost of server maintenance.

- Wikipedia

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Why Shared Hosting?Why Shared Hosting?Cost Effective

The cost of servers, internet connectivity, maintenance and manpower is shared over many customers.

The cost to run a server in a secure, redundant environment can easily run to tens of thousands of dollars per month.

Run your business, not your technology

Shared Hosting allows you to focus on running your business, not learning how to run a web server.

All told, it’s the simplest way to have a website, ideal for small businesses.

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What is required?What is required?Minimum requirements for WordPress

Version 3.1

• PHP version 4.3

• MySQL version 4.1.2

Version 3.2 (released July 4)

• PHP version 5.2.4 or greater

• MySQl version 5.0 or greater

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Things you should knowThings you should know

All that storage and bandwidth?...You’re never going to use it all.

Text is cheap ... but pictures and video will kill your storage

FTP Access...never needs to be capped

Email storage...shouldn’t be bundled up

MSAccess...is simply wrong. Don’t use it for your website. Ever. And I mean ever!!!!

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But providers don’t tell youBut providers don’t tell you

Things you should look forThings you should look forCall support

How long did it take to talk to a live person?

Do they even have live support?

Call when you are nost likely to be working on your site...calling at 10 am when you are going to be working at 7pm will not give you an accurate idea

Ask to be transferred to the sales department

How was that experience?

Did sales know why you were transferred?

Don’t get locked in

Don’t commit for any more than 12 months maximum.

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From a hosting providerFrom a hosting provider

Installing WordPressInstalling WordPress4 different methods4 different methods

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One-Click InstallerOne-Click Installer

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FTPFTP

Using a plug-inUsing a plug-in

One-Click InstallerOne-Click InstallerWhat is it?

An application that installs software for the end user (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc.)

Why Use it?

Simple to use

Fast

Why Not to use it

No control of what is installed

No control of how it is installed

Can be tough to go back and change the installation

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FTPFTPWhat is FTP?

Stands for File Transfer Protocol

Fancy way of saying “moving files from your computer to the server via the internet”

What do you need?

FTP Client. There are many out there for Windows and Mac—some are even free

Why use FTP?

Fine control over what is installedWhen you’ve uploaded your files, you get to use the famous 5-minute install for WP

Why NOT to use FTP

Can be slow depending upon your Internet connectionRequires greater technical knowledge than One-ClickNeed to set up your own database for WP to work

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SSHSSHWhat is SSH?

Stands for Secure Shell

Fancy way of saying “A secure channel to connect to your web server space.” Command line based ( Advanced users)

What do you need?

Command Line Tool-PuTTY – WindowsTerminal - Mac

Why use SSH?

Much faster than FTPGuarantees you always get the latest version of WordPress

Why NOT to use SSH?

Not all hosting providers offer full access (unable to connect to other sites)Requires greater technical knowledgeRequires command line use

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wget http://wordpress.org/latest.zipwget http://wordpress.org/latest.zip

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unzip latest.zipunzip latest.zip

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•Move all the files out of the wordpress foldercp –rf ./wordpress/* ./

•Delete downloaded filesrm latest.ziprm –rf wordpress/

•Move all the files out of the wordpress foldercp –rf ./wordpress/* ./

•Delete downloaded filesrm latest.ziprm –rf wordpress/

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Edit wp-config-sample.phpthen save it as wp-config.phpEdit wp-config-sample.phpthen save it as wp-config.php

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Navigate to yourdomain.com/wp-adminNavigate to yourdomain.com/wp-admin

Backup BuddyBackup BuddyWhat is Backup Buddy?

A WordPress plugin developed by ithemes ( www.ithemes.com)

Like getting 3 plugins in oneInstallationsBackupsMigration tool

Why use Backup Buddy?

Allows you to develop locally, deploy to a web serverTakes all of your themes, custom CSS, plugins, content over in one smooth move

Why NOT to use Backup Buddy?

No custom installation of WordPress

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Navigate to domain/importbuddy.php after you have FTP’ed the backup file and he import file to your webserver space

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Everything is moved over to the new server, including plug-ins!!Everything is moved over to the new server, including plug-ins!!

Questions?Questions?

Contact MeContact Mealdavis@aldavis.org

Skype adavis3105

Twitter- @adavis3105

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