Hosting Your Website

When it comes to hosting your website there are many options available.

However as this site deals with build a website using wordpress or SBI then I will only consider hosting from that perspective.

First is Site build-it (SBI) as it is easy. SBI is a package which includes the hosting and domain name so if you register for SBI you don’t need to get a hosting account.

If you already have one you cannot use it with SBI. You can transfer a domain name but even that I wouldn’t recommend.

Hosting Wordpress

Wordpress is much more flexible and can be hosted on almost all providers. The requirements are that teh hosting package supports:

• PHP
• MYSQL

The php version numbers will change as the Wordpress version changes. You can check the latest versions here.

A number of hosting providers support what is know as 1 click install which make the install process a simple matter of filling in a form. I would recommend that you select a host that does were possible.

I currently run wordpress on two providers :

• Blue Host - Supports 1 click install USA Based
• One and one -UK Manual install- UK based

UK or USA Hosting Recommendations

If your website is targeted at local audience then always choose a host and domain name that is local.

If it is targeted at an International audience then choose USA hosting.