Archive for the ‘Wordpress’ Category

How To Move Your WordPress Blogs

Another popular question is how to move a WordPress Blog or WordPress site from one website hosting company to another. Many people ask the question how to move their WordPress sites and I must also admit that many people feel that moving a WordPress site is a mission, but I have found a great set of videos that explain the process step by step.

The videos below are Part 1 and Part 2 of a step by step tutorial that I have found very useful in explaining the process of moving a WordPress site. I have actually followed the entire 2 part video tutorial to ensure that it is correct, and I am happy to report back that my site was successfully live and running when the video was finished. (more…)

MySQL & Web Hosting

Using MySQL with Website Hosting

Firstly to explain MySQL it is a heavy-duty database server that is used with various software languages, most notably PHP, and part of the LAMP family (which is comprised of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP), one of the most popular uses of a MySQL database is with the use of WordPress, which is one of the most powerful blog software systems in use today. Even WebHostingPro.co.za is run on WordPress which uses MySQL databases.

The range of MySQL uses is very large from a customer relations management list to medical records, any data you have that needs storing is normally stored on some kind of database system. You will need a database management system that allows you to add, access, edit, and process data in your databases, and MySQL is one of the best and most comprehensive packages on the market today. (more…)