Hosting is essential to every web site in the world, and getting the right fit for your needs can be daunting with all the options available out there.
In this presentation, Ricky will take you through how hosting has changed over time, what is available now to help with your WordPress site, how to get the most from your hosting, and what you should be looking for in choosing the right provider.
This talk is aimed at new to intermediate WordPress users.
Key Take-Away
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Knowing how hosting impacts on your site, and how to confidently choose the right hosting for your unique situation.
Presented by Ricky Blacker at WordCamp Sydney 2019
1. The Hosting Survival Guide
How to make sense of the WordPress hosting jungle!
Ricky Blacker
Sales Engineer
2. About Me
● Web Developer
● Co-organiser of WordPress
Meetups and WordCamps
● Really bad at sports
Ricky Blacker
Pre-Sales Engineer &
WordPress Evangelist
9. The Fun Begins!
Now we had to worry about
more than just the server
security, we have logins,
updates, conflicts, stress.
10. What is Web Hosting?
A web host, or web
hosting service provider,
is a business that provides
the technologies and
services needed for the
website or webpage to be
viewed in the Internet.
35. Security
● Threat Detection And
Blocking
● Proactive Security
Maintenance
● Managed Patching
And Updates
Make sure all software is
at least a supported
version, latest stable is
better.
Source: https://sucuri.net/reports/2018-hacked-website-report/
45. Budget
You get what you pay for,
but also make sure you
get what you are paying
for.
● How much $$$ is
your site
generating?
● What is the impact
to you or your
business if it goes
down?
49. Get The Facts!
Use tools to find
out what you
need to make
your site
performant
50. Update Your Software
Make sure you have the latest version of WordPress,
but also the LAMP stack!
Linux Version 4+
Apache Version 2.4+
MySQL Version 5+
PHP Version 7+
51. PHP Version
In upgrading a
website from PHP
5.6 to 7.2 we saw
speed
improvements of
up to 40%.
Number of raw hits that could be handled
52. PHP Version
From 7.2 to 7.3
we’ve seen as
much as 15%
faster page
transaction times.
53.
54. You cannot update because WordPress 5.2.2 requires
PHP version 5.6.20 or higher
64. Summary
● Get SSL for Security
and SEO
● Backup regularly
● Use staging to
minimise impact on
your live site
● Get good support
● Budget for what you
need
● Anticipate and have
resources to meet
demand
● Keep all software up
to date