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Guides to migrating, managing and speeding up a WordPress site on HostCrafter — written against the platform our own nodes run.
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Every article is written for this platform, not copied from a generic hosting manual.
Backups
The three kinds of backup, what each one costs, and how to restore.
3 articlesDatabases
MySQL databases, phpMyAdmin, and the logins that open them.
1 articleMailboxes, sending mail from WordPress, and deliverability.
1 articleGetting Started
Your first steps: the panel, logging in, and getting a site running.
1 articlePerformance & Caching
How caching works here, and how to keep a site fast.
3 articlesPHP
Versions, extensions, and running a different one on a single site.
1 articleWordPress
Installing, staging, cloning and managing WordPress.
2 articlesMost read
- WordPress Caching: How It Works Here, and Which Plugins to Use
- How to Change Your PHP Version, for the Account or One Site
- How to Create a MySQL Database and Open phpMyAdmin
- The HostCrafter Stack: What Your WordPress Site Runs On
- Backup Before Change: The Copy That Makes Undo Possible
- How to Clone a WordPress Site in One Click
- How to Create a Professional Email Address on Your Domain
- Take a Backup Yourself, Before You Change Something