Self-Hosting Essentials

Some people want to self host and some Resellers already have hosting that they would prefer to use.

We are cool with that – our hosting and support is not for everybody – however – we want your experience with a SP WordPress website development to be as good as it possibly can be and that means that we have to provide you with some information on the technical prerequisites for hosting your brand new SP website.

It is your responsibility to ensure your hosting meets the requirements on this page. If we cannot develop your website on your host, transfer your website from our test server to your host or make it work due to the fact that your host does not support these requirements then we will not be held responsible and we will not refund your purchase price.

WordPress Server Basic Requirements

• PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
• MySQL version 5.0 or greater

WordPress.com recommends Apache or Nginx as the most robust and featureful server for running WordPress, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do. That said, we strongly encourage you to steer clear of Windows Servers.

Beyond the Basics – More Requirements

Even if your host supports the above you might still face some challenges running WordPress, especially in a low cost hosting environment.

Your WordPress install will still require sufficient disc space, sufficient memory, it will require at least one MySQL database, FTP access, a control panel of some description in order that your site can be setup up correctly (we strongly recommend CPanel), support for the number of email accounts you require.

Here are some additional requirements and recommended additional should haves for your hosting environment to ensure it operates correctly and allows you to take backups etc.