? about WordPress, BlueHost, Hostgator & Linux?
I have a GoDaddy domain. I’ve been reading about hosts and hear that Bluehost & Hostgator work well with WordPress. Just now I come across a site though that explains that Hostgater run on Linux which is an operating system? like Windows. I have a computer that runs Vista. If I get Hostgator to host my site, will this Linux program somehow mess with the rest of my computer?
Please excuse my ignorance. I’m trying to learn…
And from what I understand I need to get WP from WP.org and not WP.com because I need to be able to add code. Is this the version I will get if I sign with a host???
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You can get hosting with WordPress.org pre installed at http://easydch.com/wordpress
Best of all they will handle all of the upgrades for you as well.
Now Linux would be the operating system for your website, this has nothing to do with your home computer’s operating system. It has more to do with the Applications that will be running on your website. Just like when you buy a program for your computer, it needs to be a Windows compatible program… WordPress is an application, this was built to run on Linux hosting.
It doesn’t matter what kind of operating you use locally – your machine – and webhosting. Going with Linux is the best, and cheapest option.
You will use your own standalone version of WordPress from wordpress.org.
You can get a year’s worth of free hosting from Jumpline and in my experience their hosting is fast and stable.
The operating system of your computer does not effect the server or website. Actually, a huge majority of all the servers on the internet, that hold most of the web pages that you would visit, run linux. Hostgator has a control panel that can be accessed by any computer, regardless of operating system, through your browser.
And for wordpress, Hostgator actually has a program on the server that can install it for you, so you would not have to download it from wordpress.org . WordPress.org is the site of the makers of wordpress, which is an open source program, that means it is free to use, wordpress.com is a service that lets you host a wordpress site.
By the way, the latest coupon code for hostgator.com is: MYLUCKYDAY – it will save you a whopping 9.94$ in the first hosting month.