Thanks to WordPress, creating a website has never been easier!  Whether you’re a budding blogger, a small business owner, or someone with a passion project, WordPress provides a user-friendly and customizable platform to bring your website to life. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of building a WordPress site in three easy steps, so you can share your ideas with the world. Step 1: Choose a Hosting Plan and Domain Name The foundation of any successful website is a reliable hosting plan and a memorable domain name. Here’s how to get started: Selecting a Hosting Plan: Resear ..read more

Even though the internet was officially created in 1983, it wasn’t until the 1990s that it became popular with people around the world. The early 90s were the heyday of the early internet, with sites like AOL, Yahoo!, and GeoCities ruling the web. These days, Google and social media sites like YouTube and Facebook top the list of most visited websites in the world. The A2Hosting.com team looked at available historical data through the years to create a visualization of the most visited websites in the world since 1995. See how the top websites in the world have changed through the years. Copy ..read more

cPanel is a full-featured, web-based control panel that enables you to easily manage your hosting account. With cPanel, you can manage all aspects of your site, including e-mail accounts, files, backups, web site statistics, and much more. It is also one of the most widely used control panels, offered by many hosting companies as a part of their packages. Themes provide the look-and-feel of the cPanel interface. The latest cPanel theme release is named Jupiter, and it replaces the Paper Lantern theme (which in turn replaced the x3 theme before it). If you have been using Paper Lantern for awhi ..read more

Node.js is a cross-platform open source JavaScript runtime environment that runs outside of the browser. Due to its event-driven and non-blocking I/O architecture, Node.js can support more applications while using fewer resources and offers improved performance. It is a JavaScript-based platform built on Google Chrome’s JavaScript V8 Engine that works well for large video streaming sites or single-page applications.This blog post contains essential Node.js information to help you understand why Node.js is a good choice for application development. Why Node.js? So why use Node.js? Here are some ..read more

Globally, around 30,000 hackers break into websites daily, and in 2020, 64% of companies worldwide experienced at least one form of a cyber attack. It’s no wonder you’re asking if FTP is secure. There are various file sharing options to choose from–FTP, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, EFSS, Collaborations System, among others, Many companies default to using FTP (file transfer protocol), but is this decade’s old file sharing option safe? We’ll review what FTP is, why it’s used if it’s right for your business, and how to protect your business and its data from a breach. What is FTP? File Transfer Protocol ..read more

If you’re as old as A2 Hosting is, then chances are you remember the spinning hard drive disks inside your computer. If you shake it, you break it. Those were HDDs (hard disk drives) – self-contained storage devices containing spinning platters (sometimes also referred to as “spinning rust”). But then along came SSDs (solid-state drives) – the flashy and fast successor with its flash memory chips. SSD is the next generation of storage, faster than the clunky mechanical hard disks. But what exactly is SSD server storage? It’s one of the pillars of fast web hosting, and in this article, we’ll sh ..read more

Looking for an additional hustle these days? If you’ve been loitering around the internet then chances are you might have heard about reseller and affiliate programs. And there’s no doubt about it, when done right, you can make some serious cash on the side from these ventures. While both concepts have the same goals and core elements, the execution or dynamics of the two are entirely different. As a reseller, you sell a product or service under your own brand name. As an affiliate, you send leads or business opportunities to another brand for a chance of earning a commission. Why don’t we exp ..read more

As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth month, we continue to witness the heartbreaking impact the war has had on the Ukrainian people. This war has truly showcased the resilience and courage of the Ukrainian people as a whole, but even more specifically our Ukrainian colleagues. Together with our customers, we were able to run a donation collection campaign to benefit Ukrainians impacted by the war. By the end of the campaign, we matched the collected funds and donated a total of $5700 to DC Charity Foundation, a small volunteer-operated non-profit organization where many of our staff current ..read more

WordPress, the popular open-source Content Management System (CMS), is used by 60% of all websites. However, because it is open-source and can be endlessly customized and optimized, it can be vulnerable to security flaws. According to the Common Vulnerability Score, 8 out of 10 WordPress sites have a medium or high security risk. There are methods to help prevent security attacks, but the key is to first understand the most common security threats to your WordPress sites and then learn how to keep them at bay! This blog provides you with an overview of the most common WordPress security attack ..read more

Migration, in the world of web hosting, is the process of transferring files, databases, and emails from one server to another. It’s a necessity for any business that wants to move to a new host – or for any individual who is unhappy with their current provider.  Fortunately though, there are plenty of hosts like A2 Hosting that offer free migration assistance. This guide takes you through everything you need to know about website migration – from picking the right host, to actually completing the move. So whether you’re planning your first website migration, or just want to be better pre ..read more