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Which hosting plan for a web designer or agency with several client sites

The short answer: someone who builds sites for clients has to choose between one hosting per client (each with their own account and contract) and a hosting of your own…

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The SOA record and its serial number: what each field means and when it matters

The short answer: the SOA (Start of Authority) is the first record in every DNS zone. It names the primary nameserver and the person responsible for the zone, and it…

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Callback URL or return URL: why a customer coming back is not proof of payment

The short answer: an online payment usually involves two addresses of yours that the operator uses. The return URL (or success URL) is where the customer’s browser is sent after…

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Which e-mail addresses a business should create: role addresses and personal ones

The short answer: create two kinds. Role addresses (such as info@, sales@, support@) are what customers see and that someone else can take over when a person leaves. Personal addresses…

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Which hosting plan for a student, thesis or hobby project

The short answer: to learn, experiment or hand in work with a website, you do not need anything big. The entry plan will do, and it lets you have an…

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Files that must never be public: .git folders, .env, backups and database dumps

The short answer: everything in the site folder can be requested by anyone who guesses the file name. Git folders, files with passwords (.env), copies like wp-config.php.bak and database dumps…

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Which password is which: client area, cPanel, e-mail, FTP, database and WordPress

The short answer: a site with e-mail and a database has six or seven different passwords, and each one only works in one place. “I changed the password and it…

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Which hosting plan for a mobile app: the website, the privacy page and the server

The short answer: a mobile app almost always needs a website (that presents it and that app stores require, with a privacy page and a support contact) and, sometimes, a…

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Redirecting old pages in WordPress: a plugin or .htaccess

The short answer: when a page changes address or disappears, whoever saved it (and Google) lands on a 404. The remedy is a 301 redirect, which says “it moved here”.…

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Importing a theme’s demo content without wrecking your site

The short answer: many themes come with an “Import demo” button that copies the example’s pages, images and menus into your site. It is the quickest way to get a…