Hosting a website means that you put your website files on a publicly accessible computer, with server, application and database software installed. A web server’s job is to receive incoming requests from a client and respond by sending the requested information to the user’s browser. Nearly all websites on the internet use a web hosting company to host their websites.

It does this 24/7, meaning that you get availability and uptime that other computers are not able to provide. This is one of the reasons why it is not economical or practical to use a home computer for website hosting.

Now there are many good hosting companies that support wordpress websites. In these tutorials I am going to concentrate on two. They are Crazydomains and Hostgator. One thing to be mindful of is that most web hosting companies offer introductory prices and other incentives such as free SSL certificate and/or domain name. If you are planning to host your site for more than 12 months, make sure you are aware of the renewal rate for your products. All hosting will need an SSL certificate to assure visitors to your site that it is a secure connection.