Google recently pulled the plug from Cloud SQL free quota and i am now looking for options other that Amazon EC2 as i don't have a credit yet.
I followed the project https://github.com/mhoofman/wordpress-heroku and i was able to
to get wordpress hosted on heroku for free http://calm-wave-7249.herokuapp.com/
The next thing that is bugging me is the ability to add new themes from sites like themeforest.com.
As heroku doesn't support file I/O i was wondering how to commit and push a theme enabled wordpress instance to my heroku repo.
Any help is this regard would be appreciated.
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If I'm using the free version of WordPress to build my blog, would it be worth getting WordPress hosting through HostGator?
https://www.hostgator.com/managed-wordpress-hosting
The blog is very image heavy and it has some JavaScript so I'm worried about speed. I'll also be using a "comment" plug-in (disqus?). It's hard coded so no templates. I'm not sure if that matters.
Also, would it be worth upgrading to the premium version of WordPress for this same concern?
https://wordpress.com/pricing/
So there are effectively two platforms. WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
Upgrading to the 'premium' version of WordPress is on the .com side, which means they would host your site, whereas hostgator is a hosting company that would host the .org part of WordPress. You would have to migrate from .com to .org for the hostgator. But if it's a small project and you're inexperienced I would recommend upgrading on the current set up.
The biggest differences you will see with creating a Wordpress site on a 3rd party host such as Hostgator vs. working within the Wordpress network itself is the catered support and tools you get.
If you already know what you are doing; creating databases, FTP access, resource management, you would be fine uploading an installation of Wordpress on any hosting provider. However, they most likely won't be top tier experts in using Wordpress and their main goal would be to keep the server that you are on running. Software updates and config changes such as php versions and some rules needing to be whitelisted would be the suspected level of support.
At Wordpress, at certain levels they offer cultivated aid (based on the sales page.) They also have hosting that is specifically tailored to work with Wordpress. If you are just starting, or even a super user that has WP specific needs, WP.com would be a good option.
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I currently have a WordPress site on a trial account on Azure. The trial is running out in a week so I need to migrate it to another existing Azure account. I was hoping to get some help on how to move the entire site.
I exported a WPRESS File + XML Doc under WordPress dashboard and created a backup storage account (on trial Azure).
Would it be just as simple as creating a new WP site on the non-trial account and importing the WPRESS File? Any help or insight is appreciated!
I'd recommend you use a plugin like All-in-One WP Migration to migrate your WordPress site to a different location.
Installation instructions:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/#installation
I recently bought Google Cloud services and want to migrate my wordpress website from my current hosting service (which uses CPanel) to Google Cloud. I already have a project and instance created on Google Cloud but I can't seem to understand how to connect it with FTP or through webUI so that I can upload my already existing web files.
Well you can use a plugin for migrating your WordPress website. For example: https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
I know wordpress is opensource cms, I want to know about ongoing changes , development phases in wordpress, is it hosted in Git repositories like Github , Bitbucket?
WordPress is hosted on GitHub too. It gets a push from SVN every 15 minutes.
GitHub link
But if you want to contribute to create tickets you can do one in the WordPress Track System.
In the Core blog you will can find every information you need when they update something, even with notes for developers.
I am many wordpress sites developed locally. Once the site is finished, I upload to remote.
Now the problem is that there are too many sites and its plugins that needs to be updated. It has been time consuming and error prone to update those sites and plugins one by one.
Can anybody suggest their workflow in such scenario?
I am using InfiniteWP to manage updates remotely.
You set "the server" up on your own webhost and install plugins in the sites you want to manage. From then on you can log in on your webhost, add sites which have the plugin installed and can then choose which updates to make etc.
Another solution like this would be MainWP, which I have no experience with.