Hosting
What Is Web Hosting?
Understand the role of hosting, website software and domain names before publishing a site.
Hosting Knowledge Base
Practical guides for publishing, moving and maintaining your website and business email.
30 guides
Hosting
How Much Does Web Hosting Cost in South Africa?
Build a website budget that includes billing periods, renewals, domains and maintenance.
Hosting
How to Choose Web Hosting
Turn your website requirements into a shortlist of hosting plans and useful questions.
Hosting
Shared Hosting vs VPS: Responsibilities and Resources
Compare managed account hosting with virtual machines without confusing product labels and guarantees.
Hosting
A Small Business Website Launch Checklist
Prepare your domain, content, email and enquiry route before publishing a business website.
Migration
How to Migrate Website Hosting
Plan a website move with backups, destination testing, a cutover window and a rollback option.
Domains
What Is a Domain Name?
Learn how registration, ownership, renewals and DNS make a domain work for your business.
Domains
Domain vs Hosting: What You Need to Launch
Separate registration, DNS, hosting and email so you can change one service without losing another.
Domains
How to Register a .co.za Domain
Check availability, choose accurate registrant details and confirm the renewal arrangement.
Domains
How to Transfer a Domain Safely
Check registry requirements and preserve DNS and ownership records during a registrar transfer.
Domains
How DNS Works for Websites and Email
Understand nameservers, website records, mail records and caching before editing your DNS zone.
How to Create Business Email With Your Own Domain
Plan mailboxes, connect DNS and test delivery for a professional company email address.
How to Set Up Hosted Email in Outlook
Use your provider-confirmed IMAP and SMTP settings and test both sending and receiving.
Using Gmail With a Business Email Address
Distinguish Google Workspace, consumer Gmail and the Gmail mobile app before connecting email.
Why Business Emails Go to Spam
Investigate authentication, reputation and message content without promising inbox placement.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC: A Practical Setup Guide
Inventory your sending systems and introduce email authentication without blocking legitimate mail.
WordPress
How to Install WordPress on Hosting
Prepare your domain, HTTPS and administrator access before using the available installation tools.
WordPress
How to Migrate a WordPress Website
Move files and database together, handle URL changes safely and preserve new content during cutover.
WordPress
How to Speed Up a WordPress Website
Measure slow pages and improve images, plugins, caching and database work in a controlled sequence.
WordPress
How to Secure a WordPress Website
Reduce risk with maintained software, least-privilege access, backups and an incident plan.
WordPress
A WordPress Hosting Requirements Guide
Match your WordPress installation and maintenance responsibilities to a suitable hosting plan.
How to Set Up Hosted Email in Apple Mail
Connect macOS or iPhone Mail using verified server settings without bypassing TLS warnings.
How to Set Up Business Email on Android
Configure a supported mail app, verify encrypted connections and test mobile synchronisation.
Migration
How to Migrate Business Email
Inventory mailboxes, copy messages, change MX records and verify delivery before closing the old account.
Migration
Moving a Website From cPanel to Plesk
Check backup compatibility and recreate website, database and mail settings in the destination panel.
Security
Website Backup and Restore Planning
Define what must be recoverable, protect backup copies and test restoration before an incident.
WordPress
An Online Store Launch Checklist
Test checkout, order handling, security, delivery messages and recovery before taking live payments.
Hosting
How to Compare South African Hosting Providers
Compare Oner, Afrihost, xneelo, HostAfrica, Web Africa and Domains.co.za using evidence and your own requirements.
Support
What to Check When Your Website Is Down
Narrow an outage to network, DNS, TLS, hosting or application layers and collect useful support evidence.
Hosting
Managing Client Websites as a Hosting Reseller
Set boundaries for account ownership, support, billing and recovery when hosting sites for clients.