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Rohit Begani
5,614 PointsConfusion about wordpress for websites
I want to make a simple website to introduce my designing firm to my clients. I have learned all the coding from treehouse. What I would like to know is whether I should make the website on wordpress or not? And does wordpress provide hosting? And if not, which hosting should I use, not too expensive. Also anything else you might want to tell me about which you think might help me.
P.S. I will be using HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Php which I have learned on treehouse and bootstrap for css framework
Thank You
3 Answers
Richard Crawford-Wilson
6,094 PointsI've checked out your profile and it looks like there is still a lot more that Treehouse can offer you. For a site, though it is possible, I would write it from scratch with bootstrap. Using rails or PHP IF you need a server side framework. I wouldnt use wordpress or wordpress hosting. www.bluehost.com is great hosting for php servers (a bit of a pain for rails) $5 a month + a free domain name.
Amazon AWS offers free hosting, but is complicated to set up. YOu pay for what you use. Heroku (covered in ruby tutorials) is another great site.
Rohit Begani
5,614 PointsYes, Richard I agree with you that there is a lot more that treehouse can offer me. That's why I am making a very simple website so that I get proficient in the languages that I have learnt from this website and I will continue learning. Also I heard that if we use a hosting service which is located in your main target group then you get better speed. Is that true?
And thanks for taking out your valuable time to help me with my problem.
Richard Crawford-Wilson
6,094 PointsMain target group? No. Some people like wordpress because it has a community. Other people in the wordpress community can follow your blog. Speed is dependant completely on: Servers internet connection, servers resources, and how efficiently you use those resources. Amazon AWS free for example (dont reccomend this as first host.. too complicated) gives you a virtual private machine. Like a system within a system with shared resources. You don't have to worry about bandwidth, or the speed of the connection, but you have limited resources (250mb ram? I think, and limited disk space).
Rohit Begani
5,614 PointsWhat I wanted to say was, since I live in India so should I buy a server in India? I know about one Indian hosting service provider
bigrock.com
Or would it be the same thing if I bought a server from bluehost or heroku as you recommend?
Richard Crawford-Wilson
6,094 PointsIt's up to you really, if you get a server closer to where you are, your connection to the server will be better, as with fellow people in India. Getting a server in the United states for an Indian audience is a tad slower than having it in India. (depending on the server connection). Some providers, like Amazon AWS (i think) have servers in other countries. I'm personally using Digital Ocean right now because I can get a virtual private server with an SSD for $5 a month.
Rohit Begani
5,614 PointsThanks Richard for all your help!
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest TeacherI would suggest just build a static non-WordPress site for now :) It keeps it simpler and when you have some time in the future go check out the related WordPress videos and then maybe you can do a rebuild in the future.
Rohit Begani
5,614 PointsThanks Zac but I have almost completed the front end of my website and most of the backend. Now I basically only need to connect it with a database. So I think I would like to dabble in it a little more. But then can I still use wordpress? And should I use it now that I have completed almost all of the front end?
Regards