{"id":191714,"date":"2026-06-03T10:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/?page_id=191714"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:13:55","slug":"website-hosting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.webstix.net\/WSX\/wp\/resources\/knowledgebase\/website-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Hosting\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWho Hosts a Website When it Launches?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Your website can be hosted with a web host or sometimes your web developer offers hosting. A website can be hosted at any website host that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDelegating Access From GoDaddy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Delegating Access From GoDaddy A good way to give access to a GoDaddy account without handing someone your own username and password is to use the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow is My Website Hosting Transferred to Webstix?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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How to Move Website Hosting From One Host to Another One question we sometimes get is how to transfer a website from another host over to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Pros and Cons of a Dedicated IP Address for Hosting A long time ago, every website out there needed its own IP address on a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow Do I Make My Website Secure?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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When talking about making a website secure, what that usually means is encrypting the connection between the web server and the computer accessing the website. This<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Differences between SSL, EV and UCC Certificates\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Website Certificates This article will explain the different kinds of certificates available for website encryption. It\u2019s important to note that certificates just encrypt the transmission of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRenewing Your SSL Certificate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Complete All Steps Every Time You Renew Your SSL Certificate If you are a website hosting client of ours and we’re handling your SSL certificate, then<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUsing Multiple Vendors for Online Services\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clashes With Web and Email Hosts In a perfect world, everything would just work. Unfortunately, this world we have isn’t perfect, so there will be problems.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWebstix Hosting vs. Webstix X-Press Hosting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Choose Your Hosting for WordPress Websites If we’re building a WordPress website for you, you have some hosting options. WordPress is Software First, you should know<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow to Find Out Who is Hosting a Website\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Where is This Site Hosted?” One issue we often run into is that we get new clients who become responsible for their websites but they don’t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat Webstix Needs to Set Up Your Website Hosting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you are transferring a website to Webstix, there are a few things we need in order to get your website set up on our hosting.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat Are SSL Certificates?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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SSL Certificate and Website Security If your website performs any e-commerce or asks website visitors to submit any kind of sensitive information, then you will want<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIs My Website Encrypted?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Question: How do we find out if it is encrypted or not? If it\u2019s not encrypted, what would be the cost and process to do so?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Well, yes and no. There’s network security and application security.<\/p>

With network security, which is the encryption used in SSL certificates (if your website is set\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tChange Your Website Hosting to Webstix\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Great – we’re glad to have you as a web hosting client. Here is what we need to start setting things up: Contact Information – The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNon-Webstix Website Hosting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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I Do Not Wish to Have Webstix Host My Website. What Do I Need to Provide?<\/p>

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