What Is WP-Cron
What is WP-Cron? Learn how WordPress scheduled tasks run on page visits, why traffic affects their timing and how WP-Cron differs from a server cron job.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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What Is a Cipher Suite?
A cipher suite is a set of TLS encryption algorithms. Learn how to read a cipher suite name, what key exchange and bulk cipher mean and which suites are weak.
By Maarten Soetens
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WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal
Compare WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal on ease of use, flexibility, ecosystem and maintenance, and see which open-source CMS suits your site.
By Maarten Soetens
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Data Center Power Explained
Data center power explained: how utility feeds, UPS units, generators, transfer switches and PDUs deliver stable electricity to servers over dual A and B feeds.
By Maarten Soetens
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Colocation vs Dedicated
Colocation vs dedicated server compared: owning your hardware in a provider's facility or renting a server, and how cost, control, risk and effort differ.
By Maarten Soetens
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WebP vs AVIF
WebP vs AVIF compared with JPEG and PNG on file size, quality, transparency, encoding time and browser support, with practical guidance on choosing.
By Maarten Soetens
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SQL Joins Explained
SQL joins combine rows from related tables. Compare inner, left, right and full joins, and see how each one handles rows that have no matching data.
By Maarten Soetens
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Email Spoofing Explained
Email spoofing forges a sender address to trick recipients. Learn how spoofing works, how lookalike domains are used and which standards help prevent it.
By Maarten Soetens
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Shared Hosting Isolation
Shared hosting account isolation keeps each customer's files and processes separate on the same server, so a hacked site cannot easily reach its neighbours.
By Maarten Soetens
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Shared Hosting
What is shared hosting? Many websites share one server's resources at a low cost. Learn how it works, its pros and cons, and who it suits best.
By Maarten Soetens
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Self-Hosting a Website at Home
Want to host website on own computer? It can suit learning or hobby sites. Learn what self-hosting demands and when a host is the better choice.
By Maarten Soetens
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Hosting Resource Limits
Hosting resource limits explained: what CPU, memory, I/O and process caps mean on shared hosting, why hosts set them and how they affect your site.
By Maarten Soetens