If you are like me, you are amazed how spam still exists. After over 20 years, somehow we cannot find a way to stop spammers without blocking the real emails. I believe the solution is simple really, there needs to be a central database that every email needs to be registered with. Until then, we…
Category: Websites
Transferring WordPress to a new web host in 9 steps
I just moved over a customer today with WordPress, and he was so happy to be transferred away from Godaddy and amazed at how easy it was, I realized a lot of people might be stuck on a bad host out of fear of moving. I just wanted to explain exactly how easy it is to move…
Web hosting for PHP 5.3
We know what it’s like to have an older script that requires PHP 5.3. You spent money getting it, and god knows how much time making it the way you want it. That’s why, at Web Host Pro, we have a special server running PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.6 just for you. Just sign up…
Recovering from a Website Hack
A Step-by-Step Guide Experiencing a website hack can be an incredibly frustrating and unsettling experience—akin to having your car stolen or your home broken into. However, with the right web hosting provider, a hack doesn’t have to be a catastrophe. It’s a significant inconvenience, but one that can be resolved efficiently with the proper steps….
HostGator left in the dust
Someone today asked if we are faster than HostGator. So we ran some tests, and we were shocked at how slow they were. We didn’t want to post this because we felt bad. In fact, they are the slowest of all the major hosting companies we have tested against so far. With their slow network…
New SEO thinking
SEO has changed drastically over the last ten years. What most webmasters thought was good ten years ago is very bad now. Some links can hurt you now! Of course this is questionable because then people can sabotage your company, but for the most part the main thing is to not fish for just any…
Wondering why your forwarding email is not working?
For your e-mail forwarding to work, you need to add the e-mail used on your web hosting account as a contact in your forwarded email account. For example, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, and most other free e-mails require you to add the email being forwarded from as a contact in their system for it to arrive….
Simple formmail example
Here is a simple cut-and-paste form with a couple variables you can change. It uses Formmail already added to every web hosting account in your cPanel with Web Host Pro. You will need to have an email set up and working in the account you add the form to. Here is the example and code…