Will my hosting provider host WordPress?

  • OK, I posted the standard form of words below to my host here in the UK. It’s the recommended form of words from the WordPress site:-

    I’m interested in running the open-source WordPress <https://www.ads-software.com/&gt; blogging software and I was wondering if my account supported the following:

    * PHP 4.2 or greater
    * MySQL 3.23.23 or greater
    * The mod_rewrite Apache module

    Here’s what they said:-

    Your current hosting package is XXX, which has PHP version 4.3.2. For MySQL, you will have to purchase the service seperate since the hosting pacakge does not have this feature. Our current available MySQL is in version 4.1.18.

    Unfortunately, we do not allow mod_rewrite for security reasons as it could severely affect our shared hosting environment.

    OK, so it looks like they’re telling me I need to purchase MySQL(whatever that is.) But even if I pay for that as an extra, does the fact that they’ve said they don’t allow mod_rewrite (whatever that is.) mean hosting WordPress on my own host is a non – starter?

    Peter, Wales, UK

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  • MySQL is the database that would contain all of your blog posts and info. You need it for WP.

    You can run WP without mod_rewrite. You won’t be able to use the “pretty permalinks” without adding /index.php/ to the beginning of your custom permalink option though. Default links, however, would be just fine.

    More on Permalinks on various options can be found here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/PermaLinks

    Get a different host with a more up to date version of MySQL.

    mod_rewrites can live fine in a shared hosting environment. find another service.

    Gotta agree. mod_rewrite is pretty much common place now a days as well as newer versions of MySQL. You’re pretty much asking for trouble with both of those lower versions of MySQL and PHP. If they’re not keeping up on upgrades, I wonder what else they’re behind on. Also paying for MySQL is not cool as it’s pretty much free to them.

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