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melo coton
Courses Plus Student 296 PointsCan i use my mac as hosting for no wp sites?
Hi there ! Just wondering in case i want to upload my own coded site like the "How to make a website" with nick pettit. Should i follow your steps, but instead to install wp. Just create a db and ftp account? and everybody can see my site by then ? Thanks for your help
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Justin Black
24,793 PointsWhile yes it's possibile to turn your own computer into a web server it isn't exactly something you should do lightly.
Drawbacks include increased load on your computer. If it's a laptop, it can no longer be mobile if you want your site to stay up. There are a multitude of other reasons why it's a bad idea to use your computer as a public web server.
Local servers are meant to be used for one reason, development. You build what you need to build, and then upload it to an outside server. You can get relatively inexpensive hosting from companies like hostgator, bluehost, etc.. And in some cases even get your own domain name.
If you go that route, you'd still do your development local, then once it's ready to be deployed to the real website, upload, configure and go.
melo coton
Courses Plus Student 296 Pointsthanks justin!