My siteground hosting story and why I would trust my kids with them
- Always offer the choice to run the most recent version of PHP on your website.
Where this was the most powerful was when PHP version 7.0 came out. PHP version 7.0 was one of the requirements needed to take advantage of HTTP2 browser technology. Take a look at https://kinsta.com/learn/what-is-http2 for a detailed explanation of HTTP2 and how powerful it is to website speed. - They offer FREE SSL certificates to their hosting customers.
This is sooooo important. A SSL certificate allows you to run your site using HTTPS in the browser address. This encrypts the data on your site. Google is also getting strict about websites being required to load in HTTPS instead of just HTTP. Learn more about this at https://wpfixit.com/why-you-should-have-ssl-on-your-wordpress-website
Published May 1, 2018
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