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Guides, updates, and notes from the HostLagbe team.
DMCA ignored hosting: what it actually protects, and what it does not
An offshore host can refuse to act on DMCA notices. Google, Cloudflare and your domain registrar can still act on them. Here is where the protection starts and where it stops.
Got a DMCA takedown notice? Check these four things before you reply
Many DMCA emails are automated, some are wrong, and a growing number are scams. How to tell which kind you have, and what each possible response commits you to.
Offshore hosting from Bangladesh: what you give up, and when it is worth it
An offshore server trades BDIX speed for a different legal setting. How much slower it really is for Bangladeshi visitors, how to win most of that back, and which sites should not bother.
What a website actually costs to run in Bangladesh
Domain, hosting, SSL, and the things nobody quotes you for. Realistic yearly figures for a small business site.
cPanel or DirectAdmin: does the control panel actually matter?
Both do the same job. The differences that matter are licensing cost, what your host supports, and how easily you can leave.
Shared, reseller or VPS: how to tell which one you have outgrown
Most people upgrade too early, on the wrong signal. Here are the symptoms that actually mean you need the next tier.
Making WordPress genuinely fast on shared hosting
You do not need a VPS to get a fast WordPress site. Most slow sites are slow for four reasons, and all four are fixable on a shared plan.
Moving a website to a new host without downtime
The order of operations matters more than the tools. Do it in this sequence and visitors never see a broken site.
Your WordPress site got hacked. Here is the order to do things in.
Cleaning the malware first is the mistake. Close the door, then clean, then find out how they got in — otherwise you will be doing this again next week.