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Guides, updates, and notes from the HostLagbe team.
Free SSL on cPanel: how to set it up and what breaks afterwards
Getting the padlock takes about two minutes. The mixed-content warnings that follow are what actually cost people an afternoon.
Reseller, master or alpha: which hosting tier you actually need
The three reseller tiers differ by who you are allowed to create, not by how much disk you get. Here is the practical difference, and how to tell which one fits.
Your host backs up your site. That is not a backup strategy.
Host backups solve one failure and miss the two that actually happen. What to keep, where, and how often to test it.
Taking payments on a Bangladeshi WooCommerce store: bKash, Nagad and SSLCommerz
Which gateway to integrate, why an aggregator usually beats direct integrations, and what cash on delivery still costs you.
How to register a .com.bd domain: documents, cost, and how long BTCL really takes
A .com.bd registration is a document check, not a checkout. What BTCL asks for, what it costs, where applications get rejected, and how long approval actually takes.
Why your website emails land in spam, and the three records that fix it
Order confirmations and contact form mail going to junk is almost never the host. It is three DNS records, and cPanel will write them for you.
BDIX hosting, explained: what it actually does for a Bangladeshi site
BDIX is a peering exchange, not a brand of server. Here is what it changes for a site whose visitors are in Bangladesh, and when it makes no difference at all.