The Authority on Web Hosting

Get reliable advice, how-to guides, reviews, and much more from hosting and programming experts.

How-To Guides

Leverage our ever-growing database of programming tutorials, website advice, and how-to guides for your next project.

Meet HostHelper™
Your AI Hosting Advisor

Instant, personalized hosting advice powered by AI and trained on thousands of expert-written articles.

Start Chatting Now »

How to Force HTTPS with .htaccess on Apache

Jack Wallen • 8/17/2026

For the longest time, I remember every website started with http://. Back then, the internet was the Wild West, where sites were insecure, and no one ever thought that their little digital home would be hacked, especially small... Read More »

How to Enable Automatic Backups in WP Engine

Andrew Wandola • 8/5/2026

How to Set Up WordPress Multisite on Bluehost

Joe Warnimont • 7/29/2026

How to Migrate a WordPress Site to HostGator

Dave McQuilling • 7/16/2026

How to Set Up SSL in cPanel With AutoSSL

Surajdeep Singh • 6/15/2026

How to Create Email Addresses in Bluehost Using cPanel

Jack Wallen • 6/8/2026

How to Point a Domain to a New Host by Changing Nameservers

Sead Fadilpasic • 6/2/2026

How to Install Laravel on Hostinger

Jack Wallen • 6/1/2026

9 Steps to Deploy OpenClaw on Kamatera

Joe Warnimont • 5/28/2026

How to Install WordPress on Liquid Web with CLI

Jack Wallen • 5/26/2026

See All How-To Guides »

Studies

See all studies »

The HostingAdvice team of research and technology experts conducts our studies through nationwide surveys and in-depth data analysis. Our studies cover a range of trending topics and deliver original, reliable data you can’t get anywhere else on the web.

More Than Half of Americans Have Abandoned an Online Purchase Over Password Problems

Jordan Sprogis • 9/1/2026

Online shopping is supposed to be easy: Find what you want, add it to your cart, enter your payment information, and you're done. But there's one surprisingly simple thing that can bring the entire...

The 10 Best Big Cities for Online Gamers

Jordan Sprogis • 8/24/2026

A genuinely good online gaming experience is about so much more than simply having an internet connection....

81% of Parents Are Concerned About Their Child's Online Gaming Safety

Lynn Cadet • 8/12/2026

Gaming has become one of the most dominant pastimes among children, with over 90% of children aged 2 and over playing video games. Online gaming is more than a hobby; it’s also an outlet for kids to...

News & Interviews

The HostingAdvice team dishes out a daily dose of technology news, product reviews, and profiles of the industry’s movers and shakers. Follow us as we interview executives, engineers, and early adopters of cutting-edge technology.

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agents Are a Bigger Problem for Hosting Providers

As a refresher for Part One, here's the TL;DR: In July, OpenAI put its AI models through a cybersecurity test inside...

By: Jordan Sprogis

9/1/2026

Wix Puts Its Full Site Builder, Hosting Included, Inside Gemini

For much of this year, investors basically wrote Wix a eulogy. If anyone could ask their chatbot for a website, then why...

By: Ryan Frankel

8/31/2026

Can GoDaddy's Flat Rate Beat Your Next Serverless Invoice?

Picture the solo entrepreneur who built a working application in Cursor on a Tuesday afternoon. The code runs. The...

By: Ryan Frankel

8/31/2026

OVHcloud Prices Are Going Up 87% as Memory Costs Climb

OVHcloud recently announced that it’s raising prices on some of its servers, with certain hardware generations jumping...

By: Jordan Sprogis

8/27/2026

WordPress 7.1 Polished the Editor. It Also Let the Agents In.

When WordPress 7.1 launched on August 19 with a keynote at WordCamp U.S. in Phoenix, the applause was for everything you...

By: Ryan Frankel

8/26/2026

AI Agent Security: Why OpenAI's 17,600 Actions Matter to Hosts

This summer has been eventful for the internet, to say the least. Cyberattackers went after U.S. water systems. OpenAI...

By: Jordan Sprogis

8/25/2026

See All News & Interviews »

Hosting Reviews

See all reviews »

Cheap Hosting Reviews

Save money without sacrificing quality. The top cheap hosting plans feature ample resources, 24/7 support, and affordability.

Dedicated Hosting Reviews

For high-traffic projects that need optimum hardware performance, shop dedicated server hosting providers.

VPS Hosting Reviews

Browse our reviews of the top virtual private server providers and access the most scalable, reliable hosting resources.

WordPress Hosting Reviews

If WordPress is your platform of choice, our assessments of the web's favorite WordPress hosts should be your first stop.

Media Room

See more appearances »

If you are a member of the media, have a product to be reviewed, or would like to be featured on HostingAdvice.com, get in touch below.

Need Expert Commentary?

With extensive experience launching, hosting, and covering industry-leading websites, we are a team of true web experts. Our in-house team and contributors have been featured in Forbes, the New York Times, and, of course, in the blogs of countless hosting providers. To interview or get a quote from one of our experts, feel free to submit a media request via email or contact form.

Christian de Looper

Technology Expert Contact Christian »

Joe Warnimont

Web & eCommerce Expert Contact Joe »

Andrew Wandola

Web Development Expert Contact Andrew »

Jordan Sprogis

Technology Expert Contact Jordan »

Media Appearances

HostingAdvice.com is regularly relied upon by leading national news outlets to provide expert commentary on various hosting topics. Below are a few select appearances where you can find our resources referenced and experts weighing in on the latest industry news.

Newsweek

Animal Behaviorists Predict How Smart Homes Will Change Pet Psychology

In today's digital world, more pet owners are embracing technology to help manage their...

CNET

Stream the World Cup Finals for Free With a VPN

Four years after Lionel Messi's crowning moment in Qatar, the FIFA World Cup is back and it's...

Yahoo Finance

Metairie named 4th most affordable US city for tech startups

Metairie is ranked No. 4 in the nation among the most affordable cities for tech startups in 2026...

See more appearances »

About Us

For the ins and outs of hosting, look no further than HostingAdvice.com. Boasting a combined 54 years of hosting experience, our experts have built everything from popular sites with millions of visits to small-scale personal projects.

Learn more »

Toby Sembower

Web Development Expert

Jordan Sprogis

Web Design Expert

Ryan Frankel

Hardware & Software Expert

PJ Fancher

Coding & WP Expert

Cristian Lopez

News Manager

Roberto Sanchez

Web Developer

Lillian Castro

Senior Editor

Lynn Cadet

Contributing Expert

Let’s face it: Most web hosting sites just flat out suck. Not only do they look spammy and unreliable, they are spammy and unreliable.

Enter HostingAdvice.com, a site created by a team of real web experts who have a combined 54 years of experience in web hosting. From sites with millions of visits to small personal projects, our programmers and tech managers spend thousands of dollars monthly on a wide variety of hosting services.

Our mission is pretty simple: to provide users like you with the most dependable, trustworthy hosting advice found on the web. The site features news and interviews, how-to guides, reviews, and the world’s best beginner’s guide.

We encourage you to visit often as we add more resources and in-depth features to our site. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on all the latest happenings.

See More About Us »

",0).querySelector("template").content;switch(H(e)){case"thead":case"tbody":case"tfoot":case"colgroup":case"caption":return i(""+e+"

",1);case"col":return i(""+e+"

",2);case"tr":return i(""+e+"

",2);case"td":case"th":return i(""+e+"

",3);case"script":return i("

"+e+"

",1);default:return i(e,0)}}function Q(e){e&&e()}function A(e,t){return Object.prototype.toString.call(e)==="[object "+t+"]"}function N(e){return A(e,"Function")}function I(e){return A(e,"Object")}function ee(e){var t="htmx-internal-data",r=e[t];return r||(r=e[t]={}),r}function k(e){var t=[];if(e)for(var r=0;r=0}function re(e){return e.getRootNode&&e.getRootNode()instanceof ShadowRoot?K().body.contains(e.getRootNode().host):K().body.contains(e)}function M(e){return e.trim().split(/\s+/)}function ne(e,t){for(var r in t)t.hasOwnProperty(r)&&(e[r]=t[r]);return e}function y(e){try{return JSON.parse(e)}catch(e){return x(e),null}}function D(){var e="htmx:localStorageTest";try{return localStorage.setItem(e,e),localStorage.removeItem(e),!0}catch(e){return!1}}function X(e){try{var t=new URL(e);return t&&(e=t.pathname+t.search),e.match("^/$")||(e=e.replace(/\/+$/,"")),e}catch(t){return e}}function e(e){return cr(K().body,(function(){return eval(e)}))}function t(e){return G.on("htmx:load",(function(t){e(t.detail.elt)}))}function F(){G.logger=function(e,t,r){console&&console.log(t,e,r)}}function U(){G.logger=null}function b(e,t){return t?e.querySelector(t):b(K(),e)}function f(e,t){return t?e.querySelectorAll(t):f(K(),e)}function B(e,t){e=s(e),t?setTimeout((function(){B(e),e=null}),t):e.parentElement.removeChild(e)}function V(e,t,r){e=s(e),r?setTimeout((function(){V(e,t),e=null}),r):e.classList&&e.classList.add(t)}function n(e,t,r){e=s(e),r?setTimeout((function(){n(e,t),e=null}),r):e.classList&&(e.classList.remove(t),0===e.classList.length&&e.removeAttribute("class"))}function j(e,t){(e=s(e)).classList.toggle(t)}function W(e,t){te((e=s(e)).parentElement.children,(function(e){n(e,t)})),V(e,t)}function d(e,t){if((e=s(e)).closest)return e.closest(t);do{if(null==e||h(e,t))return e}while(e=e&&u(e));return null}function r(e){var t=e.trim();return t.startsWith("<")&&t.endsWith("/>")?t.substring(1,t.length-2):t}function _(e,t){return 0===t.indexOf("closest ")?[d(e,r(t.substr(8)))]:0===t.indexOf("find ")?[b(e,r(t.substr(5)))]:0===t.indexOf("next ")?[z(e,r(t.substr(5)))]:0===t.indexOf("previous ")?[$(e,r(t.substr(9)))]:"document"===t?[document]:"window"===t?[window]:K().querySelectorAll(r(t))}var z=function(e,t){for(var r=K().querySelectorAll(t),n=0;n=0;n--){var o=r[n];if(o.compareDocumentPosition(e)===Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING)return o}};function ie(e,t){return t?_(e,t)[0]:_(K().body,e)[0]}function s(e){return A(e,"String")?b(e):e}function le(e,t,r){return N(t)?{target:K().body,event:e,listener:t}:{target:s(e),event:t,listener:r}}function ue(e,t,r){return Or((function(){var n=le(e,t,r);n.target.addEventListener(n.event,n.listener)})),N(t)?t:r}function fe(e,t,r){return Or((function(){var n=le(e,t,r);n.target.removeEventListener(n.event,n.listener)})),N(t)?t:r}var ce=K().createElement("output");function he(e,t){var r=Y(e,t);if(r){if("this"===r)return[de(e,t)];var n=_(e,r);return 0===n.length?(x('The selector "'+r+'" on '+t+" returned no matches!"),[ce]):n}}function de(e,t){return c(e,(function(e){return null!=Z(e,t)}))}function ve(e){var t=Y(e,"hx-target");return t?"this"===t?de(e,"hx-target"):ie(e,t):ee(e).boosted?K().body:e}function ge(e){for(var t=G.config.attributesToSettle,r=0;r0?(o=e.substr(0,e.indexOf(":")),n=e.substr(e.indexOf(":")+1,e.length)):o=e);var i=K().querySelectorAll(n);return i?(te(i,(function(e){var n,i=t.cloneNode(!0);(n=K().createDocumentFragment()).appendChild(i),me(o,e)||(n=i);var a={shouldSwap:!0,target:e,fragment:n};oe(e,"htmx:oobBeforeSwap",a)&&(e=a.target,a.shouldSwap&&Me(o,e,e,n,r),te(r.elts,(function(e){oe(e,"htmx:oobAfterSwap",a)})))})),t.parentNode.removeChild(t)):(t.parentNode.removeChild(t),ae(K().body,"htmx:oobErrorNoTarget",{content:t})),e}function ye(e,t,r){var n=Y(e,"hx-select-oob");if(n){var o=n.split(",");for(let e=0;e0){var n=t.id.replace("'","\\'"),o=t.tagName.replace(":","\\:"),i=e.querySelector(o+"[id='"+n+"']");if(i&&i!==e){var a=t.cloneNode();pe(t,i),r.tasks.push((function(){pe(t,a)}))}}}))}function Se(e){return function(){n(e,G.config.addedClass),Nt(e),St(e),Ee(e),oe(e,"htmx:load")}}function Ee(e){var t="[autofocus]",r=h(e,t)?e:e.querySelector(t);null!=r&&r.focus()}function a(e,t,r,n){for(we(e,r,n);r.childNodes.length>0;){var o=r.firstChild;V(o,G.config.addedClass),e.insertBefore(o,t),o.nodeType!==Node.TEXT_NODE&&o.nodeType!==Node.COMMENT_NODE&&n.tasks.push(Se(o))}}function Ce(e,t){for(var r=0;rt!=e);n&&n!==e;)n.nodeType===Node.ELEMENT_NODE&&r.elts.push(n),n=n.nextElementSibling;o(e),u(e).removeChild(e)}function He(e,t,r){return a(e,e.firstChild,t,r)}function Le(e,t,r){return a(u(e),e,t,r)}function Ae(e,t,r){return a(e,null,t,r)}function Ne(e,t,r){return a(u(e),e.nextSibling,t,r)}function Ie(e,t,r){return o(e),u(e).removeChild(e)}function ke(e,t,r){var n=e.firstChild;if(a(e,n,t,r),n){for(;n.nextSibling;)o(n.nextSibling),e.removeChild(n.nextSibling);o(n),e.removeChild(n)}}function Pe(e,t,r){var n=r||Y(e,"hx-select");if(n){var o=K().createDocumentFragment();te(t.querySelectorAll(n),(function(e){o.appendChild(e)})),t=o}return t}function Me(e,t,r,n,o){switch(e){case"none":return;case"outerHTML":return void Te(r,n,o);case"afterbegin":return void He(r,n,o);case"beforebegin":return void Le(r,n,o);case"beforeend":return void Ae(r,n,o);case"afterend":return void Ne(r,n,o);case"delete":return void Ie(r,n,o);default:for(var i=Rr(t),a=0;a-1){var t=e.replace(/]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/svg>/gim,"").match(/]*>|>)([\s\S]*?)<\/title>/im);if(t)return t[2]}}function Xe(e,t,r,n,o,i){o.title=De(n);var a=l(n);if(a)return ye(r,a,o),be(a=Pe(r,a,i)),Me(e,r,t,a,o)}function Fe(e,t,r){var n=e.getResponseHeader(t);if(0===n.indexOf("{")){var o=y(n);for(var i in o)if(o.hasOwnProperty(i)){var a=o[i];I(a)||(a={value:a}),oe(r,i,a)}}else oe(r,n,[])}var Ue=/\s/,g=/[\s,]/,Be=/[_$a-zA-Z]/,Ve=/[_$a-zA-Z0-9]/,je=['"',"'","/"],p=/[^\s]/;function We(e){for(var t=[],r=0;r0;){var a=t[0];if("]"===a){if(0===--n){null===i&&(o+="true"),t.shift(),o+=")})";try{var s=cr(e,(function(){return Function(o)()}),(function(){return!0}));return s.source=o,s}catch(e){return ae(K().body,"htmx:syntax:error",{error:e,source:o}),null}}}else"["===a&&n++;_e(a,i,r)?o+="(("+r+"."+a+") ? ("+r+"."+a+") : (window."+a+"))":o+=a,i=t.shift()}}}function m(e,t){for(var r="";e.length>0&&!e[0].match(t);)r+=e.shift();return r}var $e="input, textarea, select";function Ge(e){var t=Z(e,"hx-trigger"),r=[];if(t){var n=We(t);do{m(n,p);var o=n.length,i=m(n,/[,\[\s]/);if(""!==i)if("every"===i){var a={trigger:"every"};m(n,p),a.pollInterval=v(m(n,/[,\[\s]/)),m(n,p),(s=ze(e,n,"event"))&&(a.eventFilter=s),r.push(a)}else if(0===i.indexOf("sse:"))r.push({trigger:"sse",sseEvent:i.substr(4)});else{var s,l={trigger:i};for((s=ze(e,n,"event"))&&(l.eventFilter=s);n.length>0&&","!==n[0];){m(n,p);var u=n.shift();if("changed"===u)l.changed=!0;else if("once"===u)l.once=!0;else if("consume"===u)l.consume=!0;else if("delay"===u&&":"===n[0])n.shift(),l.delay=v(m(n,g));else if("from"===u&&":"===n[0]){n.shift();var c=m(n,g);"closest"!==c&&"find"!==c&&"next"!==c&&"previous"!==c||(n.shift(),c+=" "+m(n,g)),l.from=c}else"target"===u&&":"===n[0]?(n.shift(),l.target=m(n,g)):"throttle"===u&&":"===n[0]?(n.shift(),l.throttle=v(m(n,g))):"queue"===u&&":"===n[0]?(n.shift(),l.queue=m(n,g)):"root"!==u&&"threshold"!==u||":"!==n[0]?ae(e,"htmx:syntax:error",{token:n.shift()}):(n.shift(),l[u]=m(n,g))}r.push(l)}n.length===o&&ae(e,"htmx:syntax:error",{token:n.shift()}),m(n,p)}while(","===n[0]&&n.shift())}return r.length>0?r:h(e,"form")?[{trigger:"submit"}]:h(e,'input[type="button"]')?[{trigger:"click"}]:h(e,$e)?[{trigger:"change"}]:[{trigger:"click"}]}function Je(e){ee(e).cancelled=!0}function Ze(e,t,r){var n=ee(e);n.timeout=setTimeout((function(){re(e)&&!0!==n.cancelled&&(tt(r,e,kt("hx:poll:trigger",{triggerSpec:r,target:e}))||t(e),Ze(e,t,r))}),r.pollInterval)}function Ke(e){return location.hostname===e.hostname&&J(e,"href")&&0!==J(e,"href").indexOf("#")}function Ye(e,t,r){if("A"===e.tagName&&Ke(e)&&(""===e.target||"_self"===e.target)||"FORM"===e.tagName){var n,o;if(t.boosted=!0,"A"===e.tagName)n="get",o=e.href;else{var i=J(e,"method");n=i?i.toLowerCase():"get",o=J(e,"action")}r.forEach((function(r){rt(e,(function(e,t){se(n,o,e,t)}),t,r,!0)}))}}function Qe(e,t){if("submit"===e.type||"click"===e.type){if("FORM"===t.tagName)return!0;if(h(t,'input[type="submit"], button')&&null!==d(t,"form"))return!0;if("A"===t.tagName&&t.href&&("#"===t.getAttribute("href")||0!==t.getAttribute("href").indexOf("#")))return!0}return!1}function et(e,t){return ee(e).boosted&&"A"===e.tagName&&"click"===t.type&&(t.ctrlKey||t.metaKey)}function tt(e,t,r){var n=e.eventFilter;if(n)try{return!0!==n.call(t,r)}catch(e){return ae(K().body,"htmx:eventFilter:error",{error:e,source:n.source}),!0}return!1}function rt(e,t,r,n,o){var i,a=ee(e);i=n.from?_(e,n.from):[e],n.changed&&(a.lastValue=e.value),te(i,(function(i){var s=function(r){if(re(e)){if(!et(e,r)&&((o||Qe(r,e))&&r.preventDefault(),!tt(n,e,r))){var l=ee(r);if(l.triggerSpec=n,null==l.handledFor&&(l.handledFor=[]),l.handledFor.indexOf(e)<0){if(l.handledFor.push(e),n.consume&&r.stopPropagation(),n.target&&r.target&&!h(r.target,n.target))return;if(n.once){if(a.triggeredOnce)return;a.triggeredOnce=!0}if(n.changed){if(a.lastValue===e.value)return;a.lastValue=e.value}if(a.delayed&&clearTimeout(a.delayed),a.throttle)return;n.throttle?a.throttle||(t(e,r),a.throttle=setTimeout((function(){a.throttle=null}),n.throttle)):n.delay?a.delayed=setTimeout((function(){t(e,r)}),n.delay):(oe(e,"htmx:trigger"),t(e,r))}}}else i.removeEventListener(n.trigger,s)};null==r.listenerInfos&&(r.listenerInfos=[]),r.listenerInfos.push({trigger:n.trigger,listener:s,on:i}),i.addEventListener(n.trigger,s)}))}var nt=!1,it=null;function at(){it||(it=function(){nt=!0},window.addEventListener("scroll",it),setInterval((function(){nt&&(nt=!1,te(K().querySelectorAll("[hx-trigger='revealed'],[data-hx-trigger='revealed']"),(function(e){ot(e)})))}),200))}function ot(e){!q(e,"data-hx-revealed")&&P(e)&&(e.setAttribute("data-hx-revealed","true"),ee(e).initHash?oe(e,"revealed"):e.addEventListener("htmx:afterProcessNode",(function(t){oe(e,"revealed")}),{once:!0}))}function st(e,t,r){for(var n=M(r),o=0;o=0){var o=ct(r);setTimeout((function(){lt(e,t,r+1)}),o)}},o.onopen=function(e){r=0},ee(e).webSocket=o,o.addEventListener("message",(function(t){if(!ut(e)){var r=t.data;w(e,(function(t){r=t.transformResponse(r,null,e)}));for(var n=S(e),o=k(l(r).children),i=0;i0?oe(e,"htmx:validation:halted",a):(n.send(JSON.stringify(s)),Qe(r,e)&&r.preventDefault())})):ae(e,"htmx:noWebSocketSourceError")}function ct(e){var t=G.config.wsReconnectDelay;if("function"==typeof t)return t(e);if("full-jitter"===t){var r=Math.min(e,6);return 1e3*Math.pow(2,r)*Math.random()}x('htmx.config.wsReconnectDelay must either be a function or the string "full-jitter"')}function ht(e,t,r){for(var n=M(r),o=0;o0;){var a=n.shift(),s=a.match(/^\s*([a-zA-Z:\-]+:)(.*)/);0===i&&s?(a.split(":"),r[o=s[1].slice(0,-1)]=s[2]):r[o]+=a,i+=qt(a)}for(var l in r)Tt(e,l,r[l])}}function Lt(e){Oe(e);for(const t of e.attributes){const{name:r,value:n}=t;if(r.startsWith("hx-on:")||r.startsWith("data-hx-on:")){let t=r.slice(r.indexOf(":")+1);t.startsWith(":")&&(t="htmx"+t),Tt(e,t,n)}}}function At(e){if(!e.closest||!e.closest(G.config.disableSelector)){var t=ee(e);if(t.initHash!==Re(e)){t.initHash=Re(e),qe(e),Ht(e),oe(e,"htmx:beforeProcessNode"),e.value&&(t.lastValue=e.value);var r=Ge(e);yt(e,t,r)||("true"===Y(e,"hx-boost")?Ye(e,t,r):q(e,"hx-trigger")&&r.forEach((function(r){bt(e,r,t,(function(){}))}))),"FORM"===e.tagName&&Ot(e);var n=Z(e,"hx-sse");n&&ht(e,t,n);var o=Z(e,"hx-ws");o&&st(e,t,o),oe(e,"htmx:afterProcessNode")}}}function Nt(e){At(e=s(e)),te(Rt(e),(function(e){At(e)})),te(Ct(e),Lt)}function It(e){return e.replace(/([a-z0-9])([A-Z])/g,"$1-$2").toLowerCase()}function kt(e,t){var r;return window.CustomEvent&&"function"==typeof window.CustomEvent?r=new CustomEvent(e,{bubbles:!0,cancelable:!0,detail:t}):(r=K().createEvent("CustomEvent")).initCustomEvent(e,!0,!0,t),r}function ae(e,t,r){oe(e,t,ne({error:t},r))}function Pt(e){return"htmx:afterProcessNode"===e}function w(e,t){te(Rr(e),(function(e){try{t(e)}catch(e){x(e)}}))}function x(e){console.error?console.error(e):console.log&&console.log("ERROR: ",e)}function oe(e,t,r){e=s(e),null==r&&(r={}),r.elt=e;var n=kt(t,r);G.logger&&!Pt(t)&&G.logger(e,t,r),r.error&&(x(r.error),oe(e,"htmx:error",{errorInfo:r}));var o=e.dispatchEvent(n),i=It(t);if(o&&i!==t){var a=kt(i,n.detail);o=o&&e.dispatchEvent(a)}return w(e,(function(e){o=o&&!1!==e.onEvent(t,n)})),o}var Mt=location.pathname+location.search;function Dt(){return K().querySelector("[hx-history-elt],[data-hx-history-elt]")||K().body}function Xt(e,t,r,n){if(D()){e=X(e);for(var o=y(localStorage.getItem("htmx-history-cache"))||[],i=0;iG.config.historyCacheSize;)o.shift();for(;o.length>0;)try{localStorage.setItem("htmx-history-cache",JSON.stringify(o));break}catch(e){ae(K().body,"htmx:historyCacheError",{cause:e,cache:o}),o.shift()}}}function Ft(e){if(!D())return null;e=X(e);for(var t=y(localStorage.getItem("htmx-history-cache"))||[],r=0;r=200&&this.status<400){oe(K().body,"htmx:historyCacheMissLoad",r);var t=l(this.response);t=t.querySelector("[hx-history-elt],[data-hx-history-elt]")||t;var n=Dt(),o=S(n),i=De(this.response);if(i){var a=b("title");a?a.innerHTML=i:window.document.title=i}ke(n,t,o),Wt(o.tasks),Mt=e,oe(K().body,"htmx:historyRestore",{path:e,cacheMiss:!0,serverResponse:this.response})}else ae(K().body,"htmx:historyCacheMissLoadError",r)},t.send()}function zt(e){Bt();var t=Ft(e=e||location.pathname+location.search);if(t){var r=l(t.content),n=Dt(),o=S(n);ke(n,r,o),Wt(o.tasks),document.title=t.title,setTimeout((function(){window.scrollTo(0,t.scroll)}),0),Mt=e,oe(K().body,"htmx:historyRestore",{path:e,item:t})}else G.config.refreshOnHistoryMiss?window.location.reload(!0):_t(e)}function $t(e){var t=he(e,"hx-indicator");return null==t&&(t=[e]),te(t,(function(e){var t=ee(e);t.requestCount=(t.requestCount||0)+1,e.classList.add.call(e.classList,G.config.requestClass)})),t}function Gt(e){te(e,(function(e){var t=ee(e);t.requestCount=(t.requestCount||0)-1,0===t.requestCount&&e.classList.remove.call(e.classList,G.config.requestClass)}))}function Jt(e,t){for(var r=0;r=0}function or(e,t){var r=t||Y(e,"hx-swap"),n={swapStyle:ee(e).boosted?"innerHTML":G.config.defaultSwapStyle,swapDelay:G.config.defaultSwapDelay,settleDelay:G.config.defaultSettleDelay};if(ee(e).boosted&&!ar(e)&&(n.show="top"),r){var o=M(r);if(o.length>0){n.swapStyle=o[0];for(var i=1;i0?u.join(":"):null;n.scroll=s,n.scrollTarget=l}if(0===a.indexOf("show:")){var u,c=(u=a.substr(5).split(":")).pop();l=u.length>0?u.join(":"):null;n.show=c,n.showTarget=l}if(0===a.indexOf("focus-scroll:")){var f=a.substr("focus-scroll:".length);n.focusScroll="true"==f}}}}return n}function sr(e){return"multipart/form-data"===Y(e,"hx-encoding")||h(e,"form")&&"multipart/form-data"===J(e,"enctype")}function lr(e,t,r){var n=null;return w(t,(function(o){null==n&&(n=o.encodeParameters(e,r,t))})),null!=n?n:sr(t)?rr(r):tr(r)}function S(e){return{tasks:[],elts:[e]}}function ur(e,t){var r=e[0],n=e[e.length-1];if(t.scroll){var o=null;t.scrollTarget&&(o=ie(r,t.scrollTarget)),"top"===t.scroll&&(r||o)&&((o=o||r).scrollTop=0),"bottom"===t.scroll&&(n||o)&&((o=o||n).scrollTop=o.scrollHeight)}if(t.show){o=null;if(t.showTarget){var i=t.showTarget;"window"===t.showTarget&&(i="body"),o=ie(r,i)}"top"===t.show&&(r||o)&&(o=o||r).scrollIntoView({block:"start",behavior:G.config.scrollBehavior}),"bottom"===t.show&&(n||o)&&(o=o||n).scrollIntoView({block:"end",behavior:G.config.scrollBehavior})}}function fr(e,t,r,n){if(null==n&&(n={}),null==e)return n;var o=Z(e,t);if(o){var i,a=o.trim(),s=r;if("unset"===a)return null;for(var l in 0===a.indexOf("javascript:")?(a=a.substr(11),s=!0):0===a.indexOf("js:")&&(a=a.substr(3),s=!0),0!==a.indexOf("{")&&(a="{"+a+"}"),i=s?cr(e,(function(){return Function("return ("+a+")")()}),{}):y(a))i.hasOwnProperty(l)&&null==n[l]&&(n[l]=i[l])}return fr(u(e),t,r,n)}function cr(e,t,r){return G.config.allowEval?t():(ae(e,"htmx:evalDisallowedError"),r)}function hr(e,t){return fr(e,"hx-vars",!0,t)}function dr(e,t){return fr(e,"hx-vals",!1,t)}function vr(e){return ne(hr(e),dr(e))}function gr(e,t,r){if(null!==r)try{e.setRequestHeader(t,r)}catch(n){e.setRequestHeader(t,encodeURIComponent(r)),e.setRequestHeader(t+"-URI-AutoEncoded","true")}}function pr(e){if(e.responseURL&&"undefined"!=typeof URL)try{var t=new URL(e.responseURL);return t.pathname+t.search}catch(t){ae(K().body,"htmx:badResponseUrl",{url:e.responseURL})}}function E(e,t){return e.getAllResponseHeaders().match(t)}function mr(e,t,r){return e=e.toLowerCase(),r?r instanceof Element||A(r,"String")?se(e,t,null,null,{targetOverride:s(r),returnPromise:!0}):se(e,t,s(r.source),r.event,{handler:r.handler,headers:r.headers,values:r.values,targetOverride:s(r.target),swapOverride:r.swap,returnPromise:!0}):se(e,t,null,null,{returnPromise:!0})}function xr(e){for(var t=[];e;)t.push(e),e=e.parentElement;return t}function se(e,t,r,n,o,i){var a=null,s=null;if((o=null!=o?o:{}).returnPromise&&"undefined"!=typeof Promise)var l=new Promise((function(e,t){a=e,s=t}));null==r&&(r=K().body);var u=o.handler||br;if(re(r)){var c=o.targetOverride||ve(r);if(null!=c&&c!=ce){if(!i){if(!1===oe(r,"htmx:confirm",{target:c,elt:r,path:t,verb:e,triggeringEvent:n,etc:o,issueRequest:function(){return se(e,t,r,n,o,!0)}}))return}var f=r,d=ee(r),h=Y(r,"hx-sync"),m=null,p=!1;if(h){var v=h.split(":"),g=v[0].trim();if(f="this"===g?de(r,"hx-sync"):ie(r,g),h=(v[1]||"drop").trim(),d=ee(f),"drop"===h&&d.xhr&&!0!==d.abortable)return;if("abort"===h){if(d.xhr)return;p=!0}else if("replace"===h)oe(f,"htmx:abort");else if(0===h.indexOf("queue")){m=(h.split(" ")[1]||"last").trim()}}if(d.xhr){if(!d.abortable){if(null==m){if(n){var y=ee(n);y&&y.triggerSpec&&y.triggerSpec.queue&&(m=y.triggerSpec.queue)}null==m&&(m="last")}return null==d.queuedRequests&&(d.queuedRequests=[]),void("first"===m&&0===d.queuedRequests.length||"all"===m?d.queuedRequests.push((function(){se(e,t,r,n,o)})):"last"===m&&(d.queuedRequests=[],d.queuedRequests.push((function(){se(e,t,r,n,o)}))))}oe(f,"htmx:abort")}var b=new XMLHttpRequest;d.xhr=b,d.abortable=p;var x=function(){(d.xhr=null,d.abortable=!1,null!=d.queuedRequests&&d.queuedRequests.length>0)&&d.queuedRequests.shift()()},w=Y(r,"hx-prompt");if(w){var E=prompt(w);if(null===E||!oe(r,"htmx:prompt",{prompt:E,target:c}))return Q(a),x(),l}var S=Y(r,"hx-confirm");if(S&&!confirm(S))return Q(a),x(),l;var L=nr(r,c,E);o.headers&&(L=ne(L,o.headers));var T=Qt(r,e),q=T.errors,C=T.values;o.values&&(C=ne(C,o.values));var O=ne(C,vr(r)),A=ir(O,r);"get"===e||sr(r)||(L["Content-Type"]="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),G.config.getCacheBusterParam&&"get"===e&&(A["org.htmx.cache-buster"]=J(c,"id")||"true"),null!=t&&""!==t||(t=K().location.href);var R=fr(r,"hx-request"),H=ee(r).boosted,N=G.config.methodsThatUseUrlParams.indexOf(e)>=0,k={boosted:H,useUrlParams:N,parameters:A,unfilteredParameters:O,headers:L,target:c,verb:e,errors:q,withCredentials:o.credentials||R.credentials||G.config.withCredentials,timeout:o.timeout||R.timeout||G.config.timeout,path:t,triggeringEvent:n};if(!oe(r,"htmx:configRequest",k))return Q(a),x(),l;if(t=k.path,e=k.verb,L=k.headers,A=k.parameters,N=k.useUrlParams,(q=k.errors)&&q.length>0)return oe(r,"htmx:validation:halted",k),Q(a),x(),l;var P=t.split("#"),I=P[0],M=P[1],D=t;if(N)D=I,0!==Object.keys(A).length&&(D.indexOf("?")<0?D+="?":D+="&",D+=tr(A),M&&(D+="#"+M));if(b.open(e.toUpperCase(),D,!0),b.overrideMimeType("text/html"),b.withCredentials=k.withCredentials,b.timeout=k.timeout,R.noHeaders);else for(var X in L)if(L.hasOwnProperty(X)){var F=L[X];gr(b,X,F)}var B={xhr:b,target:c,requestConfig:k,etc:o,boosted:H,pathInfo:{requestPath:t,finalRequestPath:D,anchor:M}};if(b.onload=function(){try{var e=xr(r);if(B.pathInfo.responsePath=pr(b),u(r,B),Gt(V),oe(r,"htmx:afterRequest",B),oe(r,"htmx:afterOnLoad",B),!re(r)){for(var t=null;e.length>0&&null==t;){var n=e.shift();re(n)&&(t=n)}t&&(oe(t,"htmx:afterRequest",B),oe(t,"htmx:afterOnLoad",B))}Q(a),x()}catch(e){throw ae(r,"htmx:onLoadError",ne({error:e},B)),e}},b.onerror=function(){Gt(V),ae(r,"htmx:afterRequest",B),ae(r,"htmx:sendError",B),Q(s),x()},b.onabort=function(){Gt(V),ae(r,"htmx:afterRequest",B),ae(r,"htmx:sendAbort",B),Q(s),x()},b.ontimeout=function(){Gt(V),ae(r,"htmx:afterRequest",B),ae(r,"htmx:timeout",B),Q(s),x()},!oe(r,"htmx:beforeRequest",B))return Q(a),x(),l;var V=$t(r);te(["loadstart","loadend","progress","abort"],(function(e){te([b,b.upload],(function(t){t.addEventListener(e,(function(t){oe(r,"htmx:xhr:"+e,{lengthComputable:t.lengthComputable,loaded:t.loaded,total:t.total})}))}))})),oe(r,"htmx:beforeSend",B);var U=N?null:lr(b,r,A);return b.send(U),l}ae(r,"htmx:targetError",{target:Z(r,"hx-target")})}}function yr(e,t){var r=t.xhr,n=null,o=null;if(E(r,/HX-Push:/i)?(n=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Push"),o="push"):E(r,/HX-Push-Url:/i)?(n=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Push-Url"),o="push"):E(r,/HX-Replace-Url:/i)&&(n=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Replace-Url"),o="replace"),n)return"false"===n?{}:{type:o,path:n};var i=t.pathInfo.finalRequestPath,a=t.pathInfo.responsePath,s=Y(e,"hx-push-url"),l=Y(e,"hx-replace-url"),u=ee(e).boosted,c=null,f=null;return s?(c="push",f=s):l?(c="replace",f=l):u&&(c="push",f=a||i),f?"false"===f?{}:("true"===f&&(f=a||i),t.pathInfo.anchor&&-1===f.indexOf("#")&&(f=f+"#"+t.pathInfo.anchor),{type:c,path:f}):{}}function br(e,t){var r=t.xhr,n=t.target,o=t.etc;if(oe(e,"htmx:beforeOnLoad",t)){if(E(r,/HX-Trigger:/i)&&Fe(r,"HX-Trigger",e),E(r,/HX-Location:/i)){Bt();var i=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Location");return 0===i.indexOf("{")&&(d=y(i),i=d.path,delete d.path),void mr("GET",i,d).then((function(){Vt(i)}))}if(E(r,/HX-Redirect:/i))location.href=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Redirect");else if(E(r,/HX-Refresh:/i)&&"true"===r.getResponseHeader("HX-Refresh"))location.reload();else{E(r,/HX-Retarget:/i)&&(t.target=K().querySelector(r.getResponseHeader("HX-Retarget")));var a=yr(e,t),s=r.status>=200&&r.status<400&&204!==r.status,l=r.response,u=r.status>=400,c=ne({shouldSwap:s,serverResponse:l,isError:u},t);if(oe(n,"htmx:beforeSwap",c)){if(n=c.target,l=c.serverResponse,u=c.isError,t.target=n,t.failed=u,t.successful=!u,c.shouldSwap){286===r.status&&Je(e),w(e,(function(t){l=t.transformResponse(l,r,e)})),a.type&&Bt();var f=o.swapOverride;E(r,/HX-Reswap:/i)&&(f=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Reswap"));var d=or(e,f);n.classList.add(G.config.swappingClass);var h=null,m=null,p=function(){try{var o,i=document.activeElement,s={};try{s={elt:i,start:i?i.selectionStart:null,end:i?i.selectionEnd:null}}catch(i){}E(r,/HX-Reselect:/i)&&(o=r.getResponseHeader("HX-Reselect"));var u=S(n);if(Xe(d.swapStyle,n,e,l,u,o),s.elt&&!re(s.elt)&&s.elt.id){var c=document.getElementById(s.elt.id),f={preventScroll:void 0!==d.focusScroll?!d.focusScroll:!G.config.defaultFocusScroll};if(c){if(s.start&&c.setSelectionRange)try{c.setSelectionRange(s.start,s.end)}catch(i){}c.focus(f)}}if(n.classList.remove(G.config.swappingClass),te(u.elts,(function(e){e.classList&&e.classList.add(G.config.settlingClass),oe(e,"htmx:afterSwap",t)})),E(r,/HX-Trigger-After-Swap:/i)){var p=e;re(e)||(p=K().body),Fe(r,"HX-Trigger-After-Swap",p)}var v=function(){if(te(u.tasks,(function(e){e.call()})),te(u.elts,(function(e){e.classList&&e.classList.remove(G.config.settlingClass),oe(e,"htmx:afterSettle",t)})),a.type&&("push"===a.type?(Vt(a.path),oe(K().body,"htmx:pushedIntoHistory",{path:a.path})):(jt(a.path),oe(K().body,"htmx:replacedInHistory",{path:a.path}))),t.pathInfo.anchor){var n=b("#"+t.pathInfo.anchor);n&&n.scrollIntoView({block:"start",behavior:"auto"})}if(u.title){var o=b("title");o?o.innerHTML=u.title:window.document.title=u.title}if(ur(u.elts,d),E(r,/HX-Trigger-After-Settle:/i)){var i=e;re(e)||(i=K().body),Fe(r,"HX-Trigger-After-Settle",i)}Q(h)};d.settleDelay>0?setTimeout(v,d.settleDelay):v()}catch(i){throw ae(e,"htmx:swapError",t),Q(m),i}},v=G.config.globalViewTransitions;if(d.hasOwnProperty("transition")&&(v=d.transition),v&&oe(e,"htmx:beforeTransition",t)&&"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&document.startViewTransition){var g=new Promise((function(e,t){h=e,m=t})),x=p;p=function(){document.startViewTransition((function(){return x(),g}))}}d.swapDelay>0?setTimeout(p,d.swapDelay):p()}u&&ae(e,"htmx:responseError",ne({error:"Response Status Error Code "+r.status+" from "+t.pathInfo.requestPath},t))}}}}var wr={};function Sr(){return{init:function(e){return null},onEvent:function(e,t){return!0},transformResponse:function(e,t,r){return e},isInlineSwap:function(e){return!1},handleSwap:function(e,t,r,n){return!1},encodeParameters:function(e,t,r){return null}}}function Er(e,t){t.init&&t.init(C),wr[e]=ne(Sr(),t)}function Cr(e){delete wr[e]}function Rr(e,t,r){if(null==e)return t;null==t&&(t=[]),null==r&&(r=[]);var n=Z(e,"hx-ext");return n&&te(n.split(","),(function(e){if("ignore:"!=(e=e.replace(/ /g,"")).slice(0,7)){if(r.indexOf(e)<0){var n=wr[e];n&&t.indexOf(n)<0&&t.push(n)}}else r.push(e.slice(7))})),Rr(u(e),t,r)}function Or(e){"loading"!==K().readyState?e():K().addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e)}function qr(){!1!==G.config.includeIndicatorStyles&&K().head.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend","")}function Tr(){var e=K().querySelector('meta[name="htmx-config"]');return e?y(e.content):null}function Hr(){var e=Tr();e&&(G.config=ne(G.config,e))}return Or((function(){Hr(),qr();var e=K().body;Nt(e);var t=K().querySelectorAll("[hx-trigger='restored'],[data-hx-trigger='restored']");e.addEventListener("htmx:abort",(function(e){var t=ee(e.target);t&&t.xhr&&t.xhr.abort()}));var r=window.onpopstate;window.onpopstate=function(e){e.state&&e.state.htmx?(zt(),te(t,(function(e){oe(e,"htmx:restored",{document:K(),triggerEvent:oe})}))):r&&r(e)},setTimeout((function(){oe(e,"htmx:load",{}),e=null}),0)})),G}()})),document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){"undefined"!=typeof htmx&&(htmx.config.selfRequestsOnly=!0);const e=document.querySelector(".htmx-search-field"),t=document.querySelector(".search-x"),r=document.querySelector(".search-form .spinner-wrapper"),n=document.querySelector(".search-results"),o=document.querySelector(".search-results").innerHTML,i=document.querySelector(".section-articles").innerHTML,a=document.querySelector(".see-all-btn");function s(){document.querySelectorAll(".search-reset").forEach((function(s){s.addEventListener("click",(function(){r.classList.remove("text-entered"),e.value="",t.classList.add("hidden"),n.innerHTML=o,a.classList.remove("hidden"),document.querySelector(".section-articles").innerHTML=i}))}))}e.addEventListener("input",(function(){""!==e.value.trim()?(t.classList.remove("hidden"),r.classList.add("text-entered")):(t.classList.add("hidden"),r.classList.remove("text-entered"),t.dispatchEvent(new Event("click")))})),document.addEventListener("htmx:beforeRequest",(function(e){const t=e.detail.requestConfig;t.parameters&&!t.parameters.s&&"input"===t.triggeringEvent.type&&e.detail.xhr.abort()})),document.addEventListener("htmx:afterSwap",(function(e){const t=e.detail.requestConfig.parameters;let o;t&&t.s&&(o=document.getElementById("search-text").innerHTML),a.classList.add("hidden"),r.classList.remove("text-entered"),n.innerHTML=o,s()})),s()})),document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(function(){document.querySelectorAll(".nav-item").forEach((function(e){e.addEventListener("click",(function(e){e.preventDefault();const t=this.getAttribute("href").substring(1),r=document.getElementById(t);r&&r.scrollIntoView({behavior:"smooth",block:"start"})}))}));document.querySelectorAll(".section-articles-full .section-article-body h3 a").forEach(e=>{e.addEventListener("mouseenter",(function(){const t=e.closest(".section-article-full").querySelector(".section-article-link img");t&&(t.style.opacity="0.8")})),e.addEventListener("mouseleave",(function(){const t=e.closest(".section-article-full").querySelector(".section-article-link img");t&&(t.style.opacity="")}))})}));

The Authority on Web Hosting

Get reliable advice, how-to guides, reviews, and much more from hosting and programming experts.

How-To Guides

Studies

News & Interviews

OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agents Are a Bigger Problem for Hosting Providers

Wix Puts Its Full Site Builder, Hosting Included, Inside Gemini

Can GoDaddy's Flat Rate Beat Your Next Serverless Invoice?

OVHcloud Prices Are Going Up 87% as Memory Costs Climb

WordPress 7.1 Polished the Editor. It Also Let the Agents In.

AI Agent Security: Why OpenAI's 17,600 Actions Matter to Hosts

Hosting Reviews

Cheap Hosting Reviews

Dedicated Hosting Reviews

VPS Hosting Reviews

WordPress Hosting Reviews

Media Room

Need Expert Commentary?

Media Appearances

Newsweek

Animal Behaviorists Predict How Smart Homes Will Change Pet Psychology

CNET

Stream the World Cup Finals for Free With a VPN

Yahoo Finance

Metairie named 4th most affordable US city for tech startups

About Us

For industry news, discussions, and more...

Follow us for Daily Hosting Tips