Chosing the righ hosting for WP project – website + forum

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  majkinson · Member · Jan 26, 2020 at 6:35 am

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  Hi, I have an idea for a website I’d like to create. I am already making some content and I am looking for the right hosting for me. I think I have found one, but it only offers a single database, although it has unlimited size.

  My question is: If I install wordpress and start posting some articles now, will I be able to later add forum functionality using the same database? Or do I need to install wordpress in a specific way so it would allow for that in the future? Or would I need to pay for additional database?

  The provider I am looking at has great pricing, but adding second DB would almost double it.

  Thanks for any answers.

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  fstat · Staff · Jan 27, 2020 at 9:47 am

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  Hi there,

  Looks like you’re in the wrong forum. It appears that you’re referring to the open-source WordPress.org software and you need to seek help at these forums:

  https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  These forums are for WordPress.com hosted sites only. If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org you can read this document:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org