Claude Code and Your Traditional Hosting
Build a small PHP and MySQL app with Claude Code and run it on the cPanel hosting you already pay for.
About this course
Who this is for
You already have regular web hosting, the shared or cPanel kind from companies like A2, SiteGround, Bluehost or InMotion. You want to build something with Claude Code and put it on that hosting instead of a platform like Lovable or Vercel. You do not need to be a developer, but you should be comfortable logging in to your hosting control panel.
What you will do
You will learn what your hosting can and cannot run, build a small PHP and MySQL app on your own computer with Claude Code, and move it to your hosting the safe way. That means secrets kept out of the public folder, a real database, SSL, a few .htaccess rules, a cron job, backups, and an update routine you can repeat without fear.
How it runs
Twelve short lessons in five modules. Some lessons have a short video; every one has written steps with Claude Code prompts you can copy, and a two-question check-in. Finish every lesson and you get a certificate.
Have ready
- A laptop or desktop computer (Mac, Windows or Linux)
- Your hosting login, with access to cPanel or your host's control panel
- A domain or subdomain on that hosting you can use for testing
- A Claude account that can use Claude Code
- About two hours, split across a few sittings if you like
What you'll be able to do
- Tell what your hosting can run: PHP and MySQL everywhere, Node.js or Python only if your host offers it
- Build a small PHP and MySQL app on your own computer with Claude Code
- Keep passwords and keys in a config file outside the public web folder
- Create a database and user in cPanel and upload your app with SFTP or cPanel Git Version Control
- Turn on SSL and add basic .htaccess rules
- Set up cron jobs, backups and a safe update routine: backup, deploy, check, roll back