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Hosting, Servers & WordPress

I fix, migrate, secure and configure servers and WordPress sites without breaking them.

Migrations, server setups, PHP upgrades and hacked-site recovery. Built on staging, approved by you, then cut over. Prices start from the figures shown below. A flat quote is agreed in writing before work begins, and it never changes after that.

  • 9 years in web hosting
  • Staging first, always
  • 30-day fix-free warranty
  • Direct & white-label available
Cutover report client site · last week
Before After
PHP7.4.33 · EOL PHP8.3.6 · supported
TTFB1,840 ms TTFB310 ms
TLSexpired 9 days ago TLSvalid · auto-renew
Errors412 PHP notices/hr Errors0
Backupsnone since 2023 Backupsnightly · restore tested
Cutover ran 11:00pm–11:18pm, agreed a week ahead. Old host left live for 14 days.

Hosting infrastructure

I do not sell or provide web hosting. I work on infrastructure you already own or are moving to: your own server, VPS droplet or managed host. All server setup and configuration happens on your hardware, not mine.

New website & app builds

New website and app builds go to my agency, Letrix Labs. The agency does not approach, pitch to or take on clients introduced through infrastructure work, so agency partners' clients stay theirs.

Flat pricing

Services I offer, and what they cost

Prices start from the figures shown below, and a flat quote is agreed in writing before any work begins. It never changes after that. No hourly billing, no ongoing monthly retainers: just honest ad-hoc paid support.

Site migration

From From £450

1–5 working days

  • Full copy built on staging
  • You review before anything moves
  • Cutover out of hours, in a window you pick
  • Email and DNS records carried over
  • Old host left running for 14 days

Server setup & config

From From £395

1–3 working days

  • Initial server stack setup (Nginx/Apache/PHP/DB)
  • Security hardening & firewall configuration
  • SSL certificates & DNS integration
  • Migration help included if changing hosts
  • One-off ad-hoc project (no monthly retainers)

PHP version upgrade

From From £395

2–4 working days

  • Pre-flight report on what will break
  • Plugin and theme compatibility pass
  • Deprecated code fixed, not suppressed
  • Tested on staging at the target version
  • Rollback plan if anything surfaces

Hacked site recovery

From From £600

Same day if you email before noon

  • Malware and injected pages removed
  • Entry point found and closed
  • Google blacklist removal filed
  • Spam pages cleared from the index
  • Hardening so it doesn't recur

Consultancy & custom projects

For infrastructure consultancy, custom server setups, or non-WordPress environments, get in touch and I'll quote it after a brief discussion.

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How a job runs

You stay in full control the whole time

Nothing touches your live site until you've checked and approved it on staging. If you're an agency, I can work seamlessly behind your brand.

01

You send the details

Host, domain, what's wrong. I come back with a fixed price and a date, usually within a few hours.

02

I build it on staging

Nothing touches the live site. You get a staging link to click through and check against the original.

03

You approve the cutover

We agree a quiet window, usually late evening. TTLs come down in advance to keep it as short as possible.

04

30 days of cover

Anything related surfaces in the next month, I fix it at no charge. That's the whole warranty.

Technical Guides & Articles

Server & WordPress Insights

Technical playbooks on zero-downtime migrations, server setups, PHP 8 upgrades, and emergency malware recovery.

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Harrison Ratcliffe
Who you're hiring

Harrison Ratcliffe

I've spent the last nine years in web hosting, which means I've done these jobs several times a week for years rather than occasionally. I've seen most of the ways a WordPress site can fail on a shared host, and nearly all the ways a migration can go wrong.

I work directly with business owners, eCommerce stores, and web agencies who need expert server setups and ad-hoc technical support without being locked into expensive monthly management retainers. Whether you need an initial server build or a zero-downtime migration, I handle the technical work so you don't have to.

Based in the UK. Covered by professional indemnity insurance. Happy to sign an NDA or work under your contract.

Get a fixed price

Send me the domain and what's wrong with it

That's usually enough for a quote. I'll come back the same day with a fixed price and the earliest date I can start.

Email harrison@askharrison.co.uk
Response time Same day, including weekends