Yes, you need web hosting to run a WordPress website online, because hosting stores your site files, database, and media, and serves them to visitors. You also need a domain name to access the site. If you use WordPress.org (self-hosted WordPress), you must choose a hosting plan that supports PHP and MySQL/MariaDB. If you use WordPress.com, hosting is included in the platform plans, so you do not buy separate hosting, but you may face some limits. For offline testing, you can run WordPress locally using tools like XAMPP, WAMP, or LocalWP without hosting. To go live, hosting is required.
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