by admin | Jun 14, 2010 | Server Administration
Test-Driven Development concentrates much on the test driven approach in both design and development. Test Driven Development (TDD) is a simple approach for development. It is a two way process: (i) “test-first”, where we write a test code (ii)...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jun 9, 2010 | Litespeed, Server Administration
We’ve all heard about the wonders of Load Balancing, and how it can improve the performance of a site(s) or service. In this post we’ll take a look a few things you should know about before going ahead and setting it up for your site. Mirroring your...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jun 7, 2010 | MySQL, Server Administration
MySQL is an important service in the Web-Hosting industry. Almost 80% of websites on the Internet are database driven. In a shared hosting environment, the availability of this service is critical. Many times, I have come across the problem of some particular database...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Jun 2, 2010 | Sendmail, Server Administration, VMware
ommunication is one of the most important paradigm on which a business stands. In today’s world, e-mail is still the fastest means of formal communication. Even though it has been around since mid 1960’s, never before has its glory reached the present...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | May 21, 2010 | Server Administration
There are many simple methods for detecting an intrusion. Though they would only help you identify intruders who do not bother covering up their activities and traces. In real scenario’s, you might need tools that are capable of doing much more. Many of these...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | May 19, 2010 | Server Administration
Ok, now that we’ve talked about how to prepare for the move, lets go ahead and see what you should take care of during the move. Performing the move Before the move If you have modified the TTL values for your DNS records correctly, the number of problems you...