by Visakh S | Oct 12, 2018 | cPanel, Server Administration
PHP applications like WordPress, Joomla etc. send mail using a PHP feature (aka function) called “mail()”. Hackers largely exploit the PHP mail function for spamming. No wonder, Webhosting companies disable PHP mail function on the server as a rule of thumb. This...
by Visakh S | Oct 8, 2018 | FTP, Server Administration
Errors can be frustrating, especially if they are cryptic, like this: Response: 150 opening data connection Response: 503 Failure of data connection. You know that the connection has failed (obviously!), but where? Here at Bobcares.com, we help Web hosts, VPS users...
by Visakh S | Oct 5, 2018 | Server Administration
24/7 tech support is now a standard feature offered by all web hosting providers. But some companies do it better than others, and turn it into a way to attract more customers. So, how do the winners do it? They make fewer mistakes than others, and focus on a few key...
by Visakh S | Oct 4, 2018 | Server Administration
Here at Bobcares.com, we provide Outsourced Tech Support to web hosting providers. As part of our service, we resolve email errors posted by hosting users. A common email bounce error we see in VPS and Shared servers is: The rejected e-mail address was...
by Visakh S | Oct 1, 2018 | Apache, Server Administration
Payment gateways such as Stripe and Authorize.net handle billions of dollars worth of business per month. That is why payment gateways and shopping carts are juicy targets for hackers to steal Credit Card info, User identity, etc. As a defense, Payment Gateways...
by Visakh S | Sep 22, 2018 | cPanel, Server Administration
Spam! We all hate it. And that is why people have invented a gazillion ways to fight it. Anti-spam systems range from SPF & RFC checks to Sender verification & Mail queue cleaners. Every hosting company provides almost all of these tools to fight spam through...
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