by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 22, 2018 | DigitalOcean, Server Administration
Managing a server can be really hard! As server attacks increase day by day, Droplet owners use different methods to secure their server. And, one such thing is to disable root login in their Droplets. At Bobcares, we help DigitalOcean Droplet owners disable root...
by Sijin George | Dec 22, 2018 | DigitalOcean
Mail function in web applications is a great feature to reach out to your online customers. It uses the mail protocol called SMTP. But, what if SMTP is blocked on your DigitalOcean Droplet ? All emails will fail! DigitalOcean Droplets can have SMTP blocked due to...
by Sijin George | Dec 21, 2018 | DigitalOcean, Linode
Every cloud hosting provider has its own pros and cons. If one is cheap, other one would be more stable. And, people often tend to switch between major providers like DigitalOcean, Linode, etc. This involves migration of data from Linode to DigitalOcean or vice-versa....
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 21, 2018 | cPanel, Server Administration
“cPanel login invalid” – This message can be very frustrating, especially when you are SURE that you gave the correct username and password. I gave the correct cPanel credentials. Then, why do I get this error all the time? At Bobcares, we often...
by Sijin George | Dec 20, 2018 | DigitalOcean, MySQL
There can be times when you need to connect to the database from outside your office network. And, for this to work, we need to enable remote MySQL connection in your DigitalOcean Droplet. However, due to security risks, web hosts restrict this remote access only to...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 20, 2018 | Magento, Server Management
Cyber security threats are getting worse. And, that’s why Magento website owners use various methods to protect their store from spam bots, hackers, spyware and more. At Bobcares, we often receive requests from Magento shop owners to secure their Magento...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 19, 2018 | cPanel, Server Administration
I can’t login to cPanel and it keeps saying “Your IP has changed”. I really need to log in. Please help! That was a recent support ticket received at our Server Support department where we resolve support queries for web hosts. After successful login...
by Sijin George | Dec 19, 2018 | DigitalOcean
Hosting applications like Tomcat, Jenkins, etc. will require your DigitalOcean Droplet to allow connections on port 8080. This requires Droplet firewall modification. At times, even after changes in firewall, the application can fail due to improper firewall set up....
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Dec 18, 2018 | MySQL, Server Administration
When I try to login to MySQL database, I get some error message like “error 1698 (28000)”. Please help! That was a recent support ticket received at our Server Support department where we resolve support queries for web hosts. Website owners often face...
by Sijin George | Dec 18, 2018 | DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean Droplet owners often need to change PHP version on their servers to support custom web applications. This PHP change involves many configuration changes in web server too. And, any faulty step in this PHP change process can affect the working of all...
