by Vishnu Ram V | Sep 8, 2015 | Apache, Litespeed, MySQL, Nginx, Server Administration, Server Management
Apache is an open-source HTTP server implementation. It is still the most popular web server on the Internet. The August 2015 Web Server Survey conducted by Netcraft [1] shows that about 37.51% of the web sites on Internet are using Apache. Through our web server...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | Sep 6, 2015 | cPanel, Server Administration
A log file can grow without bounds if it is not managed well. Larger log files are relatively harder to manipulate and also increase in the size of log file can result in file systems to run out of space. Opening, closing and manipulating data for very large file size...
by Visakh S | Sep 4, 2015 | Docker, Server Management, WordPress
As we’ve seen in a previous post, WordPress multisite is a great way to deliver multi-tenant WordPress hosting. However, multisite doesn’t allow customers access to the WordPress back-end in case they want to make custom modifications. For WordPress...
by Visakh S | Sep 3, 2015 | Server Administration, WordPress
OK. So, I started off writing this post explaining why SSL is important and how Google considers HTTPS as a ranking signal, but then I realized no one really needs a pitch on why secure website access is important. So, let’s get right to the meat of the matter....
by admin | Sep 1, 2015 | Server Administration, Technical Support
As the old adage goes, it’s you should work ON your business, not IN it. If the time you spend maintaining your business is greater than time spent in marketing and innovation, it’s time for you to consider outsourcing. Customer service can be one of the...
by Visakh S | Aug 28, 2015 | Server Management, WordPress
Everyone loves a fast website. Even search engines such as Google say a site should respond within 200 milliseconds [1]. This means you should keep your site lightning fast not just to keep your customers happy, but to retain your SEO rankings. From image optimization...
by Visakh S | Aug 26, 2015 | Apache, Docker, Server Administration, Server Management
If you are an early adopter of Docker, chances are that you are running it on a popular distro like Red Hat, CentOS or Ubuntu. This was the case with a few web application systems we managed. We soon realized that the extra services that CentOS ran just ate up...
by Visakh S | Aug 24, 2015 | Docker, Server Management, Technical Support
1. Docker installed – Check. 2. Get image – Check. 3. Deploy container – Check. With Docker, deployment is as easy as that. Sysadmins and developers have moved away from the VPS days, and have settled into the easy lives of getting deployments done...
by Visakh S | Aug 14, 2015 | Docker, Server Administration
DevOps engineers have come to rely on configuration management tools like Puppet, SaltStack, Chef and Ansible for faster deployments and minimizing errors. However, the quest for the perfect deployment solution is still on. As is the fate of any code, Puppet...
by Visakh S | Aug 7, 2015 | cPanel
550: No such user here is a common error reported by cPanel users who primarily use an external mail server (like a corporate MX) to store their mail. These include users who are trying to setup a mail forward to an external mail server, those who recently migrated or...
