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 admin | Jun 8, 2010 | Technical Support
When I asked my colleagues to take a moment away from their daily routine and think about our Oceans and suggest ways by which we could preserve them, I expected some silly replies like “we are not oceanographers” or “we have other technical issues...
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 4, 2010 | Technical Support
The day was special. Unlike normal days, that day there were about a dozen new sign-ups. It was indeed good news to me, and I suddenly felt – business is indeed getting better! The competition is tough, margins meager and the technology is advancing day by day....
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 28, 2010 | Technical Support
United Nations has declared 2010 as the “International Year of Biodiversity”. This ‘World Environment Day’, we have an opportunity to convey the importance of bio-diversity; in the well-being of our planet. Let this day highlight the...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | May 26, 2010 | Server Management, Technical Support
I recently stumbled upon a site I used to frequent back in college. It hadn’t changed a bit! It sure did bring back a lot of memories, but then I started thinking. Is that really good? The feeling of nostalgia was good, but other than that, I wouldn’t want...
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...
by Hamish Oscar Lawrence | May 14, 2010 | Server Administration
Ever wondered if your website is hosted on a web-server that has a big hole right in the middle? If you haven’t, it is likely that some hacker is already thinking hard. The edge the hacker has is the tools that help him identify the unplugged holes in your...
