The number of ways a server can be turned to evil by malicious attackers is enough to make even the laziest of webmasters put a lot of energy into security. However, despite their best efforts, a server’s security is always at risk because of one key fact: security is a joint effort between the account [...]
Moving just about anything, be it yourself to a new house or your site to a new server, can be a tremendous pain. We’re always looking for a little bit of help when it comes to moving and whether its moving companies that specialize in transporting your belongings or site migration services provided by new [...]
When it comes to hosting, most customers have an expectation of certain features. They know how many GBs of storage and transfer they have, the various languages that their hosting account can support and how many databases they can create. In short, all of the things they need to power a website. However, hosting has [...]
CPanel is far and away the most common control panel used by Web hosts large and small. this includes companies such as Hostmonster, Bluehost, Site 5 and Midphase just to name a few. CPanel is so common because it is incredibly reliable, secure and easy to use. It’s a control panel that even the greenest [...]
Mac vs. PC. IPhone vs. Android. Firefox vs. Chrome. Plesk vs. CPanel All are great examples of debates that send the geekier among us either into rampant fanboyism or into a flame war depending on who is having the conversation. However, if you are just looking to host your site, don’t care about the cult [...]
Odds are you’ve seen the banner ads. Godaddy is offering SSL certificates for just $12.95 per year, a steep discount from the $29.99 usually charged for one year and the $49.99 that is more common in the industry. This has caused many webmasters, especially those running low-end e-commerce sites, to consider getting an SSL certificate [...]
One-click installs are a feature you can find on almost any shared Web host. They’re designed to make it easy to install some of the most common scripts used in hosting accounts including WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, phpBB and Cube Cart. The process takes only one click and a few minutes of patience while the script [...]
In April I wrote about a new service by Hostgator I had registered for, Site Auto Backup (SAB). At the time, I was too new to the service to offer much of a review but, with my first month done and my second payment having been made, I definitely have a perspective on the service [...]
Hostgator recently announced a new site backup service aimed at users of CPanel and WHM. The service, named Site Auto Backup, aims to give CPanel users a low-cost automated backup solution that is off-site and updated daily. Priced at $1.95 per month for the first GB of storage and $1 for every GB beyond that, [...]
If you use a VPS or a dedicated server, you most likely have some form of control panel installed to help make management a little bit easier. If that’s the case, odds are better than average you’re using CPanel. While it is no substitute for SSHing into your site and managing things directly, it can [...]