PHP is a programming language that remains by far the top choice for web development. While it is criticized for not being a clean language or a very fast one, the latest statistics show that almost 80% of all the websites in the world are PHP-based. It is used everywhere and provides the best compatibility, …
One of the issues facing all webmasters is bad bots. Whether it’s comment spam, drive-by hacking attempts, or DDoS attacks, you’ve probably seen the issues some automated traffic can cause. In this blog post, we’ll be delving into an easy way of stopping common bad bots, using .htaccess files and mod_rewrite. If you’re using the …
Monitoring Linux servers – the ultimate beginner’s guide Server monitoring is one of the most important tasks of a Linux system administrator. Even the most stable server will eventually experience spikes of traffic, high CPU load and other such events that require manual intervention. This is why setting up a reliable monitoring system is critical, …
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a service that creates an encrypted tunnel between the location of your computer and a remote server. All of your Internet traffic is routed through this tunnel, effectively masking your real location since your computer will seem to have the IP address of the VPN server. In addition, …
LVM, or the Logical Volume Manager, is a Linux volume partitioning solution that has been around for some time and provides a number of advanced features. While many people confuse LVM with the file system, it actually works on a separate layer in order to create a virtual partitioning scheme on top of the actual …
EasyApache 3 will be officially deprecated at the end of the year and WHM will no longer provide any patches for it. In addition, EasyApache 3 is listed as an upgrade blocker in WHM version 78, which means that you will not be able to keep your WHM installation up to date without migrating to …
Protecting systems and dealing with malware is increasingly becoming a critical task for Linux server administrators. With the rapid expansion of the internet, the number of attacks has multiplied and the threat of hacking or infection has increased. You can now be certain that any website exposed to the Internet and every server with an …
If you’re running a successful multi-server operation, sooner or later you will have to hire a system administrator. This can happen for various reasons, for example you are not a sysadmin yourself, you lack the expertise for some operations or simply you don’t have enough free time to manage your servers, so external help is …
As the number of visitors to a website increases, so does the strain on the server. This can result in a very high load, especially if the available resources are tight and there is not enough CPU or RAM to serve all requests. A high server load can significantly increase loading times or even make …
For the casual user of Windows, the Linux command line looks really intimidating and appears to be a complex and unfriendly interface that requires the knowledge of arcane commands. In reality, the command line is immensely powerful and actually allows an experienced user to monitor, control and tune every single aspect of the system. Even …