Category: Hosting

Is WP Engine Safe to Keep Using Now WordPress Has Blocked Them?

Posted on 27 September 2024

Is WP Engine safe to keep using? First of all we should probably dig into what’s going on with WP Engine vs WordPress. Over the past few months, a heated feud has erupted between Automattic, the company behind WordPress, and WP Engine, a major managed WordPress hosting provider. This conflict reached a tipping point when …Read more.

Why Your WordPress Website Should Be Using Redis

Posted on 22 September 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital world, users expect websites to load in the blink of an eye. Slow load times can lead to a frustrating user experience, higher bounce rates, and ultimately, lost business. If you run a WordPress website, optimising its speed and performance is essential for both user satisfaction and SEO rankings. One powerful …Read more.

Forwarding Ports on a pfSense Firewall for Website Access

Posted on 15 March 2023

In this guide, we will embark on the process of forwarding ports on a pfSense firewall for a website, with a focus on port 80 (HTTP) and HTTPS port (443) on pfSense. This will ensure that your local server is accessible from the external world. Before we dive into the process, it is essential to …Read more.

How to Check Your Linux GoDaddy VPS Server’s Internet Speed with speedtest.net

Posted on 16 February 2023

If you’re running a Linux GoDaddy VPS server, you may want to check your server’s internet speed to ensure that it’s performing optimally. One of the easiest ways to check your server’s internet speed is to use speedtest.net, a free online tool that allows you to test your internet speed. Here’s how to check your …Read more.

SSD vs SAS drives in website hosting: SSD’s explained

Posted on 13 July 2022

Recently we deviced to test the speed of a couple 7.2k SAS drives against 2 Enterprise Sata SSD drives. The results are here: Both of these servers were identical at the time of testing, same make and model, same CPU’s, same RAM, same motherboards. The only difference really was the type of drives. SSD on …Read more.

How to migrate a cPanel account to Direct Admin Personal

Posted on 1 June 2022

Recently we were tasked with migrating accounts from cPanel to Direct Admin Standard Edition. This was a case of generating backups and then renaming these backups to cpmove-user.tar.gz and restoring backups. With the 1 user limitation of Direct Admin Personal. This option is no longer viable. However, there is an option. You either need a …Read more.

Web Hosting Explained

Posted on 4 February 2020

Unsurprisingly not many people know what web hosting is. Specifically non “techy” people. Hopefully after this article you should know a bit more about website hosting and the different technologies used for hosting a website. Most importantly what web hosting is. There is something that needs to be cleared up before anything. In case you …Read more.

How to setup your (Plexaweb Hosted) email account

Posted on 3 February 2019

If you’re email account is hosted through our hosting platform and not through Office 365, Google or any other 3rd party then you should be able to access your email online through webmail.example.com – With example being your domain name. From there on, you should be able to just simply put in your username and …Read more.

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