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Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Now Available

We are pleased to announce that Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is now available for all hosted Windows services. Microsoft touts the new release as the “biggest leap forward in Microsoft’s data platform history, with real-time operational analytics, rich visualizations on mobile devices, built-in advanced analytics, new advanced security technology, and new hybrid cloud scenarios.” Some […]

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Hosting for Windows Server 2016 TP4 is Now Available!

Windows Server 2016 is the latest release in the Windows Server product family, and it promises to be the quickest, most advanced release yet. Today we are pleased to announce availability of hosting for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. Check out some of the screenshots of Windows Server 2016 running on our Windows VPS platform, […]

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Installing Apachetop on a Linux Server or Linux VPS (CentOS)

Apachetop is a command line utility useful for monitoring a web server’s connections and other statistics in real time. Similar to top, apachetop reads the acces_log file in /var/log/httpd and displays the results in real time.  How to Install Apachetop We will install Apachetop on our CentOS system using the third-party EPEL repositories. If you are not already […]

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How to 301R (Redirect) a URL in IIS (Windows Server or VPS)

If you’ve used Apache on a Linux server (or even a Windows server), then you are probably familiar with .htaccess and Apache directives. This article covers implementing 301 Redirects (permanent location redirects) in IIS, Microsoft’s web server. How to Redirect a File or URL in IIS First, log in to your server’s desktop as a […]

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How to Force Uninstall/Removal of Exchange Server 2013 via ADSI-Edit

Warning: This procedure is not recommended if Exchange Server is intended to be installed again at any time in the future. If you have suffered a failed installation or need to remove Exchange in order to install it over again, we suggest re-installing the server and installing on a fresh system. How to Force Remove […]

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How to Change the PHP Handler on a Linux Server or VPS with cPanel

This article covers how to change the PHP handler on a Linux VPS or dedicated server running cPanel/WHM. The instructions below require root-level access to the WHM admin panel. The PHP handler is the software that Apache uses to implement PHP. The different choices can have effects on the performance, and security, of your server. For […]

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Enable SSL or Change a Certificate in Exchange 2013 Management Shell

Perhaps you have had the unfortunate experience of getting locked out of OWA and ECP due to SSL problems, after configuring a new SSL certificate. Or, maybe you want to change the Exchange server SSL certificate via management shell. How to Enable or Change a SSL Certificate in Exchange 2013 Use the Exchange Management Shell to […]

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Reset/Change the MySQL Root Password on a cPanel Server (Linux)

On a Linux server or VPS with cPanel/WHM, there are two ways to reset the root password for MySQL. One method uses the WHM admin web panel, while the other uses the command line (shell). Reset the MySQL root password in WHM On servers with cPanel/WHM, it is recommended to change the MySQL root password […]

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How to Start a Program at Startup in Windows & Windows Server

There are two common solutions to start a program automatically after the server reboots: use Task Scheduler, or make the program start as a Windows service at bootup. These solutions work for some situations when the program you need to start only needs to run as a background (unseen) process. In this article, we will address how […]

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“Failed to Fetch: 404 Not Found” Errors in Ubuntu apt-get

On recent versions of Ubuntu, you may get the following error when trying to run apt-get update or apt-get install:  Failed to fetch 404 Not Found Usually, the reason for this error is changing locations of Ubuntu repositories. According to the versioning policies of Ubuntu, normal releases are supported for 9 months, whereas LTS (Long Term […]

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