SSD (Solid-State Drive) Storage: File storage based on SSDs, rather than HDD (Hard Disk Drives). Solid-state storage is a newer technology that supersedes disk-based storage in performance, delivering read/write speeds often many times greater than disk-based storage speeds. RAID refers to a technology used to combine multiple SSDs or HDDs in a synchronized array. The result is […]
This article applies to Linux servers and VPS instances running cPanel/WHM. If you need to back up, dump, or restore a database via command line (SSH) on your cPanel server, read on. Restore a MySQL Database To restore an existing .sql backup of a MySQL database, run the following mysql command as root or a user with […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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