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Restore Files from a Cloud Backup Checkpoint

This process can be used to restore individual files or folders to a system that is protected by Cloud Backup. How to Restore Files Log in to the Backup Manager. (See: How to Log in to the Backup Manager) Click Recovery Points in the navigation menu. Select your server in the Server drop down menu. Find the recovery point (backup) you would […]

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Web Hosting: Auto-install an Application or Framework on Your Account

In this guide we will use the Applications Panel feature to automatically install an application to our web hosting account. This feature allows you to install applications like WordPress, Magento, or frameworks like Laravel and Symfony2, directly from the SolVPS Control Panel. Log in to the Control Panel Click Services > Dashboard in the SolVPS menu (if not logged […]

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Web Hosting: Quick Setup Guide

Sign Up and Choose a Domain Select a web hosting plan from: https://www.solvps.com/web-hosting/ Log in to Control Panel You will receive an email confirmation called New Account Information containing FTP server info, and other info you might need to get started. You can also proceed directly to the SolVPS Control Panel, where you can manage your web […]

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SMTP Relay (Smart Host) Now Available for SolVPS Clients

We provide a central SMTP server, also called a mail Smart Host, to relay e-mail outoing from our network. If your software supports configuration of a SMTP host, you may send mail through our relay. The main benefits of using an enterprise relay are security and guaranteed delivery of your e-mail messages.  For more information about connecting your server […]

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How to use Web RDP in our Control Panel

Our Secure Client Panel provides a built-in Web Remote Desktop (RDP) feature. Web RDP acts as a remote server console, where you can view the server desktop even if network connectivity is interrupted, or if the server is booting up. Read on for a walkthrough of the process to connect to your remote Windows server or […]

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How to use RDP (Remote Desktop) on Windows 10

If you are using Windows 10, the best way to connect to a Windows server is Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection, also called RDC. Read on for a walkthrough of the process to connect to your remote Windows server or Windows VPS: How to Connect 1. Open the Start menu and search for “remote desktop”. You should […]

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What are SSD storage and RAID10? Why are they important for hosting?

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 […]

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cPanel: How to Backup or Dump MySQL Databases via SSH

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 […]

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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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