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How to Change the System Timezone on your VPS (Linux/Xen/KVM)

By SolVPS | Published: December 4, 2014

Changing the timezone in your Linux VPS, or other Linux system, can be easily done via shell. Log in to your server, or open a terminal/console on your desktop, and use the following command to setup your preferred timezone: ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central /etc/localtime   You can explore the folder to see available timezones: ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/   […]

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Changing the Default RDP Port on a Windows VPS (Server 2012, 2008, 2003)

By SolVPS | Published: December 3, 2014

Port 3389 is the default port for RDP on Windows systems, but you may wish to change this due to your network configuration, or for security. After logging in to your Windows VPS with remote desktop, follow the steps below to update the RDP (remote desktop protocol) connection port: Start Registry Editor by using Start […]

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How to Install & Configure Mod_Security on cPanel/WHM VPS

By SolVPS | Published: November 30, 2014

In this guide, we will show you an easy way to install mod_security on a cPanel VPS, including rules to protect from MySQL injection and web attacks. Mod_security is a web application firewall module for Apache web server, and can provide extremely safe protection against web-based attacks, when configured properly. This guide requires cPanel/WHM to be installed on your […]

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[How to] Upgrade .NET Framework on Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 VPS

By SolVPS | Published: August 20, 2014

If you are using a Windows Server 2008 R2 system, or an earlier OS, you might find that you need to upgrade .NET Framework to the latest version. Fortunately, the process is simple. Follow this link from your Windows VPS / Windows server to download the .NET Framework 4.5 update package directly from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653 The […]

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[How to] 301 Redirect with .htaccess (Apache/cPanel/Linux VPS)

By SolVPS | Published: August 18, 2014

A 301 Redirect, or permanent redirect, is a useful tool for redirecting traffic from one webpage to another. The benefit of the official 301R is that it is Google-approved and SEO friendly. Typically Google will recognize the permanent redirection, and will adjust search results and indexed pages accordingly. To setup a 301 Redirect requires access to your […]

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[How to] View RDP Access Log IP Addresses in Windows VPS

By SolVPS | Published: August 16, 2014

You might find yourself wondering how to view IP addresses that have accessed RDP on your Windows VPS, or how to review the RDP access log to see who logged in last. This quick how-to will show you how to use the Event Viewer in Windows Server. First, open Event Viewer (you can search in the […]

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How to Install Installatron for Free on a cPanel VPS

By SolVPS | Published: August 15, 2014

Installatron is a one-click application installer. If you use a cPanel VPS, Plesk VPS, or another control panel, application installers like Installatron are extremely convenient for automating installations of software like WordPress, Magento, shopping carts, MediaWiki, forums, and hundreds of other applications.   What’s more, you can install Installatron free on your cPanel VPS or server. […]

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Installing XAMPP on Windows VPS (Server 2012 or 2008 R2)

By SolVPS | Published: August 12, 2014

XAMPP is a web server distribution based on Apache. It is composed of completely open source software, and supports installation on multiple platforms. We love using it with Windows 2012 VPS and Windows 2008 VPS systems, because the install process is simple – just download and execute the installer. Navigate to the following page from […]

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How to Install cPanel VPS Optimized via SSH (CentOS Linux)

By SolVPS | Published: August 10, 2014

cPanel VPS Optimized is a highly functional Linux server control panel. It is commonly used to host websites, provision reseller and web hosting accounts, and perform hosting-related maintenance.  It’s very easy to install cPanel on a VPS with SSH. You can accomplish it with a few steps: Log in to your Linux VPS via SSH as the root user […]

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How to use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) on Mac OS X

By SolVPS | Published: August 7, 2014

There is no lack of support for RDP/RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) on Mac OS X. The best option for Mac OS X users to connect to remote Windows Servers, is to download the official Microsoft RDC for Mac application. We have mirrored it here for convenience: Mac RDP Downloads RDC for Mac supports all the same RDP features as […]

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