Greetings,
We have resolved a small issue with https://panel.solvps.com, our VPS management interface, which had been causing SSL validation errors in some browsers. It should now be fully compatible in all browsers, without issuing warnings.
There have also been some minor updates and bug fixes to the panel today, mostly cosmetic.
We welcome you to contact us if you notice a bug, or would like to request a new feature.
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 website’s files. Log in with FTP or another method, and follow the steps below:
1. Look for a file called .htaccess in public_html, the web directory of the website/location you want to redirect from. You may need to enable View Hidden Files to see .htaccess. If it does not exist, create it.
2. Add this line to .htaccess to setup a 301 redirect for a specific page:
Redirect 301 /old-file-name.html /new-file-name.html
3. Add this line to 301 redirect a directory:
Redirect 301 /old-directory-name /new-directory-name You can also 301 redirect to a new domain:
Redirect 301 /old.html http://www.newdomain.com/new.html After adding the appropriate line (called a rule), save the .htaccess file. The changes should go into effect immediately. This process should be the same on any cPanel VPS, or other Linux server running Apache.
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 Start menu). Then, navigate to:
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager
Under that view, double-click to open the ‘Operational’ view. You can double-click the entries to see more information about when they were logged, including the origin IP address:
This process applies to:
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. The software can run perpetually in a trial mode limited to 1 domain. If you need to install apps on more domains on the same server, the multi-domain license costs only $4 (and, of course, you can ask us for it).
On to the installation. Simply access our VPS or dedicated server as the root user, and execute the following commands:
wget http://data.installatron.com/installatron-plugin.sh chmod +x installatron-plugin.sh ./installatron-plugin.sh -f
That’s it. If you use cPanel, you should now find Installatron available in the Addons section of the admin interface (WHM).
This applies to:
What is SSD VPS hosting? How is it different from other virtual server hosting?
Solid-state drives, or SSDs, are new storage devices based on 100% flash-based memory. They supersede disk-based HDD storage in speed, reliability, and other areas. Our virtual server hypervisors are connected to pure SSD storage arrays that power each virtual server. Arrays utilize RAID10 storage-mirroring technology to maintain data parity and throughput performance.
SSD VPS hosting has some key benefits over traditional VPS hosting:
If you run any of the following, we highly recommend switching to a SSD VPS:
These are just a few ideas. As the newest and best-performing technology available, solid-state storage can benefit any application, and we recommend it for all websites seeking the best available performance.
Check out our Linux SSD VPS and Windows SSD VPS hosting services for an idea of how to move your website or app to SSD virtual server hosting.
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 your Windows VPS, and download the proper installation .exe: https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
Open the .exe to begin the installation. XAMPP will fully automate the installation and basic setup of:
Once the installation completes, you can begin configuring your websites with software like WordPress or Joomla. XAMPP will install FTP, so you can upload files with any FTP client.
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:
yum install -y perl;cd /home;wget -N http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/latest;sh latest;/usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
The last part of the command will automatically check for and verify the server’s cPanel license. If you do not have a license, you can still install WHM/cPanel, but the licensing command will fail and cPanel will continue in trial mode until verified. (Should you need help getting a license, just ask us!)
This article applies to:
Just a quick update that we have updated our CentOS VPS build templates for the final 7.0 release. The new OS is available in the VPS Panel, and for new Linux VPS orders.
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 Windows 8 and Windows 7 clients:
In addition, there is a newer of Microsoft RDC for OS X 10.7 and above, though it must be downloaded directly from the App Store in OS X. It includes a few new features, and support for Microsoft RemoteApp:
We also recommend the open-source application CoRD for OS X, which can be downloaded from here (Sourceforge). We think CoRD is possibly the best RDP client for Mac users, but we will demonstrate a connection to a Windows VPS with Microsoft RDC.
Whichever client you choose, the connection process will be similar. Open RDC and enter the IP Address of your RDP VPS or server when prompted for ‘Computer’:
At the next prompt, enter your server login information. The username is often “Administrator”, and you can leave the ‘Domain’ field empty in most cases.
You might see a warning like the one below, “The server name on the certificate is incorrect.” This is OK, and usually means that you are connecting directly to the virtual server’s IP address (rather than hostname), or your local computer does not have the remote certificate downloaded (not required). It’s OK to continue.
That’s it! Now you should see the desktop of your remote virtual server:
Use the same steps above to connect with RDP to Windows 2012 VPS, Windows 2008 VPS, and Windows 2003 VPS systems, or other Windows Servers.
We hope this guide has been useful. If you have any questions about connecting to a Windows Server or PC from Mac OS X, please contact us!
Greetings,
This week we have completed several updates to our service and website. We are most excited to announce the availability of low-priced SSL Certificates from Comodo, GeoTrust, and Symantec/VeriSign, which can now be found in the store and under service Add-ons.
Pricing information:
In addition, we have updated the Secure Client Panel with a new Domain Manager, a bulk domain search tool, and easier navigation to Services and Add-ons.
As always, we hope these updates enhance your experience with our service, and we welcome any comments or suggestions.
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