If you are running your own DNS servers than you may not want to let other people snoop around your zone files. Nameservers that are misconfigured will allow zone transfers unless the server administrator explicitly changes their settings to not allow it. What happens when someone can do a zone transfer (AXFR)? The receiving party […]
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Why has my host recently increased their pricing?
If your web hosting provider offers Cpanel and has recently announced an increase in prices then the reason is Cpanel. Cpanel is the web hosting control panel that makes it easy for non-technical people and anybody to manage their web hosting account. Many of the most popular web hosts use Cpanel. Increase depends on number […]
How to list all SSL certificates issued by certbot and how to delete one
If you are using Let’s Encrypt to issue SSL certificates for your site and want to display a list of all your SSL certificates. You can run the following if your server is using certbot. certbot certificates To delete a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate that is on your server run the following. certbot delete and […]
cPanel & WHM add experimental NGINX support
If you are a server administrator and want to use cPanel & WHM to manage your web server. The option to experiment with NGINX as the web server software instead of Apache is now available. cPanel developers have had a lot of requests for NGINX support over the years but the control panel has been […]
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What is a sub-domain?
A sub-domain is simply an extension of your existing domain name. There is no cost to create a subdomain name. Your main domain name can be for example: vnkb.com. For a subdomain you can enter your control panel and create: james.vnkb.com. This would be an example of a subdomain. A subdomain is an additional web […]
Oracle Dyn DNS pricing
Dyn.com was acquired by Oracle a few years ago. Taking a look at the Dyn.com website you can see that Oracle has now added their name/brand. It is now known as Oracle Dyn. The pricing on the Dyn website also shows three different tiers for their hosted DNS service. Dyn offers developers a pay as […]
Web Host Profile: GBHost.in
Name: GBHost.in Office location: Bangalore, India Datacenter location: India Founding date: 2012 Services and products: Domain name registration, business email, SSL certificates, shared web hosting, reseller web hosting, and dedicated servers Payment methods accepted: Credit Cards and Debit Cards for international customers. Customers in India can also pay with NetBanking and Cash Cards. Free trial: […]
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down for some users
For over two hours a large number of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus users are reporting sporadic outages relating to the respective services. Both online via the website and when using the respective apps on their smartphones. Facebook is still working to resolve the issue affecting those users who are having issues connecting to Facebook’s […]