Question: If I go with Microsoft Azure will I save money compared to regular web hosting? Answer: The answer will vary depending on what your specific web hosting requirements are. If the reason you are choosing to host your website with Microsoft Azure is because of the price. You will notice that the pricing is […]
Question: How many megabytes in a gigabyte? Answer: There are 1000 megabyte in 1 gigabyte. 1000 megabyte (1 MB) = 1 gigabyte 1000 gigabyte (1 GB) = 1 terabyte 1000 terabyte (1 TB) = 1 petabyte 1000 petabyte (1 PB) = 1 exabyte When it comes to data transfer or disk space. Most web hosts […]
Question: What is null route an IP address? Answer: If your web host told you that they would null route your IP address. This means that your IP address is no longer accessible from the internet. This also means that anyone trying to visit your website would not be able to reach it. If you […]
Question: Do cloud providers offer different pricing based on where the datacenter location is located? Answer: Yes, take for example the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. If a customer were to order up a virtual machine from Microsoft Azure the pricing can vary depending on which region the customer selects. Take for example if the region […]
Question: Why do some web hosts don’t show the prices for their web hosting service on their website? Answer: If a web host you are interested in getting service from does not display the pricing on their site. There can be a few different explanations. The first is the web host is targeting medium to […]
If you need to transfer files from one Linux server to another and are working from the command line. You can use the following scp command to achieve your task. If the remote server is using the standard SSH port than you can remove the -P 245 part. If the remote server is using a […]
Use the following command to extract a .tar.gz archive file. The following command will extract the .tar.gz archive file in the directory that you are working in. tar -zxf whatever.tar.gz If you want the .tar.gz archive to extract the contents to a specific location then replace /home/saveme with the exact location. tar -zxf whatever.tar.gz /home/saveme
If you are using the terminal or console to manage your server (most Linux distributions) and want to create a .tar.gz archive. Use the following command to create the archive of the file or folder. Replace /home/whatever with the full location to the directory or folder that you want to archive. Change the custom-name-for-archive.tar.gz to […]
Question: Are there any web hosts that accept Bitcoin as a form of payment? Answer: Yes, there are a lot of different web hosts that accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. Depending on what kind of web hosting (shared, VPS, or dedicated) they do exist. If the web hosting provider that you are interested […]
There are a few websites online that you can use to find out how the overall health of the Internet at anytime is. These websites monitor and record how the flow of traffic going in and out of different regions and countries are faring. 1. Internet Traffic Report (internettrafficreport.com) – shows you different parts of […]