Category: Guides

Is HostGator a bad web host?

HostGator is one of the largest and most popular shared web host over the last 5 years. The question of whether or not HostGator is a bad host will have varying answers. Some customers will say HostGator is the best while others may disagree and say HostGator is the worst. A lot of options There […]

What causes a high load on a server?

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There can be many things that contribute to causing a high load on your server. If you have received reports from your web host that your account is causing a high load. First, look at the number of sites you are hosting. If the number of sites is 15< than you should consider offloading some […]

Who hosts Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton?

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Both candidates for the presidency of the United States have websites. So who provides web hosting for each of the major candidates? HillaryClinton.com is hosted by Amazon Web Services. HillaryClinton.com is primarily using Google’s Gmail service for handling email. HillaryClinton.com is also using other email providers to help handle email and delivery of emails. DonaldJTrump.com […]

Do you need to use Cpanel?

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Question: Do you need to use Cpanel to host your site? Answer: No, you do not need to use Cpanel to host your website. You can use other web hosting control panels too. Cpanel is a very popular web hosting control panel that is preferred by many web hosts. This is one reason why many […]

Failed to retrieve directory listing error message

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If your FTP program had no issues connecting with your FTP server and today it doesn’t work. There maybe a minor fix. If everything was working yesterday and the error message “Failed to retrieve directory listing” began appearing today then there are 2 possible explanations. FTP software got updated The first possible explanation is your […]