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 […]

FreeBSD 11.0 is now officially out!

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FreeBSD 11 was released on October 10, 2016. This is the actual and official 11.0 release. You can go over to FreeBSD.org to grab a ISO or install image of your choice. You should also read the release announcement here. Some tidbits from the release errata: The release announcement stated “Wireless support for 802.11n has […]

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 […]