Error message: * Account ‘bob@example.com’: Connecting to SMTP server: mail.example.com:25… *** SSL/TLS handshake failed *** Error occurred while sending the message. If you get the above error message in your email client logs then the issue maybe you are attempting to send the message to an SMTP server on the wrong port. Please make sure […]
Some people love the new Gutenberg block editor while some people love the old classic WordPress editor. You are probably reading this article because you do not like the new WordPress Gutenberg block editor. It may look clunky or is not your cup of tea. Either way you can switch back to the classic WordPress […]
If you see the error message “535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed:” in your logs then this means that somewhere in your email client’s setting there is an error. Your mail server is expecting a specific username and password. While your are sending either an incorrect username or incorrect password (or both are incorrect). Re-check your […]
Why do some web hosts chose to deploy or use CentOS instead of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)? The simple reason is due to licensing costs. Instead of paying a few hundred dollars for a RHEL license. The web host can download and deploy a server with CentOS for no cost. Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]
For those that may not know or remember. In about 1 month Google’s Chrome browser (one of the most popular ones) will start marking all sites without a SSL certificate as “non-secure”. To avoid panicking your users and visitors to your site. You should make sure all your sites have a valid SSL certificate in […]
Question: Does embedding videos from sites like YouTube or vimeo use up my site’s bandwidth? Answer: No, if you host your own videos than you will consume additional bandwidth usage. If you are just embedding videos from other sites than there will be no bandwidth usage from your hosting account if someone were to load […]
So what are some alternatives to WordPress? If you want to launch a new blog and don’t want to use WordPress then the following are some options to look at. b2evolution Homepage: http://www.b2evolution.net/ b2evolution is a popular alternative to WordPress. b2evolution began its roots as a fork of another content management system (same one WordPress […]
Question: What are the requirements to register a .CN domain name? Answer: The .CN ccTLD domain name extension is run by the People’s Republic of China. You can register a .CN domain name without providing any documentation if you have no plans on resolving (hosting a site or using email) the domain. Personal ID or […]
Question: How much does it cost to create a datacenter? Answer: The answer to this question will vary. You can turn a dorm room into a datacenter if you wanted to. Any room can technically be a “datacenter” if you wanted to. The cost to create a datacenter will have to include some basic costs: […]
Question: Is there such a thing as a premium IP address? What is it? Answer: Only your web host or whatever service provider that is offering the product would know the details. Most of the time a web host will offer a “premium IP” address meaning that the IP address is clean and isn’t listed […]