When it comes to buying a SSL certificate you should shop around for the best price. Depending on the type of SSL certificate that you website may need. It won’t hurt to compare the prices from different vendors to see who has the best price. There is no reason why you should limit yourself to […]
Restarting SSHD on a Cpanel server
If you need to restart the SSH daemon on a server running with Cpanel. The command to execute is: /etc/init.d/sshd
Viewing your EXIM mail transfer agent error logs
The location for a typical server that is using Cpanel with EXIM as the mail transfer agent (MTA). Log location for EXIM: /var/log/exim_mainlog /var/log/exim_rejectlog /var/log/exim_paniclog
Courier and Dovecot mail log location
If you are using a server with Cpanel and need to know the location to view your Courier or Dovecot mail log. The log location is: /var/log/maillog
Apache error logs with Cpanel
If you are using Cpanel with Apache as your web server and need to take a look at your Apache error log. The location for the Apache web server error log is: /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log /logs/error_log
How long does it take to setup an account?
The answer to this question varies. Depending on the web host that you choose to order service from. The setup time can be in a matter of a few minutes to a few days. Typically web hosts will screen their new customers during business hours but if the web host uses an automated system for […]
How to restart Apache
If your web host is running Cent OS with Cpanel the command to execute in your command line is: service httpd restart you may also run: /etc/init.d/httpd restart If your web host is running Ubuntu/Debian the command to execute is: service apache2 restart you may also run: /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Will my website go down on Black Friday?
No, generally speaking your website should not go offline on Black Friday. If you are using shared web hosting and your next door neighbors are ecommerce sites. The ecommerce sites may get a surge in Internet traffic. That traffic should not result in your website going down. The web server that hosts your website may […]
Where is my datacenter?
If you want to know where your website is physically hosted. You may need to inquire with your web host. Your web host would know what datacenter location and the datacenter facility that your website is physically residing on. You may also do a traceroute from your computer to your website. The best way thou […]
Who is Odin.com?
Earlier this year Parallels the company behind Plesk and Virtuzzo created Odin.com. Odin.com is a part of Parallels.com’s business that manages and oversees the company’s server products. While Parallels focuses on virtualization technologies. Odin.com = Parallels but a different name. The same Plesk and Virtuzzo (VZ) products are supported by Odin.com now. Same company but […]