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No matter what kind of hosting plan you choose, you’re probably wondering how many domains you can host on one account. Sometimes your host will limit you to a certain number. Often, your host will let you host ‘unlimited’ domains. On paper, there is no limit to the number of sites a server can hold, […]

A content delivery network (CDN) can speed up your site and help to protect it against traffic spikes. On WhoIsHostingThis, we’ve also looked at types of CDNs, easy integration in WordPress with W3 Total Cache, and we’ve compared some of the larger content delivery networks. CloudFlare is a new CDN that won the “Most Innovative Company” award at a […]

Have you started thinking about Christmas presents yet? If you’re feeling the pressure and want to get something thoughtful without spending the earth, we might just have the answer…. Our gift idea is unique, inexpensive and doesn’t require a trip to the mall: A website, with a domain, for an entire year. Granted, a website […]

Security is a joint effort between the account holder and the host. The average hosting account has eight ‘layers’ of security. So which of these layers are you, the client, responsible for? 1. Physical Access Security starts with physical access to the machine – or the datacentre. This is solely the responsibility of the datacenter […]

When a malicious user wants to disrupt web services, they often use a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. You’ve probably heard the phrase countless times in the media. The basic idea is always the same: send so much junk to a server that legitimate traffic cannot get through. DDoS has been used against root domain […]

Have you ever stopped to think about how complex the internet really is? The web is just one piece in the puzzle, but it’s a fantastic example of technology working for us 24/7. Even more amazing is the fact that most of the web’s biggest components operate silently in the background. What Is the Web? […]

Have you read 15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging by Daniel Scocco? Point number 11 is interesting. “Shared Hosting Sucks When I started my first blogs I obviously went with a shared hosting plan, and since I couldn’t compare it with anything else I thought it was a decent option. A couple of years […]

The one thing that every webmaster seems to have in spades is passwords. We have one for our CPanel, FTP, WordPress, email, IM, Google account and every other service that we use. It can be a huge headache; any one password being defeated is a security nightmare, as no firewall can protect you against someone […]

Most webmasters secure data and sites in to protect themselves and their visitors from abuse. Most security efforts have a practical purpose. But it comes down to more: could your server be hijacked and used for serious attacks? Phishing Risks Your server, once compromised, can easily be used to host content that’s part of a […]

With Halloween over and done with for another year, it’s nearly time to to move on from thoughts of ghosts, goblins and other things that go bump in the night. But not quite. I have been running websites for over 15 years, and, in that time, I’ve had my share of hosting experiences, including the […]

The most common TLDs are .com, .net and .org. Other well-known TLDs include .us, .ly and .to. But some TLDs are so rare, you would never be able to register one if you tried. Let’s run through some of the most interesting. 1. .AERO The .AERO TLD is dedicated solely to the aviation industry. If […]

I’ve talked before about how a host/client relationship is a partnership. As customers, we spend a lot of time dreaming up ways our hosts could treat us better (faster, more reliable hosting with good service and fair pricing), but have you ever spared a second to consider what your host thinks of you, the customer? […]

Anti-piracy advocates tend to attract a lot of ire from a very tech-savvy audience. A group of users at the famous forum site 4Chan has been targeting various pro-copyright groups with denial of service attacks. Typically, denial of service attacks are annoying but little more. They work by overloading a server or firewall with too […]

Poor hosting can be a headache. Downtime, slow load times and bad support can make running a website a real chore. A bad hosting account is an anchor that can keep good sites from soaring and drown more average ones before they can improve. Here are five ways bad hosting could cause you problems. 1. […]

When you’re moving from one web host to another, the last thing you want is a break in service. Moving doesn’t have to result in downtime. Here’s a checklist for moving day. 1. New Account Setup Open your new hosting account and make sure you have all the passwords you need. Normally you’ll get the […]