While SSH (Secure Shell) is a really useful and secure way to communicate remotely with your server, it can also be a security breach if configured incorrectly. Most of the time, hackers use port scanners and brute force attacks to invade your server.

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But as efficient as they can be, forum softwares such as vBulletin can use a lot of resources, especially if they’re getting a lot of traffic. One of the best way to lower the load your server is by using a Content Delivery Network such as MaxCDN.

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As most of you know, Wordpress 3.3 has been launched a couple of days ago, adding new features such as a drag-and-drop uploader and a new toolbar. But while the upgrade to WP 3.3 may go well for most bloggers, there are some precautions you may want to take before upgrading.

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This tutorial explains how to take advantage of XCache to increase the speed and performance of your Wordpress blog.

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cPanel makes it dead simple to install a CMS, particularly WordPress. Even if Fantastico is not available, chances are your hosting service has a home-brew solution that can turn-key WordPress. This guide is intended to go beyond the normal manual.

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Lots of sites have custom error pages. This improves branding. It looks professional, and, lets face it, the default error that comes with Apache is simply useless and embarrassing for a serious web site.

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One of the most popular Linux distributions for casual use is Ubuntu. The vast majority of hosting environments are based on CentOS. The recommendation does come once in a while from a user to use their favorite desktop distro for their server. Rather than say it isn’t supported, the answer is to lease the customer a dedicated machine or VPS, and then they can install Ubuntu.

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Needing to install apps from source (meaning downloading the raw source code and compiling it) is rare, but it happens. The obvious benefit is that if you have the source code, you can make changes to it.

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