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Server Management

Server management is the maintenance and operation of a server. While this can mean many things, the main idea behind server management is uptime. The whole purpose of a server is to have a reliable resource for users to interact with. Management of a server can vary depending on the size of the server and it’s purpose. Different types of servers require different types of management plans. The following sections discuss “standard” server management techniques. These techniques may need [...]

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Facts about Server Management Service Providers

Server management or managed service provider is in short a type of IT service company that allow users to outsource their servers, network and other hardware appliances under a delivery agreement between two parties. Most of the server providers provide managed services for their own server but some not, So you need to look for a third party provider. The third party provider owns the physical back-end infrastructure with adequate man power and provide resources to end users remotely [...]

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What is the MySQL root password on plesk server?

What is The root password for MySQL on plesk server? On server with Parallels Plesk Panel versions 8.x, 9.x and above admin password is stored in file /etc/psa/.psa.shadow. Use the following command to get the password: cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow Since version 10 admin password stored in file /etc/psa/.psa.shadow is encrypted. Use the following command to get admin password in plain text: /usr/local/psa/bin/admin --show-password Despite version of Parallels Plesk Panel you may use the following command to login to mysql with root privileges: mysql -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` In [...]

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WordPress Blog Brute Force Flood Underway !!

Recently we have seen on-going global attack on WordPress installations across every web host in existence. This attack is well organized and specially targets the file wp-login.php. Some of the ramifications of this attacks  are 1) Sites are loading extremely slow. 2) Unable to login to WordPress Admin Panel. 3) Website could even intermittently go down for undisclosed periods of time. So what needs to bed one. Here are some tips we will let you know to protect your WordPress blog. 1) Make sure [...]

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Important Factors To Consider Choosing The Right Dedicated Server

Its quite often seen that choosing the right dedicated server for webhosting is confusing specially for those people who had just put their first step in webhosting biz. Many times we’ve seen them coming on our live chats and asking for what server they should choose ? What operating system ? What should be the hardware configuration ? My site is having huge traffic, Who is the best provider in Industry ? What control panel will be better ? [...]

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What Is VPN (Virtual Private Network)?

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. A VPN uses the Internet as it’s transport mechanism, while maintaining the security of the data on the VPN. VPN’s commonly are used to connect local area networks (LAN’s) into wide area networks (WAN’s) using the Internet. Some Of The Basic Requirements For VPN 1] User Permission: Enable a user to access the VPN: To do this, go to AD Users and Computers, select the user who need to access the VPN, click Dial-in. [...]

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Website asking for Username and Password – Plesk Windows

Many times when you create a website from Plesk it works fine initially but suddenly one day you get a username and password prompt on your website and not allowing to browse the website which is very frustrating and annoying.  We have been gone through such issues quite enough so here is what you need to do. 1.) Check permissions for the domain. Open Plesk panel – Click the Domains shortcut in the navigation panel. Select the check box corresponding [...]

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How to Enabling Parent Paths (IIS 6.0)

What is Enabling Parent Paths in IIS ? Windows is the most popular platform for the developments of the various web sites. It provides the various developers with the ability to design a site with the use of the windows operating system. This platform is widely accepted because of the different technologies that it supports. Some of the technologies supported compromise of COM, Active Server Pages ( ASP ) and the latest one in the row is .net. Windows hosting [...]

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