We leave several digital footprints all over our shared online world today. Any action you put forth in the online world, quite literally lasts forever and can almost always be found by a good search engine. Does this apply to a blog? Websites that you delete are often cached by search engines for long periods of time. I’ll take a guess and say that you most likely have a WordPress website or blog. Close to…
If you are ready to set up your first website and feel a little overwhelmed with how to get started, this blog post is for you. One of the easiest ways to set up your own website is to use the most popular content management system in the world – WordPress. Setting up a WordPress website is easy. Once you have set up your WordPress website, you will find that the platform offers various ways…
The creative world of web design is always changing for the better with new tools, functionalities, and workflows emerging to take center stage. Last year saw some promising web design tools such as chatbots, web animations and conversational interfaces come into play. As we ring in 2019, it’s time to start thinking about the web design trends that are bound to be strong front-runners to dominate this year’s web design space. Here are the popular…
What is web hosting? Web hosting (in layman’s terms) is the service of providing storage space for a website or application on a server on the internet. Once your website is made available on the internet, it can be accessed by other computers connected to the internet. How web hosting works: Web hosts are companies that rent out their services and technologies to host websites on the internet. Once the hosting company hosts your website,…
If you’re a developer/blogger who is tech-savvy and just plain adventurous, you might feel confident enough to host a domain/website on your own. That’s right, in your basement (if you live in a part of the world where most people have one) or maybe just in your own bedroom. If you think a hosting company like us wouldn’t even want to broach the topic with you–you’re mistaken! We are as geeky as some of you are and…
So before we start with the steps involved to configure a firewall in Linux, first let’s make sure we understand what a firewall is and how it works. Understanding what a firewall is and how it works: A firewall is a program that surrounds the interface between a private network and the rest of the big and (usually) bad internet. You can think of the firewall as a gateway. It follows pre-configured rules that allow…
Many people do not think a company blog is as important as content on social media platforms. Here’s a few stats that should make you think differently about corporate blogging: B2B marketers that use blogs receive 67% more leads than those that do not. Companies who blog receive 97% more links to their website Blogs have been rated as the 5th most trusted source for accurate online information -HubSpot, 2017 How corporate blogs can help…
This blog explains what the EPEL repository is and how to install it on CentOS. What is the EPEL repository? The EPEL (or Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) Repository is a free and open-source repository which provides high-quality and easy-to-install add-on packages for commonly-used software. Before we begin, here are a few terms to brush up on: Wget-or ‘web get’-a command-line utility to download content over a network Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Fedora/CentOS : are Linux…
What is SSH? SSH or Secure Shell is a powerful protocol to keep a computer network secure through strong encryption and authentication. Why use SSH? You might have multiple computers either at home or office and wish to perform the following functions : Copy/move files from one computer to another/server Remotely operate another computer’s account Move files from / to your web hosting server where your websites are hosted SSH keeps these network connections more…
While transferring a domain name to a new host is an easy 4-step process, there are quite a few caveats involved that you should know about. This blog simplifies the process for you. What we’ll cover: Important terms to know 3 easy steps to transfer your domain name How to gain a year (and not lose one) during the transfer process Before we dive into the steps, let’s take a quick look at the important…