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2021's Ultimate Guide to Web Panels: cPanel vs. Plesk vs. Webmin vs. Other Popular Hosting Management Tools

2021's Ultimate Guide to Web Panels: cPanel vs. Plesk vs. Webmin vs. Others
Many folks who need web hosting these days want the simplest method for managing servers. Many just expect that graphical-user-interfaces (GUIs) are provided with their... read more »
Posted On: 11/11/2019
How to Use the <em>sudo</em> Command

How to Use the sudo Command
On most Linux systems, there are two basic types of user accounts: The root user (which also is called the “super user”) and the normal user. The root user... read more »
Posted On: 2/11/2019
How to Install Gearman on Ubuntu 12.04

Install Gearman on Ubuntu 12.04 in 5 Simple Steps
Gearman is a fantastic, open-source parallel task runner and/or job server. It is simple to implement and works across many different languages. In fact, you can call... read more »
Posted On: 6/1/2018
How to Unzip a File in Linux/Ubuntu

Linux/Ubuntu Help: Unzip a File
File compression can be accomplished in many different ways on a Linux system. The easiest way to determine which method to use to de-compress your file is to look at the... read more »
Posted On: 10/9/2015
How to Install Varnish with Apache on Ubuntu

Caching How-To: Installing Varnish with Apache (Ubuntu)
Varnish is an amazing frontend cache that is useful for serving static pages and reducing load on your server. In periods of high server activity and traffic,... read more »
Posted On: 10/9/2015
How to Create Backups in cPanel

How to Create Backups in cPanel
Uh-oh…website backup. Is that complicated? It’s not when you have a well-designed backup wizard in a hosting management control panel. If you or your... read more »
Posted On: 6/19/2018
How to Use SSH in Linux

How to Use SSH in Linux
Computers have become the life blood of running any business, no matter the size. With the complete dependability of businesses on computers, and the growing number of... read more »
Posted On: 6/19/2018
Untar a File in Linux/Ubuntu

Untar a File in Linux/Ubuntu
Usually a tar file is also compressed using either the gZip or bZip2 compressor. We’ll cover both. 1. If Your File Extension is .tar.gz (or .tgz) If your... read more »
Posted On: 10/9/2015
How to Create Backups in Plesk

How to Create Backups in Plesk
Plesk, one of the more popular web hosting administration apps, gives you the possibility to back up the contents of your websites. You can do this either... read more »
Posted On: 10/9/2015
How to Create a Subdomain in cPanel

Creating a Subdomain in cPanel
As you’re building out your website and your brand, at some point, you may find yourself wanting to expand beyond your main domain: mysite.com. You... read more »
Posted On: 10/9/2015
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