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Tutorial Title: How to add or remove user in Wordpress
You can manage your WordPress site users via the admin area (http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin), the Users section.

Follow the steps below to add a new user:

click.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to secure Wordpress
In this article we'll list the tips to secure your WordPress site:

Allow access to the wp-admin folder only for your IP. To do this you just need to place a .htaccess file.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to change Wordpress theme
How to change Wordpress theme
WordPress is known for a number of vulnerabilities can be used by hackers. It is also known for a blank page issue. One of the common reasons for this is a.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to password protect Wordpress
If you have Wordpress installed in the public_html folder of your account and want to password protect a folder, the protection is likely to fail due to the rewrite rules of the WordPress.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to prevent high server load after WordPress installation
WordPress blogs can be resource-consuming if you happen to experience a surge in traffic. Poorly implemented WordPress setups can place a high server load on shared servers and lead to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to add pdf file to Wordpress
This article will inform you how to add a .PDF file to your Wordpress blog and make it downloadable for the site visitors. Simply follow the below steps to add a downloadable Wordpress .PDF.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to Create New Pages Within WordPress
Log into your WordPress blog.

Once logged in, find a tab on the left side that says Pages, and click on Add New under that tab.

- In the small top box enter the.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to Create New Posts Within WordPress
Learning how to blog is very easy with WordPress. In our previous articles we have already informed you of how to create a WordPress website and how to design your Wordpress using free themes and.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to Customize Wordpress Blog
WordPress is very popular with the majority of Internet users - from novices to advanced programmers - as it is extremely flexible and can be customized manually by editing the code; If you are a.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to reset Wordpress admin password
There are cases when you need to change your Wordpress password or cannot retrieve in order to access your admin panel. In this tutorial we'll let you know how to reset your Wordpress admin.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to install Wordpress
If you would like to create a blog for your site then you can use Wordpress to do this. Actually Wordpress can be used to create not only blog but a site as well. Anyway, in this tutorial will let.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to blog using WordPress
First of all you need to sign up with a hosting company. This is needed to have the place on the server for hosting your future blog.

Once you have signed up, you will receive.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to import a database
There may be cases when you need to import a database to your hosting account or just transfer it from a different server. This tutorial will help you to import a database. The best way to do this.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to add database user
To add a user to your DB you need to go to cPanel => Databases and look for the form

There you are to type the name of the new user you want to add. Once it is done click on Create.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is my email username and password
The details required to access a mailbox from software on your computer are as follows.

The username to use to access an email account is always the full email address that you are.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: VPSNINE Features
Established in 2011
VPSNINE started its activity in 2011. For one purpose, to give to our customers and clients a quality service and a friendly and professional support and we will achive.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Changing the directory index file
On our servers the default index files are index.php and index.html. So, whenever anyone visits your website, the server opens index.php or, if it is not present, it opens index.html. If none of.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How do I block or ban someone from my website
In certain cases you may need to deny access to a user or a bot to your website. We have implemented a tool within your Web Hosting Control Panel called IP Blocking that allows you to block an IP.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What are the outgoing connections all about
The Outgoing Connections Manager is a feature developed to maximize the security of your web sites and to prevent them from being abused by any third parties for hacking, spamming or scamming.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: My site has been hacked what are the possible causes and solutions
How was your website hacked? Here are several possible scenarios:

1. If you have your FTP details stored locally on your computer, someone may have stolen them using various Tojan.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How do I reduce the CPU usage of my hosting account
The CPU usage involves the Central Processing Unit(s) of the web server the customer's account is hosted on. It is subject to some regulations. Each hosting account has a CPU usage limit, which,.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Reducing CPU usage caused by Wordpress
Often, if your account has more than one WordPress blog installed, the database server gets a lot of requests, which increases the CPU usage of your account and may get it suspended (learn more.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is a dedicated IP and do I need one
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network. An IP address serves two principal functions in networking: host or network.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What are RSS feeds
RSS is an acronym for "RDF Site Summary", "Really Simple Syndication" and "Rich Site Summary". It is a simple, standardized way to present updates from blogs (Twitter, Blogger, BlogSpot), news.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How do I build my website and what tools can I use
If you are new to website building and web design, there are different tools that we can offer you to help you build a professional looking website.

There are many different kinds of.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is SSH
SSH, also known as Secure Shell, is a network protocol that creates a secured channel which allows data to be transferred and exchanged between two hosts. Basically, the Internet in its early days.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is the difference between MySQL and PosgreSQL
As a client hosted on our servers, you have the benefit of choosing between two database solutions – MySQL and PostgreSQL (not all hosting plans support PostgreSQL, though). As a starting point for.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is crontab
The Cron Daemon runs on Unix based Operating Systems and, in essence, is closely similar to the Windows Task Scheduler. It allows you to post your own 'magic rules' for the useful, time sparing.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is SSL
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic Internet protocol that provides a secure connection (an encrypted link) between a web server and a browser. This secure link ensures that all data.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is a mailing list
In a broader perspective, the mailing list is a group of names and addresses that can be used for distributing materials such as newsletters, periodicals or advertising. In the light of our web.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How can I upload my website from my local computer to the web server
To successfully upload your website to your web hosting space, follow these instructions:

1. Prepare

* Make sure that you have enough disk space in your hosting.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Domain transfer
A domain name transfer involves a domain name that you’ve already registered with another company but wish to transfer over to us. Please refer to the article Domain registration - how do I.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What are DNS records
DNS (Domain Name System) records are used to connect the URL (web address) of a website to an IP address. The DNS records contain various lists for specific domain name settings. There are many.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is a Redirect method and what is the difference
The URL redirection is an advance feature that allows you to use several directives (methods) for the redirection.

* Redirect Directive - The Redirect directive maps a requested.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is a HTTP status code
When a request for a page on your site is sent to the server, the server will return an HTTP status code in response. This status code gives information about your site and the requested page.Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Install OpenVZ and SolusVM in one command
Below will install the 64Bit version OpenVZ kernel on your server + Start the SolusVM installer for you.

If you wish to install it on a 32Bit OS, then change ovzkernel.x86_64 to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to install ioncube
Installing ionCube Loader:

1. Download the program and store it on your server using wget or FTP.
http://www.ioncube.com/loader_download.php

2. Unpack the.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Yum commands
Here we have listed some basic but essential yum commands to run on vps servers.

Yum update - (Updates your server)

Yum update -y - (Updates the server and answers yes.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Common SSH commands
Navigating in UNIX

pwd Shows the full path of the current directory
ls Lists all the files in the current directory
ls -al Lists all files and information
ls.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to find your OS version with Scientific Linux
So you just got your new VPS server from hosting provider x, you selected Scientific when you ordered and now you have your details and have logged in to your server you think..... hang on a.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Find your OS version in Redhat
So you just got your new VPS server from hosting provider x, you selected Redhat 5 when you ordered and now you have your details and have logged in to your server you think..... hang on a.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Find your version number on Fedora
So you just got your new VPS server from hosting provider x, you selected Fedora when you ordered and now you have your details and have logged in to your server you think..... hang on a minute?Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to check your CentOS Version
So you just got your new VPS server from hosting provider x, you selected centos 5 when you ordered and now you have your details and have logged in to your server you think..... hang on a.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to create a sub domain in cPanel
In dealing with cPanel, a UNIX based web hosting software, maybe as a web designer or someone who is interested in creating his/her own website, creating a subdomain is one of the most significant.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Creating an Auto Responder in cPanel
It is nice to be able to reply to all e-mail messages while you are out in a vacation, enjoying what the world has to offer. This capability is important especially if you are planning to go out of.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to login to cPanel
Once you’ve already created your cPanel account, you can only access it through logging-in to cPanel first. After you’ve already logged in, you can now use all of its features.

This.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to use the Backup function in cPanel
In web hosting, backing up your data is important. Many web hosting services offer backups of your data on their end, which means that they automatically backup the data on your web host account so.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to setup a cron job in cPanel
Cron jobs are scheduling guide that allows a user to execute a certain script or command in their website at certain time and date. Its purpose is to handle the website maintenance web stats,.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Server Uptime in PHP
Yep, we all need to know how long our server has been online for. So, here you go, try this little gem.

Create a new file called uptime.php in your favorite editor and place this.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to secure tmp partition on openVZ VPS
You should always secure your /tmp partition, but due to the way a vps is setup, you cannot mount due to loop back issues, follow the tutorial below, and you can secure it with 7 simple.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: build a RHEL SIX rpm of nginx server
I'm trying to build a RHEL 6 rpm of nginx server. But, I get the following error:

+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note
Checking for unpackaged file(s):.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: PHP show all images in a directory n a web page
This little script will take all images in a directory and show them on a web page.


........... Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Using cPanel Disk Usage Checker
This tutorial will teach you how to use the disk usage viewer. The disk usage viewer provides a quick way to see the amount of disk space being used by folders. This tutorial will assume that you.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Create cPanel Sub Domains
On your cPanel main page, scroll down to the section called Domains. Find the Icon named Subdomains, and click on it. This will take you to the Subdomain main page. You will find a box titled.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Choosing a Hosting Plan
So you have decided to stake your claim on the internet yet you don't know exactly where to start. Lets fill you in on the process.

First every website has what is called a domain.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: LINUX Testing your Disk IO with the hdparm command
hdparm is a great tool to give yourself an idea of what sort of performance you can expect from your disks and get a little more info about them.

The most common thing to do is to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: LINUX Testing your Disk IO with the dd command
There are a few ways of doing this, one way which tests how many sequential writes your disk or disk array can do is:

'dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync'
.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to benchmark your Linux VPS or Dedicated server
So you get your shiny new VPS or dedicaated server and you want to know how well it stacks up.

So the first thing your going to want to do is grab a copy of unix bench 5.1.2 at least.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to check RAM usage on your VPS or Server
You can do this by running the 'free -m' command, a sample output is below:

free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem:.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Updating DNS with Network Solutions
Let's begin by going to the NetworkSolutions.com home page. Click on Manage Accounts. This will open the Log into Account Manager screen. Enter your Login ID and Password in the boxes, and then.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to install Webmin on CentOS
Webmin makes it much easier to manage a Linux server without logging into SSH all the time. With hundreds of modules you can manage your HTTP, FTP, and any other server with in the Webmin.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Install rsync server CentOS
Little simple to follow guide I found on my travels, thought it might come in handy to some.

Make sure xinetd and rsync is available, if not type

# yum -y install.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Upgrade Debian on a XEN PV VPS
In order to run apt-get upgrade you must first do the following:



#mknod /dev/xvda b 202 0

Edit /boot/grub/device.map:

Replace '(hd0).............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to disable IP version six
If your policy and network configuration does not require IPv6 support in RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux. How do I prevent the kernel module from loading at boot time and disable IPv6 networking?Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Minimize Software to Minimize Vulnerability
Do you really need all sort of web services installed? Avoid installing unnecessary software to avoid vulnerabilities in software. Use the RPM package manager such as yum or apt-get and/or dpkg to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Encrypt Data Communication
All data transmitted over a network is open to monitoring. Encrypt transmitted data whenever possible with password or using keys / certificates.

Use scp, ssh, rsync, or sftp for.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Installing rsnapshot On CentOS
Working for an IT Support company I needed a solution for automatically backing up a bunch of Linux servers, this guide will walk you through setting up rsnapshot on CentOS for automated rsync ssh.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Arch Linux on a SolusVM based XEN PV VPS
Arch Linux is not officially supported by SolusVM, as a result the network config is never correct when the server is first set up, you need to either edit your IP details in /etc/rc.conf via the.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to install Magento
Magento is an open source based ecommerce web application. The Magento Community Edition is the only free version of Magento available. All other versions of Magento are not free. Here is further.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to install WordPress
WordPress is a very popular free publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL for creating your website or blog. There are thousands of WordPress themes and plugins available to very easily allow.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Logging PHP Errors using htaccess
1) Create a .htaccess file.

2) Stop PHP errors from displaying on your website by adding the following lines to your .htaccess file.
# Do not display PHP error messages
.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Moving to Pipe Ten
The process of switching web hosting providers can be accomplished with minimal hassle and downtime provided certain steps are followed in order. Whilst this is not a complete or detailed guide we.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Creating secure passwords
To create a secure password that is easy for you to remember try to follow these simple steps:

* Do not use personal information. Anything that is guessable such as pets name,.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How do I setup secure webspace and the SSL certificate
To use SSL encryption on your website you will need two things:

1. A dedicated IP address
To install an SSL certificate on an account the domain must be setup with it's own.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Getting Started In PHP
What is PHP?
PHP (Pre Hypertext Processor) is a script that you write and place on a server running Apache or Litespeed that when requested will produce a HTML page that can be sent back to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to Install WordPress From Your cPanel Using Softaculous
This article will give you a step by step guide on how to install WordPress from your cPanel using Softaculous. Sign into your cPanel and follow these steps:
1) Scroll down to.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to Backup Your Website Using cPanel
This article will give you a step by step guide on how to backup your website from your cPanel. Sign into your cPanel and follow these steps:
1) Click Backups

To do a full.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Preventing Bandwidth Theft in cPanel with HotLink Protection
It takes a lot of time and effort to correctly build a website, and finding out that someone is undermining your hard work simply by stealing bandwidth from your web server can be a very.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to use FTP for File Transfer
What is FTP?
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a fast and convenient way to transfer files over the Internet. That is why many webmasters use FTP for uploading their websites files on their.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to use File Manager in cPanel
The File Manager allows you to manage your site through HTTP rather than an FTP tool or other third-party application. You can upload, create or delete files, organize files in folders and change.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: How to sign up for an hosting account
1. Goto www.webtech-central.com
2. Click on 'Sign Up' located in the navigation bar located below the 'Live Chat' button.
3. Choose a 'Username'. This will be used to log into your.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: HOW TO EASILY SELL WEB HOSTING
Basically, all the tactics listed below revolve around this key-concept:

“Web hosting becomes much easier to sell when you associate it with one or more services”.

.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Dedicated Server Verses Shared Hosting
Shared Hosting (commonly referred to as ‘Virtual hosting’ and ‘Budget Hosting’) is the most popular form of hosting and refers to web hosting services where many websites reside on one web server.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: What is the difference between Windows and Linux hosting
Windows Hosting
Not as common as Linux hosting this platform allows use of many Microsoft applications and server side script such as ASP. Commonly Windows hosting is more expensive as.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Simple Steps to get your website online
Commonly the internet was aimed at only the high flying business platform but now it's even easier than ever to get your slice of internet traffic. Simply follow these steps to get your site up and.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Dont Get Caught into the Unlimited Hosting Scam
We are here to enlighten you and help you not get caught into internet scams. The latest and greatest one going around by a lot of major hosts is Unlimited Hosting.

We all know.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: FTP to your hosting account with FileZilla
A quick FAQ on how to connect to your Pipe Ten shared hosting account using the popular FileZilla FTP client.

1. Download and install FileZilla.

2. Locate the FTP.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Setting up Microsoft Office to access email
Before you set up your email account, you need to now a couple of things.

First is the method of accessing your email which will generally be either POP3 or IMAP.

.............. Read the full Tutorial

Tutorial Title: Uploading Files Via FTP Using FileZilla
Here is a tutorial how to upload via FTP (file transfer protocol) program, i good one to use is filla zilla,

Step 1
Load filla zilla and enter the host name which is your.............. Read the full Tutorial

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