Long Domain Names: What Alphabet’s abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com Teaches Us (2026)
In October 2015, days after Google reorganised itself under a new parent company called Alphabet, the company registered one of…
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Domain names and web hosting explained: choosing a registrar and host, DNS, SSL, email, site migration and keeping your website fast and online.
7 Essential Server Security Software and Steps for Your VPS (2026)
Which server security software does your web server need? After our server got hacked in 2010, I learned the hard…
Website Uptime Monitoring: Free Tools and What Our 3-Year Report Showed
In July 2012 we looked back at three years of uptime data after moving QuickOnlineTips to KnownHost. A free Pingdom…
How to Turn Off Server Signature for Better Security (2026)
Every web server can announce what software it runs. Apache, for example, may add its version and operating system to…
How to Check Your PHP and MySQL Version in WordPress (2026)
In 2011, WordPress 3.2 raised its minimum requirements to PHP 5.2.4 and MySQL 5.0, and we used the Health Check…
Is CSF Firewall Blocking Your Site Traffic? Fix CT_LIMIT and More (2026)
Is your CSF firewall blocking real visitors? Are they suddenly unable to reach your website, while your server looks fine?…
Buying Expired Domain Names: Benefits, Risks and How to Do It (2026)
Thinking of buying expired domain names? Thousands of domains expire every day when owners forget to renew them, close a…
How to Backup and Restore WordPress Database (2026 Guide)
How do you backup and restore WordPress database tables when something breaks? Your database holds every post, page, comment, setting…
How to Change Cron Time on a VPS with cPanel and WHM (2026)
Need to change the cron time on your cPanel VPS so heavy jobs run when your site is quiet? I…
How to Set Up Private Nameservers on Domain Names (2026)
Want to set up private nameservers, like ns1.yourdomain.com and ns2.yourdomain.com, instead of your host’s generic ones? Private (or custom, “vanity”)…
How Page Caching Saved Our Traffic During 500 Internal Server Errors
Can a website keep its traffic while the server throws 500 Internal Server Errors? Ours did. In April 2009, QuickOnlineTips…
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How to Slow Down Googlebot Crawling (Without Hurting SEO) 2026
Is Googlebot crawling slowing down or crashing your server? It happened to us in 2007: on shared hosting at DreamHost,…
