Back in our early days, we used to offer Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on our hosting platform for customers who paid us a few extra bucks a month. Eventually, we discontinued it since there was a stable option available that was also free to use: CentOS. CentOS was bug-for-bug compatible with RHEL which meant […]
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At NodeSpace, we’ve always been fans of innovation – that’s why we’ve opened up PHP 8.0 to our shared hosting customers. This version introduces many improvements, one of which is a significant performance increase. Check out the release notes here: https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/en.php Feel free to start testing or developing your applications with PHP 8. You can
SSL certificates have gained a lot of importance over the last few years. 15 years ago, you really only saw SSL in a few places: when you registered on a website, when you logged into your account, and when you purchased items online. SSL wasn’t widely available as it could be expensive. You needed dedicated
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Dear NodeSpace, I just purchased a domain the other day and within the last 72 hours, I’ve received SIX calls trying to sell me SEO and website design services!! Did my domain registrar sell my information? Sincerely, Frustrated Dot Com Dear “Frustrated”, We hear you! These spam calls, texts, and emails are absolutely ridiculous and
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Domain names can be a challenge for anyone who owns a website. Back when the internet was new and relatively small, getting the perfect domain was easy. American Airlines registered the two letter aa.com. Clothing retailer American Eagle snagged ae.com. Retail store General Dollar owns gd.com. General Electric, of course, owns ge.com. But what about
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Having an SSL these days is no longer optional: it’s mandatory. Both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have began warning website visitors if they are going to enter passwords or credit card numbers on pages that aren’t secure. This comes as a measure to help prevent an uptick in recent security breaches, trying to end
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The free certificate authority Let’s Encrypt has announced that in January 2018 they will be adding support for wildcard certificates. Let’s Encrypt will begin issuing wildcard certificates in January of 2018. Wildcard certificates are a commonly requested feature and we understand that there are some use cases where they make HTTPS deployment easier. Our hope
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Chances are you’ve heard of Docker. It’s a great way to ship software in an environment that is ready to go – all dependencies, all settings, all packed in a nice container. Developers love containers, sysadmins like myself love containers, and you should love containers. So let’s get something out of the way: What is
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We don’t like to get too political, but when it comes to the Internet, this is our business. Right now in the United States, Net Neutrality is a hot topic again now that the FCC is trying to reverse the rules again. This is one of those issues that adversely affects us, you, and your
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If you have downloaded free and open source software, you’ve probably heard of a site called GitHub. Maybe your CMS software is hosted there. But what is “Git” and why is it popular and why should you use it, even on small sites? Understanding Git What is Git? To put it simply, Git is a
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