All Entries Tagged With: "Linux"
Battle of the Giants: Linux and Windows Compared
In the world of superior web hosting, there’s really only two main competitors as far as your operating system goes—unless you’re willing to be some kind of mad scientist, that is. Essentially, every webmaster must face the same battle during the earliest span of their career, staring at that blank server box while wondering, “Should [...]
coLinux: can Linux and Windows co-exist?
The logo for Cooperative Linux, more popularly known as coLinux, sums up the attempted approach to the platform. Placing the Windows logo and Linux penguin in opposite ends of the yin yang summarizes not just this software, but the problem it is attempting to address. With a few UNIX, Macintosh and scattered other exceptions, the [...]
Linux and E-Commerce: The Top 5 Best Hosts for Two Long-term Trends
Let’s mix up two of the biggest of web hosting trends for this Top 5. Linux is quickly becoming the operating system of choice for many webmasters. It goes without saying that where there’s web hosting, there is a need for E-Commerce. Given the enhanced reliability and added security that comes from a Linux server, [...]
Linux Server Logs Explained
It’s a jungle out there, and when things go wrong in web hosting, they often go terribly wrong. It’s a tragic fact of life that not all technology is full-proof (or fool-proof) but just because you’ve encountered a problem doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. In fact, with the handy help of a [...]
Linux Web Hosting – What Makes it Click?
Linux Web Hosting is appropriately named. Websites built using the Linux operating systems are said to be hosed on Linux, as simple as that! Some features of Linux web hosting make it a great choice for people looking to develop web sited to establish their presence in the expansive online markets. Linux allows users access [...]
Linux VPS, Virtual Hosting, XEN VPS Hosting, CPanel VPS Hosting or Managed Hosting Services
Hey there, Before I update regarding my continued experiences with Xen, KVM, Varnish, FreeBSD and all the other (exciting) things that I do, I thought I’d remind anyone here who is looking for linux vps hosting, virtual hosting or specifically xen vps hosting or even cpanel vps hosting to check out our company website : [...]
Understanding Unix and Linux File Permissions
Unix-like operating systems (Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, and others) use the standard POSIX file permission system for user and file security. It is simple yet powerful, and while there are other more complex options, such as ACL, these basic Unix permissions are sufficient for most web hosting dedicated servers. In Unix permissions, there [...]
Expanding Linux Portfolio, Oracle Acquires Ksplice
(The Hosting News) – Making big news in the area of Linux, database management company Oracle today announced that it has acquired Ksplice, a Linux security updater. The acquisition gives Oracle an expanded portfolio in the areas of diagnostics and security updates for Linux. Oracle offers its own open source operating system known as Oracle [...]
