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A helpful 404 page: what it should say and how to check it works

The short answer: the 404 page is what a visitor sees when the address does not exist. A good one says so clearly, keeps the site’s menu and shows a…

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ionCube Loader: when a script asks for it and how to switch it on

The short answer: some bought programs (themes, modules, management systems) come with their code encoded so it cannot be copied. To run them, PHP needs an extension called the ionCube…

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How a website works: from the address you type to the page on your screen

The short answer: when you type an address, the browser asks DNS which server belongs to that name, connects to that server, and the server sends back the page. In…

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A wildcard DNS record (*): what it does, and when it gets in the way

The short answer: a wildcard record, written with an asterisk (*), answers for any subdomain that has no record of its own. With it, anything.your-domain.com opens the same place. It…

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Seven questions to ask before you buy hosting, and what a good answer sounds like

The short answer: price is the question everybody asks; the ones that matter are the others. These seven show you, in ten minutes, who you will be dealing with. Ask…

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A new record that still does not exist for some people: negative caching and the SOA

The short answer: resolvers do not only store answers that exist. When they ask for a name that does not exist (NXDOMAIN), or for a record type the name does…

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Which hosting plan for a construction or trades business: projects, quotes and trust

The short answer: whoever hires a builder wants to see finished work, know who you are and ask for a quote without fuss. It is a light site with many…

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Which hosting plan for a student, thesis or hobby project

The short answer: to learn, experiment or hand in work with a website, you do not need anything big. The entry plan will do, and it lets you have an…

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A CDN only for images, video and downloads, or for the whole site: how to choose

The short answer: there are two ways to put a CDN to work. The whole site: the domain points at the CDN (through its nameservers or a DNS record), and…

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MX records in depth: priority, several mail servers and the mistakes that lose e-mail

The short answer: the MX record tells other servers where to deliver your domain’s mail. Each MX has a priority (a number) and the name of a server. Senders try…