457 results for «domain» (page 38 of 46)
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How to install nginx on Ubuntu and serve your website from a folder
On an Ubuntu VPS, you install nginx with sudo apt install nginx, create a site file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ that points at your folder, enable it with a link in sites-enabled,…
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Orange cloud or grey cloud at Cloudflare: which records to proxy and which to leave DNS only
The short answer: every record in Cloudflare’s DNS has a cloud beside it. Orange (Proxied) means visitors talk to Cloudflare and Cloudflare fetches what it needs from the server. Grey…
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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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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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Moving from WordPress.com to your own hosting: what you can take with you
The short answer: WordPress.com is a service where the site lives on another company’s servers; the WordPress you install on your hosting is the same program, but the site is…
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Which hosting plan for a salon, gym or workshop: opening hours, prices and bookings
The short answer: a local service business needs a site that answers four questions quickly: where it is, when it opens, what it costs and how to book. It is…
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Running a mail server on your VPS with Postfix: why it is hard, and the alternative
Installing Postfix takes minutes; getting the mail to reach other people’s inboxes is the real work. A new mail server, on an IP with no history, is treated with suspicion…
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A 30-minute monthly routine to keep your website healthy
The short answer: a site does not break all at once: it accumulates small faults (a plugin not updated, a form that stopped arriving, a backup that was never tested).…
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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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After you order: what happens next, and when to worry
The short answer: after you order, your service only starts once the invoice is paid. With the methods that confirm by themselves, the service is ready shortly after payment. With…





