Category: Web Hosting

  • How DNS Works and is Configured

    How DNS Works and is Configured

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    DNS is probably the hardest technology to understand in regard to web hosting. Is quite simple but requires some effort and testing to see with your own eyes what happens under the hood. The Domain Name System (DNS) began as a translator of IPs to domain names and the other way around. Nowadays is more…

  • Tuneup WordPress XMLRPC Security

    Tuneup WordPress XMLRPC Security

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    Since the appearance of WordPress, XML-RPC is a subject in regard to this CMS and many people thinks that it belongs to WordPress but that is not correct because XML-RPC is prior to WordPress. It was initially developed in 1998 and WordPress appeared about five years later in 2003. WordPress is also a fork and…

  • Should I use SFTP, FTP or FTPS

    Should I use SFTP, FTP or FTPS

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    When connecting to a web hosting server for file upload and/or download there are a few options. The most common are: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) FTP (File Transfer Protocol) FTPS (File Transfer Protocol Secure) But what is the difference? Well the FTP is the oldest one and is not recommended to be used because…