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The Company You Keep: Shared Hosting Security
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE You have probably heard the myriad of expressions that describe this phenomenon. Phrases such as, “in the wrong place at the wrong time,” “guilty by association”, and “judged by the company you keep”, all refer to a very real life...

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5 Ways to Save Money on E-Commerce Hosting
Monday, April 30th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When it comes to e-commerce hosting, you could end up paying a lot more than the just the price of hosting service. There are often fees for using a dedicated IP address, a fee for the SSL certificate, fees (sometimes...

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How to Setup Reverse DNS in WHM
Saturday, March 10th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the often overlooked aspects of web hosting is reverse DNS. A website will not connect to users who type in a domain name if the forward DNS does not identify the IP address associated with it, but some...

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Understanding the Dangers of Open Relays
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the most horrible experiences you can have is to be accused of something you know you did not do. Imagine if one day the police showed up at your door and told you that you were under arrest...

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How to Setup Remote MySQL in cPanel
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE MySQL is an open source relational database management system that is among the most popular on the web. Typically, web hosting users access MySQL through their web-based control panel or through a free web application, such as phpMyAdmin. More advanced...

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Partnering on Secure Certificates for Your Hosting Customers
Friday, May 20th, 2011THN News  
ARTICLE The need for a secure socket layer connection is vital if you accept credit or debit card or similar sensitive information and transactions through your website.  If you are setting up an online business or will conduct online transactions you...

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