10 Free Web Hosting Control Panels

Most of the web designers/developers, within time, begin to manage too many websites, build resource-consuming applications and require more than a standard web hosting package. Then it comes to deciding a hosted/ready-to-use platform or own a VPS/dedicated server and host the websites yourself. Both have cons and pros, the first one requires no technical knowledge [...]

Finding all subdomains of any specific domain (DNS afxr)

It is possible to get list of all subdomains of any domain name. However, that must be allowed by the DNS Server. This is called AXFR. Step One: Getting authoritative nameserver(s) from linux shell dig domainname.com Now check the output in authority section. Let assume it is ns1.somehost.com. Now use the dig command as follow: [...]

Some Billing and Automation Software:: Both for Linux and Windows Platform

This discussion about some Automation and Billing Software. Reading this article any one can gather necessary knowledge on Automation software. Okay lets go; AWBS AWBS – “Advanced Webhost Billing System” AWBS is a commercial web host billing system, which features a wide range of modules for automated domain name registration, web host account provisioning, and [...]

How do I find out Linux Resource utilization to detect system bottlenecks?

vmstat command reports information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and cpu activity. However, a real advantage of vmstat command output – is to the point and (concise) easy to read/understand. The output of vmstat command use to help identify system bottlenecks. Please note that Linux vmstat does not count itself as a running [...]

Where the logs are stored in linux (cPanel)?

In a cPanel server, you may find logs are often stored differently comapring a control panel less server. Even Plesk saves logs in different paths. Here is a list of services and their log path that may help you finding the logs. Apache /usr/local/apache/logs/access_log /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log /usr/local/apache/domlogs/example.com MySQL /var/lib/mysql/hostname.err hostname should be resemble your hostname.

A Comparison: Windows Vs. Linux Hosting

Linux and Windows 2000 are the types of software also known as operating systems that web servers use to perform, the kind of thing that web servers perform. The following are the guidelines to assist in the decision making as to choose which among the two: – It’s not compulsory to opt for Windows web [...]

Billing automation software:: WHMCS

WHMCompleteSolution, also known as WHMCS, is a commercial billing and automation software program developed by WHMCS Ltd. Originally, WHMCS was designed to integrate only with cPanel and WHM, a leading web hosting control panel. However, WHMCS has expanded to support additional integration with other web hosting control panels, and it now includes support for a [...]

What is cPanel?

cPanel is a unix based web hosting control panel that provides a graphical interface and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site. cPanel utilized a 3 tier structure that provides functionality for administrators, resellers, and end-user website owners to control the various aspects website and server administration through a standard [...]