Category Archives: Security
Recently a few people asked us if there was a way they can automatically backup their site to another location. I’ve done some searching and found a script which will back up your website and FTP it to a location you choose. From here down is the PHP code for the script: // PHP script to allow periodic cPanel backups automatically, optionally to a remote FTP server. // This script contains passwords. KEEP ACCESS TO THIS FILE SECURE! (place it … Continue reading
Most web hosts don’t touch on this subject as downtime is our least favourite term in this industry and it puts off clients when they’re viewing the company site. You may have heard about the explosion at a data centre in Houston, lots of my favourite sites were knocked off line due to this such as b3ta.com and… erm… ok… I live on b3ta when I’m not replying tickets … Anyway, around 9,000 servers and who knows how many websites … Continue reading
Have you ever been looking for a new domain, found it is available, then the next day you’ve gone to purchase it and found it has been registered? I’ve noticed this happen a few times recently and think you should be aware of this practice as it isn’t talked about that much. This is called ‘domain tasting’. It seems a number of whois services are infiltrated or run by companies who will go ahead and register certain domain names if they … Continue reading
