You have a idea for an e-commerce website. Now you want to launch and you need to find a service for it. However, first you need to choose which sort of hosting service to go with. Finding such a service for your e-commerce solution, this doesn’t have to be a frightening task. With KnownHost, all […]
So you’ve been using MailChannels and need to see if you’ve been missing emails. Or you need to see if they were delivered, rejected, bounced, or quarantined. To do this, you would need to check the MailChannels Inbound Logs which is accessible from the MailChannels Console within your my.knownhost.com portal. We’re going to show you […]
The Basics Let’s talk about PHP Handlers, we’ll be going over Apache’s many different available PHP Handlers. We’ll explain what each one is, what its best at doing, and any pros and cons regarding that handler. Our wish is that this guide provides you with helpful information which is informative for you so that you […]
Top Tips to Prevent Malicious Compromises Use Unique, Complex Passwords With more than 5,000 data breaches in 2019 alone, the importance of using unique, complex passwords cannot be overstated. The Surveillance Self-Defense guide at eff.org has many recommendations regarding passwords including writing them down on paper! Top Tips Use a password generator to create highly complex, secure passwords. Use a password […]
It is important to make sure each and every password used for any type of account is strong. Before we get into how to generate these passwords, let’s go over some of the characteristics of strong passwords. Characteristics of Secure Passwords Password security is one of the key parts of security of any application, whether […]
Before you can install your SSL certificate after purchase you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and send it to your SSL vendor. If you purchased your SSL from KnownHost the CSR can be entered at my KnownHost panel. If you purchased your SSL certificate somewhere else you’ll enter it on the website where […]
A domain name system, or DNS, is how all of us access websites. It is the system that makes it possible to use URLs instead of numeric IP addresses. This makes it infinitely easier for potential clients to remember and find your site. Sometimes it requires a need to clear DNS Cache. In order for […]
How DNS Works Anyone that has ever configured their own custom/vanity nameservers will know that the nameservers must be set at both the server and at the registrar. Very few people really understand why. Understanding why means that you need to first understand a bit about how DNS works. To revisit the process of configuring your own […]
An SOA Record is short for Start of Authority. What does that mean? The SOA Record specifies authoritative information about a DNS zone, including the primary name server, the email of the domain administrator, the domain serial number, and several timers relating to refreshing the zone. Here’s an SOA Record example: The example shows a dig result […]
Every time you a host website or point a domain to a specific IP address, you always need to wait for some time till the Domain name resolves to that IP address or any DNS entry for taking effect; that particular time is considered as DNS propagation time. In this specific article, you will learn […]