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Troubleshooting MySQL Connection Errors

Last Updated: January 22, 2026

If you are experiencing database connection errors, then look no further for troubleshooting assistance! This guide details the common causes of the dreaded Database connection error, how to find the root cause, and what to do to fix it. The commands in this article work with MySQL or MariaDB on CentOS 6 or 7 cPanel […]

What is Error Code 500 on my server?

Last Updated: October 27, 2021

When your server, whether dedicated or VPS, is throwing Error Code 500, there’s a misconfiguration issue that’s stopping the normal 200 Success messages you’d love to be seeing instead. Some 500 errors can be caused by the webserver itself due to invalid lines in say .htaccess. Other times, 500 errors can be caused by broken […]

How do I check the kernel version on my server?

Last Updated: January 25, 2022

In this article, we’re going to go over Linux kernels. We’ll show you what a kernel is and how to go about checking it and ensuring it’s up to date, but first let’s answer the common question when within a Linux environment or even any computer environment. What is a Kernel? The Linux Kernel is […]

What is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) & How to prevent it?

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

There are two types of denial of service events. You have your denial of service(DoS) event and then your distributed denial of service event(DDoS). The difference between these two is how many connections are utilized during the attack. A DoS will use a single connection to hit a website, an example being “Slow Loris”. DDoS […]