A content delivery network (CDN) is a system of servers spread throughout different data centres located around the world. This proxy server network is ideal for extending your website’s reach or expanding the customer base of your web application. Using such a network means that your web server connects to many other servers. And with…
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Your own knowledge base wiki software
For over a decade, the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has been the first stop for millions of internet users for information about all kinds of topics. Since its inception the website’s structure has remained unchanged: based on a simplified content management system, or wiki software, any permitted author can create and edit articles directly in their web…
CMS without databases: the simple solution for small web projects
Finding the right content management system (CMS) for a web project is sometimes easier said than done due to the vast number of options. The more powerful a content management system is, the more complex it is to use, which results in more requirements for the administrator and hardware to adhere to. Whereas large CMSs, such as…
Plone – the secure and user-friendly CMS
The content management system (CMS), Plone, first appeared in 2002 and is built with the programming language, Python. Plone is based on the Python-based web application server, Zope, and its content management framework (CMF). By using the external framework archetype from Zope, users are able to easily develop extensions for both Plone and Zope. On GitHub,…
Four reasons to switch to cloud hosting
It is becoming increasingly common for medium-sized businesses to rent IT resources from professional hosting services, rather than buying them outright and having to supply their own specialists for maintenance. Some enterprises have even gone one step further and decided to use the processing power and storage capacity of an external hosting service, the two…
8 Reasons VPS Hosting is Best for Growing Websites
Congratulations. The good news is that your website has become really successful. You’re getting thousands of visitors a day and your sales have steadily increased. As a result, you’ve got plans to extend your site, add new features and launch a new marketing campaign to bring in even more traffic. But there’s a problem, your…
How to tell if You Need a Dedicated Server for Your Web Hosting
Most websites begin their journey on a shared hosting solution. You can even customise the server’s configuration to suit your own needs, so your applications perform even better. And by not sharing a server with others, you increase both security and the potential impact of having a neighbour that hogs all the resources. While dedicated…
Basic Features of Free Web Hosting
Looking for a free web hosting solution is an imperative decision. Try to identify a reliable web host can be a daunting task especially with so many service providers and options available nowadays. Throw in the feature sheets and promises, the task can be that much more intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. Let’s…
WHAT TYPE OF HOSTING DO YOU NEED?
There are many web hosting options available nowadays: free web hosting, shared hosting, dedicated server, and the list goes on. All these options serve the same purpose, which is hosting your content so that it can be accessed and viewed by people on the Internet. The major difference is how each is structured as well…
How PHP powers WordPress in Webhosting
With over 60 million websites and counting, WordPress is a monumentally popular choice when it comes to content management. Open source, simple to learn and highly customisable, it’s easy to see why WordPress is so widely embraced. But many users might be unfamiliar with the programming language that underpins so much of what WordPress has…