Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

In case of a scheduled maintenance which requires your Xen VMs to be shutdown on your Xen server when you are not available, the following script should can be put to use: Create a script as allvmshutdown.sh with 755 permissions and add the list of VMs as in the example script: #!/bin/bash xe vm-shutdown vm=VM1 […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

SSL is absolutely essential for any website collecting sensitive information online. On your computer, you can see it as the little padlock in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser, when you send or collect information online. If you go to an unsecured website, you transmit information over many computers and networks, practically inviting hackers […]

Updated on: 10 Aug 2023

Expressmaint utility is a very handy tool to backup and do different maintenance activities for SQL server 2005/2008 databases. You can perform various kind of administrative jobs in your SQL server database without having a in depth knowledge of SQL server maintenance facilities available with it. The jobs that can be done using this small […]

Updated on: 11 Aug 2023

If you have forgot your Plesk admin password and the forgot password option is also linked to an invalid email id, following is the method to recover your Plesk admin password for Linux and Windows Servers. For Plesk Linux: Login to your server by SSH, with root privilege and run: # cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow You will […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

PHP 5.3 introduces various new tags and deprecated certain PHP functions which were being supported till ver 5.2. We recently upgraded the PHP version on one of our servers to 5.3 and found that it broke one site which was built on ver Joomla 1.0.x. Following is a simple update to ensure that the site […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Some of our clients need help in using the domain control panel provided with the domain they register with us. So I thought it would be beneficial for them if a step by step guideline is their which makes things simpler to understand and help them do the required settings themselves. I will explain for […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

I have just returned from a holiday in Kashmir and the entire experience was worth the effort. The valley is beautiful and most of the local people are extremely friendly and courteous. Contrary to what most people would expect that this is a volatile and strife-torn region, I found the people willing to leave the […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Config Server Firewall (csf) and Login Failure Daemon (lfd) is a robust firewall solution having Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers. Although it is more compatible with CPanel we have been able to use the same for the Plesk hosting control panel also and it is running fine. Please […]

Updated on: 13 Nov 2023

When you export a VM, a complete copy of the VM (including disk images) is stored as a single file on your local machine, with a .xva file extension. The VM export/import feature can be used in a number of different ways: As a convenient backup facility for your VMs. An exported VM file can […]

Updated on: 19 Oct 2023

Zimbra Collaboration Server is a fully-featured open source messaging and collaboration application that supports email messaging,  group calendars, blackberry sync and other features using an advanced Ajax web interface that enables tool tips, drag-and-drop items, advanced searching capabilities and right-click menus in the UI. The software consists of both client and server components. Two versions […]