Server Management and Support Tricks

CentOS-7 : Commands and Configuration files

by Bella September 11, 2022

written by Bella

CentOS-7 is now powered by version 3.10.0 of the Linux kernel, with advanced support for Linux Containers and XFS (is a high-performance 64-bit journaling file system) as the default file system. It’s also the first version of CentOS to include the systemd management engine, the firewalld dynamic firewall system, and the GRUB2 boot loader. CentOS 7 supports 64 bit x86 machines. MySQL has been switched with MariaDB. 1. Systemd Systemd units : Systemd file locations: Directory Description /usr/lib/systemd/system/ Systemd file distributed with installed RPM package /run/systemd/system/ Systemd unit file created …

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cPanel

Forcefully refreshing disk space usage directly from cPanel

by Bella September 7, 2022

written by Bella

If user disk space usage is reflected incorrectly or not updating in cPanel, there is a way to force refresh the disk quota of cPanel directly from cPanel dashboard. We will be able to remedy this by refreshing the cPanel cache for this user. This can be done by removing the /home/username/.cpanel/datastore directory, which will be recreated upon the next access of that account’s cPanel. ======== Login to cpanel->file manager -> ensure show hidden file is enabled. Go to /home/username/.cpanel Rename datastore/ to something else Then click disk space usage, …

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web hosting

7 Benefits of Outsourced Web Hosting Support & How to Choose the Right Partner

by Noyal S August 31, 2022

written by Noyal S

Managing web hosting operations can be challenging, especially as businesses grow and customer expectations continue to rise. From server maintenance and security management to troubleshooting technical issues, handling every aspect of web hosting internally demands significant time, expertise, and resources. For many businesses and hosting providers, outsourcing web hosting support has become a practical solution that allows teams to focus on core business activities while ensuring reliable technical performance. At the same time, building and launching websites has never been easier. With accessible domain services, advanced hosting platforms, and powerful …

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AWS

AWS Fargate Monitoring: Benefits, Pricing & Competition

by SupportPRO Admin August 24, 2022

written by SupportPRO Admin

In older days applications were performed totally different from today’s world they were working fragile, slow, and lacked automation. Developers would install the packaged software manually with the help of file transfer programs, and application code deployed on the servers. The servers had a name and tags when a server went down, everybody struggled to resolve the problem and bring business back online. New releases take some time to roll out, and businesses could afford minutes or even an hour of downtime. Due to the heavy demands for faster, highly …

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General Topics

MariaDB vs PostgreSQL vs MongoDB : Comparison

by Bella August 2, 2022

written by Bella

MariaDB is considered as the fork(replica) of MySQL database. It was developed by the same developer as that of MySQL except for the fact MariaDB offers many more additional functionalities to the MySQL engine. PostgreSQL is an alternative to MySQL working on ORDBMS (Object-Relational Database Management System). As a database server, its primary function is to store data, securely and supporting best practices, and retrieve it later, as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network. The …

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Technical Articles

Phusion Passenger Server Explained

by SupportPRO Admin August 1, 2022

written by SupportPRO Admin

Phusion Passenger is a free web server and application server with support for Ruby, Python and Node.js. It is designed to integrate into the Apache HTTP Server or the Nginx web server, but also has a mode for running standalone without an external web server. Phusion Passenger supports Unix-like operating systems, and is available as a gem package, as a tarball, or as native Linux packages. Passenger and “Rails server” The Ruby on Rails framework provides a built-in server tool, which can be accessed with the ‘rails server‘ command. The …

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Miscellaneous

Ansible Semaphore – A brief Introduction

by SupportPRO Admin July 25, 2022

written by SupportPRO Admin

Ansible is a multipurpose automation tool used for workflow automation and configuration management. With the Infrastructure as Code approach, teams define and manage system configurations by specifying the packages, versions, and services that must run on a system. This method ensures consistent environments and simplifies infrastructure management.Automating workflows could involve anything from deploying software to setting up cloud infrastructure. Ansible is a Python application that uses SSH to run commands on many devices. Ansible is agentless, which makes learning how to use it much simpler. SSH access and Python installed …

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CentOS-7 : Commands and Configuration files

Forcefully refreshing disk space usage directly from cPanel

7 Benefits of Outsourced Web Hosting Support & How to Choose the Right Partner

AWS Fargate Monitoring: Benefits, Pricing & Competition

MariaDB vs PostgreSQL vs MongoDB : Comparison

Phusion Passenger Server Explained

Ansible Semaphore – A brief Introduction

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