How to Install fail2ban with CSF/LFD in cPanel, Part 1
the Frequently Asked Questions…
- Can I install fail2ban with the ConfigServer firewall? (CSF/LFD)
- How do I install fail2ban on cPanel servers?
- How do I yum install fail2ban in CentOS 5 or CentOS 6?
- How do I configure fail2ban for a VPS or dedicated server?
How to Install fail2ban with CSF/LFD in cPanel, Part 2
the Frequently Asked Questions…
- Can I install fail2ban with the ConfigServer firewall? (CSF/LFD)
- How do I install fail2ban on cPanel servers?
- How do I yum install fail2ban in CentOS 5 or CentOS 6?
- How do I configure fail2ban for a VPS or dedicated server?
Overselling vs. Overloading: What Is Overloading? (Part 2)
the Frequently Asked Questions…
- What is overselling?
- How does overselling differ from overloading or over-allocating?
- Which hosts oversell their servers?
- Can you oversell a VPS? (Virtual server.)
- Can you oversell OpenVZ, Xen, KVM, Hyper-V, or VMware?
- Are unlimited hosts overselling?
- How does CloudLinux and BetterLinux prevent this?
Overselling vs. Overloading: What Is Overselling? (Part 1)
the Frequently Asked Questions…
- What is overselling?
- What does overselling mean for reseller hosting?
- Is overselling bad? Should I avoid it?
- What is the difference between overselling, over-allocating, and overloading?
- Is overselling a VPS okay?
- Which hosts don’t oversell?
Why Are There So Many Bad Web Hosts? (Part 2)
To most people, the internet represents the information age — an era of communication enlightenment. However, it’s also created a communication plague that has allowed the proliferation of myths, conspiracy theories, scams, and lies. And most of them were harder to do pre-internet.
For example, it’s pretty hard to fake being a Tom from Texas, when you sound more like an Apu from the Simpsons, or look like a Chen from China. Yet Tom from Texas is how outsourced support desk techs are passed off to customers. (And it’s not like we’re really all that fooled — it’s easy to see when somebody writes with ESL skills that makes Google Translate read like a literary scholar.)
And it’s not just the hosts that are a problem — they have accomplices! One reason so many people find bad hosts is because many large hosts have essentially bribed unethical website owners with large sums of money. [Read more]
Why Are There So Many Bad Web Hosts? (Part 1)
One of the most aggravating aspects of having a website is dealing with a web host. Excessive downtime and slow servers can tank your search engine rankings (and aggravate your users), while slow or gibberish tech support adds stress to your day.
But this isn’t caused by random bad luck. Poor web hosting service is a direct result of having a poor business model (or no business model), de facto lying, or cheaping out — or a combination thereof.
Avoiding bad hosts is as easy as understanding how and why bad hosts exist, as well as learning how to spot the tell-tale signs of a potentially unpleasant hosting experience. Part One of this three-part editorial series examines the issues of misrepresentation and the lack of industry oversight. [Read more]
