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Jason Potter is a Senior Linux Systems Administrator & Technical Writer with more than 20 years experience providing technical support to customers and has a passion for writing competent and thorough technical documentation at all skill levels.
MySQL Governor & DB Governor are aliases and mostly interchangeable. Database Governor from CloudLinux is a remarkable tool for keeping database resource usage under control for the plethora of sites that may be running on your cPanel servers. However, due to its nature, it throws a bit of a wrench into the process of upgrading […]
Enterprise customers are very downtime averse, even more so than the typical VPS or shared hosting customer. It is important to keep this entirely valid concern at the forefront of consideration when onboarding an enterprise client and migrating their services. The fact of the matter is website migrations can be a monumental headache. Especially for […]
Have you ever wondered how companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft keep their websites and services online 24/7/365? How do they avoid software or hardware problems that can take down applications and websites? The answer is load balancing server clusters and a strict adherence to the Plus-One Node Rule. Let’s dive in. Introduction Load balancing […]
Introduction The Apache Multi-Processing Modules (MPMs) are a set of modules that control how Apache processes requests. The MPM that you choose plays a significant role on the performance and stability of your website. In this article, we will discuss the four most popular MPMs: Prefork, Worker, Event, and Itk. We will explain the key […]
MariaDB is a free and open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is based on MySQL. It is a popular choice for web applications, e-commerce platforms, and other high-traffic applications/websites. Like most software, MariaDB can benefit from performance tuning. By adjusting certain settings and configurations, you can improve the speed and responsiveness of your database, […]
Apache is a popular open-source web server that is used by millions of websites around the world. However, like all web servers, it can benefit from some fine tuning to improve its performance. In this article, we will discuss five important aspects to help you fine tune your Apache web server for high traffic workloads […]
CPU cores and threads are two essential components of processors that can significantly impact its overall performance. A CPU core is a physical unit that can execute instructions independently. A thread, on the other hand, is a logical software unit that can run on a single core. While more cores usually translates to better performance, […]
DNS traffic is a critical component of most network connections. While it is technically possible to operate on the internet without it, it makes navigation from site to site much easier for the human mind. So it’s vital that your DNS service is always available, else visitors could not locate your little corner of the […]
Picture this, you just launched your newest product or feature on your website. The buzz surrounding your launch event is taking off. Incoming traffic is surging and orders are pouring in. Then suddenly, the website becomes unresponsive, and downright unusable. Your IT team narrows down the cause to a massive surge of incoming traffic from […]
Disasters are an unfortunate part of life. There are few things worse than losing your enterprise-grade website/application to a fire or other form of disaster. However, one of them is discovering that your Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is woefully inadequate. You stand to lose many hours and days of generating income without a solid, reliable, […]