Web Hosting Tips & Resources From NameHero
A while back I’d written about how to reduce your Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) to zero by loading your site on an ultra-low connection and see what moves around. However, even after getting a CLS of 0 seconds on the Google testing tools, I was still getting a high value in the search console that […]
Last month, I subscribed to Cloudflare Pro to test it out. As you might be aware, I’m a huge fan of Cloudflare as they provide a free service that is unmatched even by many paid providers. I’ve been considering upgrading to Cloudflare Pro for a while just to kick the tyres, but haven’t really found […]
Updated: 6/20/2023 When I launched NameHero in 2015, we focused heavily on the Reseller Hosting market as many of the “big brands” had been acquired and had seemed to lost focus in helping Resellers become successful. It’s never too late to start a Reseller Hosting business! What Is Reseller Hosting? Reselling web hosting essentially allows […]
Google has a habit of throwing everyone into a tailspin with their announcements. For years, they’ve played coy with page speed, only hinting that it might be a ranking factor – and not a particularly important one. Last month however, they announced in a blog post that their “Core Web Vitals” will be officially integrated […]
In part I of this series, I explained how to generate a private/public key pair and upload the public key onto your server. Now we need to configure everything to make it work. Step 1: Paste the Public Key into “authorized_keys” The “authorized_keys” file contains all the public keys that we trust. In part I, […]
After changing your SSH port number and disabling root logins, the next step in server security is to use SSH keys for logging into your server instead of passwords. SSH keys are special files that come in pairs – one resides on your server, and the other resides on your computer. When properly setup, SSH […]
If you haven’t already done so by now, read my earlier tutorial on how to change your SSH port on a NameHero VPS. But that’s just the first step in hardening your server! There’s a lot more to be done. And probably the most important step is to disable root SSH logins. In this tutorial, […]
An important component to troubleshooting code on your website is to check the PHP error log for errors. This is where PHP warnings and/or errors are displayed. One question we often get from clients is How do I enable the PHP error log in cPanel? This simple process will allow you to monitor errors and […]
Opening and closing ports is an essential aspect of network security. A webserver can “listen” on any number of ports, but that doesn’t mean it should! In fact, it shouldn’t listen to most of them. Certain services like SSH are standardized to listen on specific ports – in this case, 22. As a result, port […]
Understanding how to alter permissions to files on your server is imperative in creating a functional website. There are many scripts and applications that require certain permissions in order to function properly. Being able to alter the permissions to files is now easier than ever as it can be done directly in File Manager by […]