Server Usage

NGINX is not only a popular reverse proxy option, it’s a complete standalone web server. In this article, you’ll learn some NGINX basics to get up and running on your Debian server right away. NGINX Basics For Debian Uninstalling Apache Editing Your Configuration Files (Symlink or No?) Sample NGINX Configuration For a Basic Website Sample Read More >

Laravel is a free, open-source PHP framework used for software development that can be installed on both Linux personal computers and servers. While installing Laravel via the application installer Softaculous, you may have come across an error message such as this this: Required PHP version greater than equal to 7.2.5 found version is : 7.1.3 Read More >

If you’ve interacted with the internet in any capacity you’ve seen the word cache or caching. But what is caching and why are people telling you to clear your cache? This article will explain caching and why it’s an important piece of your internet experience.  What is Caching? Clearing Your Cache Experience superior performance and Read More >

Being a good System Administrator for your dedicated hosting service can be a tedious and time-consuming chore. However, If you follow some basic principles and keep yourself organized, communicate with your users, and provide consistent service, then you can make it much easier for you to manage your dedicated hosting server. Here is a basic Read More >

Account Resource Overage This article is geared for customers who may have exceeded normal usage for their server. While upgrading is an option, many of the reasons you receive this message do not require an upgrade and can be addressed relatively easily. We have listed the top reasons that can cause high usage below along Read More >

There comes a time in every server’s life when it is time to retire. This is known as the server’s EOL, or End Of Life. This is when the hardware is either deemed outdated or it becomes too problematic to keep fixing. In these cases, we will need to migrate our customers over to a Read More >

InMotion Hosting servers are now using SSDs. SSDs or Solid State Drives are a type of hard drive that uses no mechanical parts. The memory mechanism is much like RAM with the difference being that data is saved in nonvolatile flash memory. “Nonvolatile” means that the data saved in the memory will not disappear when Read More >

Instead of skipping to how to restart your Linux server, please read on for better understanding of the pros and cons.  A demonstration on how to restart your Linux server in WHM and AMP When a PC slows down, we all know restarting it as a quick solution. This is good enough for users who Read More >

In this article I’m going to touch on why excessive amounts of CPU processing especially related to image manipulation can be a bad thing on your account. What is excessive CPU processing? On a server the CPU or Central Processing Unit can be thought of much like the brain of the machine, almost any request Read More >

In this article I’m going to discuss why having large surges in traffic going to a site not optimized for that level of traffic can lead to excessive resource usage on your account. What is a large surge in traffic? A large surge in traffic is going to be different depending on the normal circumstances Read More >