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Guide to WordPress

Guide to WordPress

WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems...

Free SSL

Free SSL

Our web hosting packages now include free SSL as standard. There...

Cloudbleed – Serious CloudFlare vulnerability

Cloudbleed – Serious CloudFlare vulnerability

What is Cloudbleed? Cloudbleed is the name of a serious security...

PHP 7.1

PHP 7.1

Back in September of last year we posted about the new features...

Explaining .uk domains

Explaining .uk domains

There are a number of options available to you when choosing your...

How to setup NGINX on a CentOS 6 or 7 VPS Server

How to setup NGINX on a CentOS 6 or 7 VPS Server

NGINX has a smaller draw on your VPS’s resources than its rival...

HTTPS – Getting Secure

HTTPS – Getting Secure

What is HTTPS? HTTPS is the secure version of the HTTP protocol,...

5 great PHP frameworks

5 great PHP frameworks

Software application programming is often time consuming, but...

Plesk Onyx

Plesk Onyx

The next version of the popular control panel Plesk will be...

How to disable the wp-cron.php in WordPress

How to disable the wp-cron.php in WordPress

In WordPress, a file called wp-cron.php is used to schedule tasks...

WHMCS 7 – What’s new?

WHMCS 7 – What’s new?

WHMCS 7 licenses are now available to buy from Unlimited Web...

Removing Malware from WordPress

Removing Malware from WordPress

In this blog post we will be looking at how to remove malware...

PHP 7 and OpCache – Speed Up Your Website

PHP 7 and OpCache – Speed Up Your Website

If you are looking for a significant increase in your site’s...

5 Magento Extensions for a Better eCommerce Site

5 Magento Extensions for a Better eCommerce Site

In this blog post we will be looking at 5 Magento extensions that...

Do I Need a Dedicated Server?

Do I Need a Dedicated Server?

Shared hosting is a cost effective way to get started, however as...

Preventing hackers and cyberattacks

Preventing hackers and cyberattacks

The methods and tactics that hackers use to compromise your...

Top 5 VPS Control Panels

Top 5 VPS Control Panels

Many of our VPS clients are looking for the simplest way to...

Free Ecommerce Plugins for WordPress

Free Ecommerce Plugins for WordPress

There are a number of free to use plug-ins that you can use with...

What’s new in Plesk 12.5?

What’s new in Plesk 12.5?

We recently updated the Plesk control panel that we offer with...

Installing WordPress on cPanel

Installing WordPress on cPanel

Installing WordPress through the cPanel control panel is fairly...