by Casey Friday | Jul 22, 2015 | Hosting
I’ve not been a fan of HostGator in the past, because their VPS service didn’t work well, and the customer service was pretty bad. However! They have recently offered a new service: Optimized WordPress Hosting. How Is This Better Than Before? It makes me...
by Casey Friday | Jul 1, 2015 | Email, Hosting
Once you’ve purchased and set up your domain, you’ll want to get an email address associated with that domain name. For instance, I run this site at https://friday-next.com, and I have set up the email address: casey@friday-next.com. Setting up an email...
by Casey Friday | May 29, 2015 | Hosting, WordPress
I have been using Linode as my web host since April 2013. Before switching to Linode, I was a long-time HostGator fan. That didn’t end so well. As my needs grew larger, I moved up to HostGator’s VPS service. Even with caching enabled, their VPS server...
by Casey Friday | Feb 23, 2015 | Hosting, Online Security
You’ll need to create a CSR to give to your domain registrar before they generate the SSL Certificate (.crt file). I change directory into /etc/nginx/ssl before running these commands, so all my SSL ‘stuff’ is in the same folder. openssl req -new...
by Casey Friday | Apr 12, 2013 | Hosting
So I’ve been having a ridiculously ridiculous experience with my HostGator Level 3 VPS since January. One of my clients needed super duper email capabilities, and I thought to myself, “Hey, why don’t I just go ahead and own a VPS?” Nice...
