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Running a Dedicated Server – Part II
At this point you have probably configured your dedicated servers within the box, particularly your FTP, HTTP, or any other protocols that you may have needed. With that being the case, you are ready to move on to account packages, and there are quite a few things that you will need to do in this dedicated hosting scenario. Running dedicated servers is never easy, and you will need to stay on top of things if you wish to have any measure of success.
With that being the case, it becomes very important to start with the configuring of account packages. Different accounts and payment tiers will need different packages with the higher packages resulting in greater access to the server. It may take some time to configure these, but the right dedicated hosting package will actually make it quite easy.
In addition to the account packages, you will also find that you need to configure and assign FTP permissions. Disk space limitations must also be put into account, and it is of vital importance that you never let one single user utilize the entire disk at once as this can be fatal. There are many other items that need to be configured such as data transfer rates and of course the number of e-mail forwards.
When you are configuring your server, you should understand that security leaks and holes may very well occur, and you can actually run a security check from your control panel. The security check on a dedicated server will examine your setup and determine whether you have any weaknesses. Take note however that while this is a great tool, you should work on broadening your understanding of dedicated hosting so that you can spot vulnerabilities yourself and stop them from the outset.
Your SSL certificate will help to determine what type of server you are running. If you fail to utilize one then you will more than likely find you have close to zero traffic simply because the lack of an SSL certificate will trip the security measures in most browsers. Make sure you configure your SSL certificate and consider any other maintenance issues as they come up.
Though many people do not like to admit it, all severs, even Linux servers will need to be rebooted from time to time. This is a fact of dedicated hosting, and as luck would have it, you do not always need to have the physical box rebooted. You can in fact simply reboot individual services such as BIND, your mail server, POP3(mail) server, and your FTP. In most cases a quick reboot will take care of any problems that you have with your services, and they may even run faster after a reboot.
These are the things you will need to know right off the bat as you are working with your dedicated hosting package. However, there are other services and features that you will need to look at and as your knowledge of the server grows, so till will your ability to aid your users and provide them the level of support that they need and deserve. The sky is the limit when it comes to running a dedicated server, regardless of the packages you need to utilize.
Article Writing Tips: The Phrase
The hardest article writing tips to learn and apply are the ones that teach us to abandon bad writing and speech habits. This is especially true of a writer’s propensity to write in the same manner that they speak in. This is never a wise idea as any transcriptionist will tell you: most people speak terribly and constantly blurt all sorts of nonsensical crap. This means that if you already speak poorly your writing will probably seem amateurish at best. This includes the use of phrases like “Should of,” “Anyways,” and one of the most common idiotic phrases of all, “Try and.” Nearly everyone uses the words “try and” in everyday speech, but this is a perfect example of poor English. And when this phrase makes its way into the writing of even very good writers it can result in the loss of the most valuable readers: the intelligent ones!
In the first sentence of this article are the following terms: “learn and apply.” Let’s compare that to “try and write.” The word “and” is an operator that indicates there are two things being combined, or that one follows the other. So in the case of the first term, we know the usage of “learn and apply” is correct because there are two specific things going on: learning AND applying.
In the case of the second term, “try and write” doesn’t yield any real meaning once you examine it. We know that there is writing going on, but what is this “try and” part mean? What does this person intend to try in addition to writing? The phrase can be broken down into its two parts to clearly see why it’s ridiculous:
*Try
AND
*Write
Don’t forget, AND is the operator that combines the two words. The “try” part of this term is vague and makes no sense: what is being tried? The phrase really means that two things are happening: one is writing and the other is unknown.
There is never a time where you could use the phrase “try and” where it would be considered correct. Instead, you should always say “try to.” Compare the following sentences and you’ll easily see the difference:
“I will try and run 3 miles later.” Or “I will try to run 3 miles later.”
“Try and get this done quickly please.” Or “Try to get this done quickly please.”
So now that you know the difference, you shouldn’t use the phrase “try and” unless you’re running a tween blog that uses words like “coulda” and “ur.” But if you want to be taken seriously as a writer, you’ll TRY TO ensure that you never write as you speak. Chances are great that once you start writing correctly, you’ll probably start speaking correctly as well.
Running a Dedicated Server – Part II
At this point you have probably configured your dedicated servers within the box, particularly your FTP, HTTP, or any other protocols that you may have needed. With that being the case, you are ready to move on to account packages, and there are quite a few things that you will need to do in this dedicated hosting scenario. Running dedicated servers is never easy, and you will need to stay on top of things if you wish to have any measure of success.
With that being the case, it becomes very important to start with the configuring of account packages. Different accounts and payment tiers will need different packages with the higher packages resulting in greater access to the server. It may take some time to configure these, but the right dedicated hosting package will actually make it quite easy.
In addition to the account packages, you will also find that you need to configure and assign FTP permissions. Disk space limitations must also be put into account, and it is of vital importance that you never let one single user utilize the entire disk at once as this can be fatal. There are many other items that need to be configured such as data transfer rates and of course the number of e-mail forwards.
When you are configuring your server, you should understand that security leaks and holes may very well occur, and you can actually run a security check from your control panel. The security check on a dedicated server will examine your setup and determine whether you have any weaknesses. Take note however that while this is a great tool, you should work on broadening your understanding of dedicated hosting so that you can spot vulnerabilities yourself and stop them from the outset.
Your SSL certificate will help to determine what type of server you are running. If you fail to utilize one then you will more than likely find you have close to zero traffic simply because the lack of an SSL certificate will trip the security measures in most browsers. Make sure you configure your SSL certificate and consider any other maintenance issues as they come up.
Though many people do not like to admit it, all severs, even Linux servers will need to be rebooted from time to time. This is a fact of dedicated hosting, and as luck would have it, you do not always need to have the physical box rebooted. You can in fact simply reboot individual services such as BIND, your mail server, POP3(mail) server, and your FTP. In most cases a quick reboot will take care of any problems that you have with your services, and they may even run faster after a reboot.
These are the things you will need to know right off the bat as you are working with your dedicated hosting package. However, there are other services and features that you will need to look at and as your knowledge of the server grows, so till will your ability to aid your users and provide them the level of support that they need and deserve. The sky is the limit when it comes to running a dedicated server, regardless of the packages you need to utilize.