Archive for February, 2009:
Faster Linux web servers
Linux-based websites perform better than those hosted on Windows servers, according to new research.
WatchMouse, a Dutch firm that monitors server performance, based its research on a survey of more than 1,500 European websites. The company said that although the websites it surveyed were more frequently based on Microsoft’s IIS web server platform running Windows than on Apache running Linux, the latter option performed better in terms of both uptime and load time.
The research showed a marked preference within the UK for Windows-based systems, at 59 per cent of all systems surveyed.
Linux accounts for only 17 per cent of the UK total, with Solaris at 15 per cent. BSD trailed behind at three per cent and Unix at one per cent.
Linux — Top OS in Mobile Internet Devices
Linux will be a top OS in MIDs (mobile Internet devices), suggests a report from Forward Concepts. The report, aimed at quantifying MID-related opportunities for chip makers, identifies TI and Qualcomm as well-positioned in an emergent market expected to reach 40 million unit shipments globally within four years.
Intel coined the term “MID” in April of 2007, when it launched the MID concept at its Beijing Developer’s Conference. At the time, it projected a global market of 180 million units annually in the sector by 2010.
In its 206-page report, Forward Concepts is considerably less bullish. And, in a summary report highlighting key findings, the research firm suggests that Intel may not actually dominate the MID chip vendor, despite having “invented” the form-factor.
MIDs — a battleground for ARM vs. x86?
The Dos and Don’ts of Search Engine Optimization
Discover the top 10 things you can do that can make or break your ranking with the free search engines.
If you want your online business to be successful, it’s a good idea to optimize your site on a regular basis to make sure it’s got a good position in the Web’s top search engines. However, in order to maintain your ranking, you have to keep on top of what’s happening in the rapidly changing search engine industry. The rules that affected your ranking yesterday may be meaningless tomorrow.
Read on to learn more about the latest developments in the search engine industry and what key tactics you should-and shouldn’t-use to optimize your site to make sure it gets a high ranking with all the major search engines. Plus we’ll show you the tools and resources you can use to keep it there.
The Times, They Are a Changin’
WordPress Security
Unfortunately, they’re the wrong type of people; the ones who’ll look for ways to break a site and suck all your hard work into oblivion, all because their imaginary girlfriend dumped them for a PlayStation 3 while they were busy zapping goblins with their level 32 Warlock.
If you’re using the latest version of WordPress, you’re already more secure than many, but there are still ways to be safer. Use these 8 tips to keep your self-hosted WordPress site safe. Note: most of these tips apply to general web development too.
1) Prevent directory listing
SSH login message
(By default I have this set only to the root user and no shared accounts. but it’s up to you what you do…)
Top create a login message login via root with your favourite SSH client (PuTTY!!)
and type this
pico /etc/motd
Securing Centos and cpanel from root kit
Security of your web server is one of the more important issue now a days….Risk of your server security increases with the increase in popularity of your websites and your service.. Here is an article to teach you that how you can protect your server from rootkits..
root kit hunter is one of the best root kit scanner I found in my experience..
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