How To Install MySQL on CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, CentOS, Hosting, Support, Tutorial 18 January 2018
Introduction MySQL is an open-source database management system, commonly installed as part of the popular LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP/Python/Perl) stack. It uses a relational database and SQL (Structured Query Language) to manage its data.…
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Get your emails up and running with cPanel

James Ensor 5wire, cpanel, Domains, Hosting, Tutorial 18 January 2018
Introduction If you have yet to create an email account for your new-car-smelling web hosting service, this is the guide for you. Getting Started Once you have received your welcome email, you will be able…
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How To Configure Apache Content Caching on CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, cpanel, Hosting, Support, Tutorial 18 January 2018
What is Caching? Caching is a method of improving server performance by allowing commonly requested content to be temporarily stored in a way that allows for faster access. This speeds up processing and delivery by…
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Web Caching Basics: Terminology, HTTP Headers, and Caching Strategies

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, CentOS, Support, Tutorial 18 January 2018
Introduction Intelligent content caching is one of the most effective ways to improve the experience for your site’s visitors. Caching, or temporarily storing content from previous requests, is part of the core content delivery strategy…
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Bitcoin Accepted for Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Virtual Servers, Dedicated Servers and Colocation

James Ensor Blog, BoxBilling, cpanel, WHMCS 30 October 2017
We have just updated all of our services so that we are now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payments for our entire range of services! Bitcoin is a rapidly growing virtual currency that has attracted…
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Bitcoin UK Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Virtual Servers and Dedicated Servers

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, cpanel 30 October 2017
5wire Networks were one of the first UK hosts to accept Bitcoin for Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Virtual Servers and Dedicated. Over the past month Bitcoin has experienced another surge of phenomenal growth! Over the…
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Now accepting Bitcoin!

James Ensor 5wire, Blog 30 October 2017
We are happy to announce that we’re now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for all of our services! Bitcoin is rapidly growing virtual currency that has grabbed headlines across the globe for it’s…
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How To Install And Configure mod_deflate On CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, PHP, Support, Tutorial 19 October 2017
Introduction Mod_deflate is an Apache module which allows output from your web server to be compressed before being sent to the client. Once the size of your site content is compressed, its size is smaller,…
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How To Back Up a CentOS 7 Server with Bacula

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Servers, Support, Tutorial 19 October 2017
Introduction This tutorial will show you how to set up Bacula to create backups of a remote CentOS 7 host, over a network connection. This involves installing and configuring the Bacula Client software on a…
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How To Install Bacula Server on CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Security, Servers, Tutorial, VPS 16 August 2017
Introduction Bacula is an open source network backup solution that allows you create backups and perform data recovery of your computer systems. It is very flexible and robust, which makes it, while slightly cumbersome to…
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