I have been making websites for a long time now, and have used free hosting services for most of them. However, I want to be able to test my websites on mobile websites that do not have the webpages downloaded on them without having to go and actually change the content on my real website. [...]
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Can I use my computers IP address to host websites throughout my house?
March 27th, 2013 
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Web Hosting service which allows scripts to communicate to other websites.?
February 25th, 2013 Linux Hosting I want to create a website which downloads a particular file pointed by a url and save it in a mysql database daily. This data is used to serve other pages in the web sites. Does any free/cheap hosting service provides this feature? Other requirements are php and mysql support. Chosen Answer: Yes, you need [...]
How can I harden my Linux server before it goes to production?
December 27th, 2012 Linux Hosting I have a linux RedHat Enterprise version 5.4 web server I would like to add in my network to host a website. Can anyone explain to me the steps I will need to take in order to harden my server? Chosen Answer: add IPTables. block all ports that are not being used. run a Nessus [...]
What type of comuter is best for creating a web server?
November 15th, 2012 Linux Hosting I might get a new computer soon and I want one that’s good for hosting a web server. What should I go with: Mac, Windows, or Linux? Chosen Answer: 70% of internet sites are hosted on Linux servers. This is because they are the most stable and reliable and they use the least resources. I [...]
Can a Linux-based web host provide an ODBC connection to an MS Access database?
November 3rd, 2012 Linux Hosting I run a website that is hosted on a Windows server. I am hoping to shift to a Linux-based server (probably something that runs the cPanel setup, as I am familiar with it). The biggest issue is that the current website has a static database that is used to serve up information to the visitors. [...]
how can i find out if my yahoo web hosting plan is windows or linux server?
June 3rd, 2012 Linux Hosting I am creating a website in the .net framework, but searching my control panel and all of yahoo help, I can’t find the answer. Chosen Answer: It would be windows as it’s .net framework. Find out which control panel s/w is used by yahoo. It will give you a clue to access the control panel [...]
Ubuntu Linux Web developers, what platform and apps would I need to develop multiple web sites and databases?
May 16th, 2012 Linux Hosting I’m a newer-than-noob Linux user switching in from Microsoftland. Back there, I needed IIS on a Windows Server in order to run multiple dev and beta web sites simultaneously, and used SQL Server for the databases. I’m looking at switching what I do to Ubuntu now, and see they offer a desktop and server version. [...]
what is the difference between linux web hosting and windows web hosting?
May 10th, 2012 Linux Hosting hi iam rohit Chosen Answer: Aside from the OS used is different, both system sport a different tools and scripting languages used. The million-dollar question is what application are you looking to use for your hosting? Consider the tools and scripting languages you plan to use – if you use PHP, Perl or MySQL, Linux [...]
What’s the cheapest gadget with USB host ability that can run Linux?
January 29th, 2012 Linux Hosting I’m looking for a portable gadget (like a PDA or gaming device) that I can use to control a USB tethered digital camera using a free Linux application, so I can write a script to shoot complicated series of photographs. I’m looking for the cheapest gadget of any sort – used on ebay or wherever [...]
What do employers mean if I know PHP in Linux?
I mean I have used Linux – Ubuntu before, but I’m not sure what they mean if I know PHP in Linux. For example, I have installed AppServ and Dreamweaver on Ubuntu through Wine. And from there I worked just fine. But what do employers mean by this? Do I have know any special commands [...]