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Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Ensim Goodbye
SWsoft acquired Ensim but likely won't support it long-term. Time to migrate to Plesk, which offers superior quality and easier maintenance. Migration is manageable for most sites, though custom scripts may need tweaking.
Plesk 8.2 Upgrade Issues
Upgrading to Plesk 8.2 revealed minor MySQL and configuration issues, but overall success marks a major improvement. SWsoft's enhanced quality assurance since version 7.5 makes Plesk our top recommended control panel.
Good Remote Server Backups at Last
After testing multiple backup solutions including Arcserve and Acronis, we found R1Soft's CDP software. It's affordable, intuitive, and allows bare-metal restores—finally solving our dedicated server backup challenges.
How to Set Your Web Hosting Budget
Calculate what downtime costs your business before choosing hosting. That $150 monthly management service seems cheap when server failure could lose you a $10,000 client. Treat infrastructure spending like insurance against revenue loss.
Star Clients: MyYearBook and NowPublic
rackAID's clients MyYearbook and NowPublic recently secured major venture funding after we helped them overcome infrastructure challenges and scale successfully. Supporting ambitious startups through growth is what drives us, even when they eventually move operations in-house.
Plesk 8.2 DNS Server (BIND) Error
Fix DNS Server BIND errors in Plesk 8.2 after Fedora Core 4 updates by regenerating the rndc key with proper formatting, then updating configuration files and restarting the service.
rackAID Announces Partnership with DemoWolf
rackAID partners with DemoWolf to offer flash-based hosting tutorials as add-ons to server setup packages, helping shared hosting companies enhance customer support with branded, voice-assisted instructional content for Plesk and cPanel products.
Plesk: Spamassassin Hanging
Slow email delivery on Plesk 8? Missing SpamAssassin socket files cause hundreds of spamc/procmail processes to hang, filling delivery queues. Quick fix: restart psa-spamassassin. Consider setting spamc timeout values to prevent future issues.
How to Fix Red Hat RHN Registration Errors
Encountering Red Hat RHN registration errors? There's a bug in rhn_register causing InvalidDefaultError. Skip the broken tool and use rhnreg_ks with your username and password instead. This workaround successfully resolves the command-line registration issue.