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Our SMART server management philosophy—Standardize, Monitor, Automate, Review, Test—helps us respond faster and prevent disasters. Standardization on proven technologies delivers reliability, scalability, and consistency, allowing quick deployments and ensuring any team member can resolve urgent issues.
Time to First Byte measures how long your browser waits for server response. Low TTFB for static content suggests hardware issues, while slow dynamic content points to application or configuration problems. Use this metric to diagnose performance bottlenecks.
Don't chase flashy benchmarks showing massive performance gains. Until you identify your actual bottleneck, switching to alternative web servers or databases won't solve your speed problems. Focus on user-centric metrics instead.
Learn how to use Nginx as a reverse proxy to defend against DDoS attacks on Apache servers. Practical techniques include serving static pages, RAM disk optimization, user-agent filtering, and strategic IP blocking.
Misconfigured Apache headers, especially Expires settings, can cripple CDN performance. Without proper cache control directives, your CDN won't know how long to store files, forcing unnecessary requests that defeat the purpose of using a CDN.
Learn how to update FTP, FrontPage, and domain administrator passwords in Plesk 9 as an administrator, reseller, or domain owner. Includes a helpful tip for enabling SFTP access by assigning shell access.
Drowning in email? Learn how IMAP folders can transform your inbox chaos into organized calm. Discover monthly archiving strategies, essential folders for workflow management, and subscription tricks to keep your most important messages front and center.
Monitor your cPanel server's health using WHM's Server Status pages. Check processor info, RAM usage, disk space, CPU performance, and MySQL consumption to optimize your server and prevent overload issues.
Google now factors page speed into search rankings, making site optimization crucial. These five essential tools help identify bottlenecks, enable compression, optimize caching, and boost performance without compromising stability.
Learn how to add and manage cPanel plugins in WHM to extend functionality. However, keeping your server simple is recommended unless you have a specific need for additional features.
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