I have a 128MB VPS with RamNode that I use exclusively for storing files. There is no apache, php or html loaded on the VPS. Yesterday night, I received an ominous email from RamNode: RamNull, our automated DDoS mitigation system, has detected an attack against your IP 81.4.12x.xx, assigned to “backup”. Your IP will be
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ServerMania’s New SSD Cached Linux VPS Review
I bought a 2GB RAM VPS at the Los Angeles Data Center with the following specifications: 2GB RAM VPS specifications: • 2 GB Guaranteed RAM• 2 GB vSwap RAM• 100 GB SSD RAID-10• 4 IP Addresses• 3000 GB Bandwidth• 100 Mbps Network Speed The price is $56 per year Here is a quick review of
Test Of Digital Ocean Singapore Datacenter VPS
When I learnt that Digital Ocean offers VPS in Singapore, I was eager to test it and see what the latency to India would be. (I have earlier done a head-to-head comparison between Digital Ocean and Ram Node) Test IP & Test Files for the Digital Ocean Singapore DC: The test IP and Test files
ServerMania’s New SSD Cached Linux VPS Offers
ServerMania is developing a reputation for offering VPS deals that look very attractive. Their earlier offer that attracted me was the “SSD Cached Linux VPS – 4 GB RAM”. This was available for an annual fee of $88. I have already reviewed this VPS in this article. It works well and I have no complaints
My VPS Got Hacked And Was Used For A “100 Mbit Outbound DDOS Connection”
I have a VPS which is used only to send emails to about 30,000 subscribers. I have been doing so for several years. All the subscribers are double opt-in confirmed. The I. P. address is white-listed and everything works well. The VPS is used sparingly. All of a sudden, I received an email today from
Leapswitch Handles 8 Gbps DDOS Attack Well
I have a VPS with Leapswitch Networks at their Pune Data Center. The Data Center is owned and operated by Tata Communications. I am quite happy with the uptime of the VPS and the speed and quality of support offered by Leapswitch. The pricing of the VPS is also rock-bottom. All of a sudden I
My RamNode VPS Got Hacked
I have a 128MB VPS with RamNode which I use only for storage of backup files. Yesterday, I got a surprising message from RamNode: “Your VPS has been using a high CPU load for an extended period of time. Please reduce your usage to comply with our AUP and notify us once you’ve done so.
create database and new user in mysql with ssh
I keep forgetting how to do this. So, I will log it here once and for all: Log into mysql: mysql -u root -p Create a database: create database name_of_database; Create a new user: CREATE USER ‘newuser’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’; Give new user all the priviliges: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO ‘newuser’@’localhost’;
easyengine auto-installer script for Nginx, MySql, PHP and WordPress and Wp-Super Cache
I am a fan of the CentminMod auto installer. This script auto-installs Nginx, PHP, MariaDB, NSD (DNS server) and several other necessities. Also, the author (eva2000) is a very helpful person and answers most questions promptly at WHT. The Centmin Mod script works well and uses very less RAM. This comes very handy at times
Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2013/10. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
If you are, like me, fond of frequently shifting your websites from VPS to VPS, using Centos and Ubuntu, alternatively, you will face this problem. Suddenly, when I tried to upload an image to my WordPress site, I got the error: Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2013/10. Is its parent directory writable by the server? Well,