Guides

If you’ve recently built a new website, or you’re still tossing around the idea, there’s one topic you should definitely brush up on: SEO. In a nutshell, search engine optimisation is the process of making certain changes and optimisations to your website to help it rank higher in search results. It’s... read more

The world of Linux is different from Windows, and can be daunting for new users. Where Windows uses a graphical user interface (GUI) for the majority of the OS, Linux relies much more heavily on Terminal, a type of command-line interface (CLI) for UNIX-based OSs. While daunting at first, this CLI holds immense potential for... read more

Databases are an integral part of the internet. They contain large swathes of information that enterprises use to deliver digital experiences over the internet. This information could include names, phone numbers, email addresses, and physical home addresses. Databases can also store metadata and system data if needed. In short, databases house all of the information... read more

When operating in the cloud [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/cloud-servers], web-based management interfaces are typically used to connect to servers. These interfaces allow you to modify a variety of server settings, all from a single unified graphical user interface (GUI). Some settings and options that could be changed here include File Management, Server Backups,... read more

Despite the growing prevalence of enterprise instant messaging (IM) services, email continues to be the predominant method of communication. These email services allow you to communicate with friends and colleagues, and create user accounts on popular web services, making them essential for all web users. One popular option, especially in the enterprise, is Microsoft Outlook.... read more

When we browse the internet, a lot is happening in the background to deliver web pages and services. As a foundation, we have a domain name system (DNS) that helps us convert uniform resource locator (URL) links like www.fasthosts.co.uk into IP addresses. In our case, Fasthosts has an IP address of 213.... read more

When we go to use a computer, the vast majority of the world uses their devices locally. This means that you are physically interacting with the device, either via mouse and keyboard or through the touchscreen on your phone. There are many benefits to native device usage, including minimal input latency, alongside adding external USB... read more

Hypertext Pre-processor (PHP) is an open-source coding language that is typically used during web development. It is easily embedded into HTML code, and is executed on the server side rather than the client side. Before using PHP, you should have a basic working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as these are common web languages... read more

Extending the Logical Volume Part 2 – parted We have already covered how to extend your partition and the logical volume in Extending the Logical Volume Part 1 – fdisk [https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/guides/extending-the-logical-volume-pt1/]. If your disk drive is larger than 2TB, you will need to use an alternative utility called parted, as... read more

Extending the Logical Volume Part 1 – fdisk Learn how to extend existing logical volumes on your cloud server using fdisk The cloud has revolutionised data storage, by providing gargantuan amounts of hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state disk (SSD) space. You can very quickly increase or decrease your storage allocation based on business requirements, with... read more

Network connections over the internet are all about give and take. When a client device connects to a server, it sends a data packet containing information. The server then reads this information and fulfils any requests by returning a corresponding data packet. This could involve a user requesting an inbox refresh from a Post Office... read more

Internet connectivity has revolutionised our daily lives, but sometimes internet connections can fail. This results in loss of internet service for personal users, and hosted service outages for businesses, with both a great inconvenience. In most cases, this is due to broadband or mobile network failures out of our control. Sometimes, however, the configuration of... read more

Most of the internet relies upon databases to store information, and retrieve said information when delivering digital services. A prime example would be the storage of contact information such as email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses in ecommerce. In this case, these details need to be categorised and stored so that businesses can update... read more