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Planned maintenance on LW1

Ashworth Consulting — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:50:32 PDT

We need to perform some emergency maintenance on the LW1 shared hosting server this weekend. As part of this work, we will be moving the server accounts to a new, separate server. You will keep the same IPs, and the data will be retained and backed up. The current hosting solution needs to be updated …

Suhosin installed on all shared hosting servers

Ashworth Consulting — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:12:29 PST

Due to increased hack attempts against the shared hosting servers of the world (including our own), Ashworth Consulting has opted to install Suhosin, a clever little tool that helps to make your PHP applications more secure in the off chance they weren’t designed/developed with security in mind. Many of the largest hosting companies in the world …

Using Piwik when mod_security is enabled on your site

Ashworth Consulting — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:52:15 PST

Several customers have asked about getting Piwik analytics working correctly while we have mod_security enabled. We try to be as aggressive as possible against the spammers and hackers of the world, and that’s why we run mod_security, but we don’t like that to hinder your ability to use some of the great web scripts out …

Join the fight against SOPA & PIPA

Ashworth Consulting — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:15:53 PST

Bills recently introduced by the U.S. Congress pose severe threats to how your host your website. Take a moment to learn how this affects you.

PHP 5.3 Upgrade

Ashworth Consulting — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:50:43 PST

Starting March 2012, we will be upgrading PHP on all servers to the latest stable release of PHP 5.3. Please read if you host your website with us.

Network maintenance February 2012

Ashworth Consulting — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:37:12 PST

We will be updating the IOS images and configuration to provide better stability and IPv6 support as well as potential bug fixes in IOS.

cPanel Backup Software for Windows, Mac & Linux

Ashworth Consulting — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:37:47 PST

We get customers asking us about their website backups all the time. Things like: Do you backup my website for me? What’s the best way to backup my website? How can I automate this process? Like many hosts, we maintain backups both on-site and off-site, but they aren’t easily restorable. The backups Ashworth Consulting maintains …

Google+ Open Beta

Ashworth Consulting — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:36:45 PST

So here’s the deal… If you’ve been holding off on creating your account on Google+, now might be the time to do it. Google+ has gained over 40 million users since it’s debut in June, and it’s just entered an open beta. This means you can get in on the action, and this train is …

Free Incoming Bandwidth

Ashworth Consulting — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:26:37 PDT

We’ve Lowered Your Bandwidth Costs! At Ashworth Consulting we are constantly working hard to drive down costs for our customers, while simultaneously increasing performance and reliability. Today we are proud to announce significant price reductions to our bandwidth pricing for all current and future Ashworth Consulting customers. Effective immediately, customers will not pay for any …

How to install WordPress

Ashworth Consulting — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:36:48 PDT

Getting started with WordPress doesn’t need to be difficult. In fact, it’s pretty easy with the tools we’ve setup for you. Just look for the blue smiley in your web hosting control panel and you’re already 90% done. Here’s how to do it Log into your cPanel account and click the Fantastico icon (happily pictured …