Recent content by Matt Midgley

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    Load Balanced ADSL

    Hi All, There's no escape from tech talk in the hosting lounge! I was wondering if anyone here has dealt with/used load balanced ADSL? I'm just interested in how well it worked and any issues that were experienced. Seems a nice cheap alternative to SDSL for a decent upload speed. Thanks, Matt
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    RAID Configurations

    Hi All, Just a question or two on RAID configurations. I've been looking at the Buffalo TeraStation Pro II, I like it!! First of all, I'm trying to establish if it will support NTFS. If it doesn't, it's pretty useless to me. Also, it supports 4 HDD's. Here's the main bit: Would the...
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    Windows Vista

    Ok, time for a real geek thread! Who's got/thinking of getting Windows Vista? I have to admit I really really like the look of it - but thats about it. If I bought a new high performance PC from Dell, I'd rather have XP on it as it uses less sytem resources so there are more for the games I run...
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    Transferring a .co.uk Domain

    Has anyone got first hand experience of moving a .co.uk domain? I could do with moving a few but I'm not entirely sure how to do it. I;ve looked at the domain control panel at godaddy.com and it says you can't change the name of the registrant - but I need to! I was looking at the nominet site...
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    Photo Gallery Scripts

    I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I want to know about the BEST photo gallery scripts out there. So far, I have used coppermine the most but for some reason, it doesn't quite do it for me! Let me know if you've come across a great gallery script and what you like/dislike about...
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    Should I offer a free domain?

    Hello, I've been established for some time now and found getting customers is the hardest task of the lot. I have established a small client base, but to enable the business to grow, I need to grow my client base first. I am considering offering a free domain to the next x number of customers...
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    CGI Error, help please!

    Hello, I get an error when trying to load any php site: The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. This is when running IIS 6 and PHP5. It didn't always happen. I upgraded to PHP 5 after a couple of users having problems with common scripts such...
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    Advertising Management

    Hello, I have a server with quite a few sites on it and I'd like it to be AD supported. I'd rather not have each and every site with ADs on it (I would like a few exceptions), it would be better if I could choose but if I can't, I could live with it. What I need to know is if anyone knows of...
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    Server Migration

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone here has have the wonderful opportunity of migrating data from one server to another. I need to migrate my Helm database, all the sites, email accounts from mail enable, MySQL and FTP. Not a procedure I've done before and I need to do it as swiftly as possible...
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    Backup Solutions

    Hello, Just interested to find out about the best way people backup servers. First of all, is using a raid configuration considered a backup or a form of backup? Secondly, does anyone use the backup software provided with windows server systems? It's a bit awkward in the way that you can only...
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    Log file management

    How do people manage their log files? Personally, I think I should look into this myself but I'm sure you all have some good recommendations. I ask because one user had manages to accumulate 200MB in log files. I think that's crazy! Coulple of questions: -Do they automatically delete themselves...
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    goaddy.com VPS's

    Hi All, Anyone had any experience of godaddy.com's VPS's? The main attraction for me is the bandwidth. Just a few questions that I can't seem to find the answers to: -How would I connect to my VPS? -Do they allow me to host off my VPS? -Can I use Helm with my VPS? -How many IP's do I get as...
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    Buying Clients/Established Business

    Hello again, I would be interested to know how many people have either bought clients or bought and established web hosting business. What were your experiences diring the transfer? Just any notes/ideas/thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.
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    How do VPS's work?

    How do VPS's work? Never got into VPS hosting. What software/hardware requirements are there? Is it like having one piece of hardware and using some software like vmware to install multiple OS's on it? Can you use one licence to create several VPS's (if using windows)? Thanks, Matt
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    Advertising Techniques

    What have you found to be the best advertising method for your hosting business? Ever used anything like hostvoice.com? Thanks, Matt

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