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Automatic WordPress Updates Using FTP/FTPS or SSH


Introduction
When working with WordPress in a more secure environment where websites are not entirely world-writable, you will notice upgrades request FTP or FTPS credentials as the server itself does not typically have write access in properly-configured environments. Entering these credentials for every upgrade can become quite tedious, and WordPress has implemented some constants you can define within wp-config.php to make upgrades automatic.
It should be noted here that you can also make upgrades …

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ServerStack Maintains 100% Uptime During Hurricane Sandy


The day after Hurricane Sandy six weeks ago, all ServerStack employees found themselves without power, heat, hot water, or access to gas.
In the days after Hurricane Sandy six weeks ago, all ServerStack servers and sites continued to maintain the perfect uptime record that they have held for nearly a decade.
On Monday, December 4th, Netcraft ranked ServerStack 7th in its list of November’s Most Reliable Hosting Sites. The list compared hosting sites from across …

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ServerStack’s “White Glove” Managed Hosting Experience


Yes, there are a lot of options in the crowded managed hosting space. However, if you are considering a managed hosting provider, there are few important questions that you will need to answer:
1) Are they reliable and stable?
2) What is the level of support that I will be receiving?
3) Will my site be able to scale effectively while experiencing maximum performance?
Sometimes, these question can be difficult to answer and that is why we’ve gone …

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Why use Load Balancing to Speed Up, Protect and Grow your Hosted Website


Why use Load Balancing to Speed Up, Protect and Grow your Hosted Website
At its most basic form Load Balancing allows you to distribute requests to multiple dedicated servers. This can be web requests for your popular blog, ad network, or social media site or a different protocol like memcache or MySQL. Server Load Balancing automatically provides 2 benefits – increased capacity, and high availability. For increased capacity requests are now sent to an unlimited …

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Why Choose Managed Hosting?

When seeking server hosting plans for business or personal use, it is important to consider several factors. In addition to choosing a type of server (Shared, Dedicated, Virtual, or Cloud Server), purchasers must decide between Managed and Unmanaged hosting. Although both support the actual server hardware, managed hosting services take on the responsibility for all server maintenance. This is especially useful for consumers who do not want to focus their resources on technical and server administrative tasks.
Managed Technical Support
Instead of …

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