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How to use the IP Blocker in cPanel

To block an IP address or domain using the IP Blocker, follow these steps: In the Security section of the cPanel home screen, click IP Blocker. Enter an IP address or range you would like to block, then click “Add”.


Local dev site shows a blank page. How do I fixed it

I was trying to configure hostonnet.test site on localhost. For that I added the below lines in etc/hosts file and updated vhosts.conf with following Then I accessed hostonnet.test thorugh google chrome. But it was a blank page. I installed composer


How to add a phpinfo file in your site to check PHP information

This article describes about creating a phpinfo.php file on your site. You can use a phpinfo() page to view the current PHP information for your server such as: Information about PHP compilation options and extensions PHP version Server information and


How to check all available NS records for a domain

We can check all available NS records for a domain using the option -type=any You could run the command: nslookup -type=ns hostonnet.com (hostonnet.com can be replace with your domain name)


Ubuntu working to smooth Unity 7 to GNOME transition

Canonical, developer of popular Ubuntu linux distro will be replacing Unity Desktop Environment on Ubuntu with GNOME. They were working on Unity 8 and Mir display server, but decided to discontinue the development after they stop development of Mobile OS.


Windows VS Linux: learn from Microsoft

Today i got email from Mirosoft about their cloud service. I clicked on one of the links and i got this. They got some problem with their web server. The interesting thing is they use nginx web server, that run


How to find Linux Version

To find kernel version, run To find Linux distro version details, run The actual command depends on what OS Distro you have. On Debian On CloudLinux On Ununtu/Debian/Mint, you can install lsb-release with Then run, lsb-release -da For debian


Deleting an Addon Domain in Linux Cpanel

When you are removing add-on domains it important to remember that the cPanel automatically creates the folder where the website files are saved. If the folder is also a subdomain to the primary domain, then you may need to remove


Happy birthday Linux, Linux turns 23 today

Linux developed on On 25 August, 1991 by 21 year old Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds turns 23 today. 23 year ago, Linux Torvalds sent out following message to announce birth of Linux Operating system. What would you like to see


Install uGet Download Manager in Ubuntu

uGet is an Open Source Download manager for Linux and Windows too. They are mainly focusing on Linux. But it can work on Windows and Android (beta) too. uGet is written in C programing language. Source code is available from