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Forcing HTTPS: Redirects Done Right
How to redirect HTTP to HTTPS correctly with 301s in Apache and Nginx, and how to avoid the redirect loops that break sites behind…
30 October 2026 5 min read
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How DNS Propagation Actually Works (And Why the Name Is Misleading)
"DNS propagation" isn't really propagation at all. Here's what's actually happening with TTLs, caching layers and resolvers when you change a DNS record.
28 October 2026 7 min read
Company News
PHP2Shell: Your aoitcloud Website Is Already Patched
Two critical PHP flaws, known as PHP2Shell, let attackers run code on web servers without logging in. Every aoitcloud hosting server was patched within…
23 October 2026 7 min read
Guides and How Tos
Initial setup checklist for a new Windows Server VPS
The essential first-boot steps for a new Windows Server VPS: password, hostname, timezone, updates, firewall, and a non-admin account, with PowerShell and GUI methods.
23 October 2026 4 min read
Guides and How Tos
What Is a DDoS Attack and How Do Hosts Mitigate It?
A plain-English guide to DDoS attacks: volumetric, protocol, and application-layer types, how they differ from a genuine traffic spike, and how mitigation actually works.
21 October 2026 5 min read
Guides and How Tos
Understanding HTTP Status Codes: 200, 301, 404, 500 and 503 Explained
A clear guide to the HTTP status codes you see most often, what each one actually means, and why 301 and 302 redirects are…
16 October 2026 5 min read
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Understanding Backups: Full vs Incremental, and the 3-2-1 Rule
A plain-English guide to full, incremental and differential backups, plus the 3-2-1 rule for keeping your data genuinely recoverable.
14 October 2026 5 min read
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robots.txt, sitemap.xml and llms.txt Explained
How robots.txt, sitemap.xml and the newer llms.txt file each guide web crawlers, and why llms.txt should still be treated as experimental in 2026.
9 October 2026 5 min read
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MySQL and MariaDB Basics: Users, Privileges and What phpMyAdmin Does
A beginner's guide to how database users and privileges work in MySQL and MariaDB, and what phpMyAdmin actually is (and isn't).
7 October 2026 4 min read
Emails
Email authentication explained: how SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC fit together
A plain-English guide to how SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC each play a different role in protecting your domain and email, with links to…
2 October 2026 4 min read
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Choosing and configuring a WordPress caching plugin
Caching plugins all promise a faster site, but they're working on different layers of the problem. Here's what each layer actually does and how…
30 September 2026 5 min read
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Installing and Renewing a Free SSL Certificate with Let’s Encrypt
A plain-English walkthrough of getting a free Let's Encrypt certificate with certbot, how the ACME protocol works, and why auto-renewal matters.
25 September 2026 7 min read
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Choosing the Right TLD for Your Business
.com, a UK ccTLD, or a newer gTLD? A practical, no-hype look at what actually matters when picking a domain extension for a business.
23 September 2026 5 min read
Guides and How Tos
What is Windows Server, and which edition should you run?
A plain-English guide to Windows Server versions and editions, covering Server 2019, 2022 and 2025, Standard vs Datacenter, and GUI vs Server Core for…
18 September 2026 4 min read
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My website’s been hacked: first steps to take
A calm, practical checklist for the first hours after discovering your website has been compromised, from containment to bringing it back online safely.
16 September 2026 5 min read