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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
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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
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Shared vs VPS vs dedicated hosting: what’s actually different
A plain-English guide to shared, VPS and dedicated hosting, how resources are actually divided between customers, and how to pick the right one.
9 September 2026 5 min read
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What Is a CDN and How It Actually Works
A content delivery network moves your content closer to visitors using a global network of edge servers. Here's the mechanics behind that, in plain…
9 September 2026 4 min read
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