Category - Hosting and Servers

As a site owner, you’ve probably already heard of HTTP, even if you don’t know exactly what it is. The world of website development is filled with acronyms and shortcuts that can befuddle even the most experienced programmers. To make things easier...

When it comes to web servers, there’s always bound to be much discussion about performance between the different options out there.  What’s a web server? It’s essentially the software that makes the server work, which is to say, the software...

Have you recently heard about the switch the Internet is making from IPv4 to IPv6? This switch may sound intimidating, especially if you aren’t sure what either IPv4 or IPv6 is. However, learning about the importance of IPv6 and what the...

We’ve already discussed the basics of how one can very easily start a profitable business just by selling hosting services provided CanSpace Solutions. The main benefit here is that you don’t have to worry about the infrastructure of the hosting...

You’ve done all the research you can about your website, but there’s still one problem that you’re running into. Do you need RAM or CPU when web hosting? Is one better than the other? What about both? There’s no need to worry...

Within twenty years, cPanel has developed into the website hosting platform of choice. Boasting over three million website users, this simple-to-use software fuels business sites of all sizes around the world. Its graphical UI lets you create and...

If you’ve encountered some info on SSL certificates before and seen a slew of acronyms like OV, EV, and DV, you might have been confused about what these actually mean. Aren’t all SSL certificates the same?! We’re here to clear up some of the...

For Canadian customers, the issue of where their hosting company is located may occasionally come up. It might be tempting to consider one of the trendier companies based in the U.S. or elsewhere, if they offer cheaper pricing or other sign up perks...

Over the past few years, we are seeing a trend of increased social and environmental responsibility from all kinds of businesses. It’s a reflection of something that is becoming more important to consumers, and companies are taking note.  When we...

PHP 7.4 was released on November 28, 2019. It’s a relatively minor release, and is supposedly the last before PHP 8.0, which is rumored to have in store some more dramatic impacts on website performance.  One thing that’s staggering about PHP...

There are two aspects of being a hosting reseller — customer acquisition and ongoing support.  As far as ongoing support, when you get to a certain number of customers, you’ll likely want to enable customers to submit tickets for their services...

A few months ago, we told you a little bit about Cloudflare. CanSpace is a CloudFlare premium partner, so our clients get access to all of the tool’s powerful features free of charge.  Once logged in, the user will see tabs for Speed, Caching...