WordPress Brute-Force Protection
In an ongoing effort to make you aware of security and performance concerns, we wanted to inform you of an ongoing event. There is currently a brute-force login attack targeted at websites with WordPress. Due to the nature of the attack, memory consumption on targeted servers has increased. In some cases this has resulted in …
Read more …GoDaddy is down…now’s the time to make the switch at a discount!
GoDaddy is down. The word is out, and right now we want to help you transition to a modern-day host that isn’t necessarily a “domain name company”. Face it, it’s the truth. They’re a domain name company that decided one day to offer website hosting…and through my own interactions with clients have seen too many …
Read more …Planned maintenance on LW1
We need to perform some emergency maintenance on the LW1 shared hosting server this weekend. As part of this work, we will be moving the server accounts to a new, separate server. You will keep the same IPs, and the data will be retained and backed up. The current hosting solution needs to be updated …
Read more …Suhosin installed on all shared hosting servers
Due to increased hack attempts against the shared hosting servers of the world (including our own), Ashworth Consulting has opted to install Suhosin, a clever little tool that helps to make your PHP applications more secure in the off chance they weren’t designed/developed with security in mind. Many of the largest hosting companies in the world …
Read more …Using Piwik when mod_security is enabled on your site
Several customers have asked about getting Piwik analytics working correctly while we have mod_security enabled. We try to be as aggressive as possible against the spammers and hackers of the world, and that’s why we run mod_security, but we don’t like that to hinder your ability to use some of the great web scripts out …
Read more …Join the fight against SOPA & PIPA
Bills recently introduced by the U.S. Congress pose severe threats to how your host your website. Take a moment to learn how this affects you.
Read more …PHP 5.3 Upgrade
Starting March 2012, we will be upgrading PHP on all servers to the latest stable release of PHP 5.3. Please read if you host your website with us.
Read more …Network maintenance February 2012
We will be updating the IOS images and configuration to provide better stability and IPv6 support as well as potential bug fixes in IOS.
Read more …cPanel Backup Software for Windows, Mac & Linux
We get customers asking us about their website backups all the time. Things like: Do you backup my website for me? What’s the best way to backup my website? How can I automate this process? Like many hosts, we maintain backups both on-site and off-site, but they aren’t easily restorable. The backups Ashworth Consulting maintains …
Read more …Google+ Open Beta
So here’s the deal… If you’ve been holding off on creating your account on Google+, now might be the time to do it. Google+ has gained over 40 million users since it’s debut in June, and it’s just entered an open beta. This means you can get in on the action, and this train is …
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