How To Create A Dummy File In Linux

Posted on May 19, 2011 | Comments Off

If  you ever find a need to test upload/download speeds to and from your web server, creating a dummy file of a fixed size can be a very quick and handy way to do this. Thankfully, if  you are running a Linux server, the dd command(convert and copy a file) can be used for exactly this purpose. To create a dummy file of 50MB, we first need to convert the file size into bytes (1024 x 1024 x 50 =...

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htaccess File Examples

Posted on May 16, 2011 | Comments Off

The .htaccess file is an integral part of the Linux web hosting environment and is used for a whole range of functions from creating SEO urls for your site, to redirecting people to moved pages and blocking/allowing specific ip addresses. Below are some examples of basic commands that can be added to your .htaccess file for various functions. Enable Or Disable Directory Listings Allowing...

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Does your website ip address affect Google rankings?

Posted on Sep 14, 2010 | Comments Off

It has long been debated as to whether your website’s ip address affects your ranking in Google search results, particularly when sharing that ip address with potentially hundreds of other websites on a shared server. However, according to Craig Silverstein of Google, this is not a major contributing factor in their ranking algorithm so having a dedicated ip address for your site will not...

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