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Using SPF records as a form of e-mail validation is a highly effective method of tackling the problem. They are relatively easy to set-up, and just need adding to your existing DNS records. This white paper explains the basic principals behind SPF, and describes how to go about setting up your own records.

5 Simple tips on how best to utilise a dedicated server with cloud server management software, aka a private cloud.

 Over the past 10 years, we have managed and supported hundreds, if not thousands, of site migrations and new site deployments. The paper presented below aims to share some of our experience, explaining steps and procedures that can help you successfully develop, test and then deploy a web site, while avoiding some of the more common problems often encountered.

This paper contains the results of ForLinux's primary research into the performance of the popular E-commerce platform, Magento, running across a range of infrastructures. Read our results on how the software performs on an AWS solution, a ForLinux Cloud solution and a dedicated box.

This guide has been produced by the technicians at ForLinux and provides a full breakdown to the certificates available along with detailed information to enable you to make an informed choice about the most suitable certificate for your requirements.

This paper has been produced by our technicians at ForLinux and is intended to offer some guidance on how to best approach changing files on the command line.

This white paper contains a step by step guide to the achieving a smooth server migration. Written by the Linux technicians at ForLinux, the paper covers everything from Auditing your existing server through to switching over the DNS.

It is a common requirement of websites to communicate via email. Whether it is an order confirmation for a customer, alerting the site administrators to an event, or simply transporting messages between machines, the PHP mail function underlies it all. This paper is a guide to the mail function; how it works, what it needs to work, and how you can easily implement it.
 

This paper provides a step by step guide to installing software from Source as oppose to Package Management. The paper also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method of installation, as well as explaining some possible pitfalls to avoid.

This white paper outlines some simple, yet effective measures to reduce the amount of SPAM entering your system and some useful counter measures that can be implemented at server level.  This paper is aimed at system administrators who manage Linux servers and have an understanding of Linux command line.

This white paper discussing the use of basic file permissions, and how user permissions can be fine tuned further by Access Control Lists.

This is a short post on the basic principles of scaling your Apache PHP MySQL based hosted website.

This White paper has been produced by our Linux experts to help you identify possible intrusions and to outline the best practices for preventing potential attacks.

This paper describes the principles of MySQL replication and how it can be used to further your data availability and reliability.