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ALL non-https sites marked ‘not secure’ from 1 July 2018

10/06/2018

Why is Google forcing SSL Google has been pushing webmasters to make the change to non-secure websites a for years now – including hinting at small rankings boost to further incentivize the shift. 81 of the top 100 sites on the web use HTTPS by default. Undoubtedly, Google loves its users and therefore, is coming up with […]

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Moving WordPress – the best plugins to use

30/05/2018

Moving WordPress In our previous Host Africa WordPress article, we discussed the MANUAL procedure for moving your WordPress site. In this article, we will take a look at a few plugins which make the process much smoother, easier and less error-prone. There are plenty of plugins, both free and paid. We will focus more on […]

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Moving WordPress safely

29/05/2018

Moving WordPress At HostAfrica, besides our normal cool web hosting packages, we have some great WordPress hosting options. In this guide, we would like to help you make the move to HostAfrica a lot smoother. Moving WordPress can be a massive headache if not done correctly. If you are not keen on using a plugin to help […]

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Linux – where did it come from?

28/05/2018

Linux History According to popular Linux history sources, Linux was created and developed by a talented student, Linus Torvalds, in 1991 when he was a student at Helsinki University, Finland. In early 1991 he purchased an IBM-compatible personal computer that came with the MS-DOS operating system. Linus wasn’t satisfied with MS-DOS and wanted to use […]

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Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

27/05/2018

Linux Log Files Linux log files are a wonderful source of information. They can be used for debugging and troubleshooting almost any running application. If you are bored of watching TV, try staring at your Linux log files for a while. It can get addictive. Linux logs are mostly stored in plain text. Most log […]

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Linux Basics – man and mkdir

20/05/2018

The Linux ‘man’ command The Linux man command is one of the lesser known helpers for those new to Linux. Typing in ‘man find’ give you a whole manual page on the ‘find’ command and this is what ‘man’ is short for – Manual. Let us see part of the ‘man find’ command and its output: […]

ALL non-https sites marked ‘not secure’ from 1 July 2018

Moving WordPress – the best plugins to use

Moving WordPress safely

Linux – where did it come from?

Linux Basics – An Intro to Log Files

Linux Basics – man and mkdir

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