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Extended DNS Records – SVR, DNAME and AAAA records

19/04/2018

We continue looking at less commonly used DNS records, but we also look at the soon to be common AAAA record which is merely the IPV6 version of an A record. Before that, we will first examine the SRV and the rare DNAME records. The SRV extended DNS record SRV records are DNS entries that […]

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Host Africa Website Builder – our great new product

19/04/2018

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Extended DNS Records – SPF, DKIM and DMARC

15/04/2018

Most of us who have hosted or registered a domain, are familiar with the regular DNS record entries. The A, MX, NS and CNAME records are used on a daily basis and are familiar to most Systems Administrators. SOA records, while a bit less familiar, are also present in every DNS zone as they define the […]

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VPS options, benefits and features

12/04/2018

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, and it refers to a hosting environment which replicates the features and characteristics of a dedicated server. The VPS hosting environment is shared with other users, but each user receives a separate portion of the environment. This allows businesses and individuals to host files on the internet, without having […]

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How to set up Reverse DNS

06/04/2018

As the name implies, Reverse DNS is the inverse of normal (forward) DNS. DNS (Domain Name Service) translates a human readable URL or domain name into an IP address for the computer to read. Reverse DNS is useful when you have an IP address and need to find the domain name. A Reverse DNS query […]

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Installing Apache/MySQL/PHP on Linux (LAMP Stack) (Abridged Guide)

27/03/2018

LAMP Server To develop PHP web apps, you need to set up Apache, MySQL and PHP, in a LAMP Stack (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) environment. You can either install the individual components i.e Apache, MySQL and PHP or you can install a BUNDLE package which includes all the software needed in a single installer package. There are various […]

Extended DNS Records – SVR, DNAME and AAAA records

Host Africa Website Builder – our great new product

Extended DNS Records – SPF, DKIM and DMARC

VPS options, benefits and features

How to set up Reverse DNS

Installing Apache/MySQL/PHP on Linux (LAMP Stack) (Abridged Guide)

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