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Author Archives: Remi D
Setting up the reddit app without root access
We manage the servers for you which means that you don’t have to worry about setting them up and most importantly maintaining them. We provide a team of systems administrators who work around the clock to do things like applying … Continue reading
Posted in General
5 Comments
Introducing private MySql instances
Last November we announced that we were using cgroups on our shared servers to protect users from each other and get rid of the “bad neighbor problem”. This works great but there is still one potential problem: many apps on … Continue reading
Posted in MySql
11 Comments
New hosting plans available with 1GB, 2GB and 4GB of memory
We’re happy to announce a new range of hosting plans, from 1GB to 4GB of application memory. You can see the details on our Features & prices page. For these new plans we have a maximum number of accounts per … Continue reading
Posted in General
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World IPv6 Launch day
As you may have heard today is World IPv6 Launch day. A lot of companies around the world have worked hard to be IPv6-ready by today. The world is running out of IPv4 addresses and the solution is the new … Continue reading
Posted in Control panel, General, Server setup
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PHP-5.4 is here
Things certainly move fast on the web. Just a few weeks ago we described our PHP setup on this blog and we proudly explained that we had both PHP 5.2 and 5.3 installed on our servers. But now that blog … Continue reading
Posted in PHP
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Nine years already!
Nine years ago we registered python-hosting.com which later became WebFaction. Since the beginning we focused on building solid foundations: fast and stable servers, great customer service and up-to-date software. A lot has happened in 9 years but we’re proud to … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Asia, here we come!
A few months ago we started offering servers in Europe. Today we’re happy to announce that we’re now offering servers in Asia too (in Singapore to be exact). Most hosting providers charge an extra fee for hosting in Asia but … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Our biggest holiday present yet: app memory quota increased to 256MB for everyone
Six months ago we started using much beefier servers for our shared hosting plans. We also started upgrading the hardware on our existing servers. We did that because we wanted to give you as much memory for your apps as … Continue reading
Posted in General
35 Comments
Server Name Indication enabled on all servers
A few weeks ago we enabled Server Name Indication (SNI) on all of our servers. SNI allows you to use an SSL certificate for your secure site (https) without having to buy a dedicated IP address. It works by having … Continue reading
Posted in Server setup
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1h account activation
We’re pleased to announce that starting today we’re guaranteeing a 1h account activation time for all new signups*. This guarantee also applies to upgrade/downgrade requests from the control panel (except dedicated IP addresses). This will allow you to rapidly scale … Continue reading