Day: August 12, 2008

PHP runs 10X faster in IIS 7.0

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One of the key takeaways from the Microsoft Technet in KL, Malaysia is the talk on New features of IIS 7.0. Among the exciting things is the support for native FastCGI mode. This allows IIS 7.0 to run PHP applications some 10 to 20 times faster!

The use of metabase has also bee removed. This allows the configuration information to be stored in web.config files. This means that websites can be deployed by XCOPY or similar file copy programs. There is no need to migrate the IUSR account anymore.

BNSHosting can also offer Windows 2008 Web edition as the IIS 7.0 now supports non windows AD accounts. It can authenticate to IIS created users. Then it also allows remote administration and delegation of task.

Its interface has been improved and looks a bit like Plesk control panel. I also heard the speaker, Ken Shaefer say that IIs 7.0 will offer similar functionality to apache’s mod rewrite and mode_proxy. And if that werent enough, FTP will support multiple host per IP!!!

Data Recovery Tips for Sharepoint Sites

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These tips were gathered from the excellent presentation made by Mr Joel Oleson (http://www.sharepointjoel.com/default.aspx).

1. Sharepoint Recycle bins
2. Sharepoint Central Website, Operations / Perform Backup
3. stsadm -o backp
4. SQL backup and restore
5. SQL clusters, database mirroring, log shipping

The key takeaway is that sharepoint relies on a lot of services to be running, and so, simply backing up the sql database would not be enough to recover a site. You will need to backup a lot of other files as well. The shortcut, just use the Sharepoint Central website’s Perform Backup to do this.

Green Virtualized Dedicated Server Hosting Package

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Green Virtualized dedicated Servers from BNS Hosting offers the twin benefit of high performance AND lower power usage. The Green Virtualized Servers uses newer Quad Xeon Processors that provides the horsepower to run demanding applications and at the same time uses less energy- decreasing our carbon footprint.

This Virtualized Dedicated server hosting package runs on top of Microsoft Windows 2003 and virtualization technics that combines to cater to our client’s needs – better control over their server at a significantly affordable package.

The Green Virtualized dedicated server hosting includes the following specifications:

·         15 GB of storage space

·         100 GB of bandwidth per month

·         256 MB of guaranteed memory burstable up to 512 mb RAM

·         2 FREE support incidents per month

·         Quad XEON processors

You control your virutalized dedicated server via Microsoft’s RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and install applications on your server. You create your own user authentication database and use your dedicated IP address. This dedicated IP address isolates your server from common problems associated with shared hosting —shared  IP address being listed in spam blacklists.

We can customize the Green virtualized Dedicated server Package by adding options to it. Bigger storage space, higher bandwidth, higher memory, more support incidents are some of the features that can be modified to suit your needs. Give us a call or email us at team[at]bnshosting.net to learn more about our Green virtualized dedicated server hosting package.