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In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to access your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS computer using Windows Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) in a way that avoids the RDP black screen of death. 1. From a Windows command prompt, connect to your remote Ubuntu computer as root (i.e., the...
In this tutorial, we'll go over a number of methods for finding files and directories (i.e., folders) in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, such as finding all files with a .old extension or finding all files and directories larger than 2 GB. We'll also go over how to run one or more...
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows the running of Linux binary executables natively on Windows 10 and higher as well as Windows Server 2019 and higher. WSL uses a true Linux kernel through a subset of Hyper-V features. To learn how to install WSL for Windows, see...
For Windows 10 and higher as well as Windows Server 2019 and higher, you can natively run Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, Debian, and OpenSUSE) directly on Windows without dual booting. What's more, you can run Linux, PowerShell and Windows command prompt (cmd.exe)...
The world of web hosting is vast. Every hosting company offers a lot of the same, but slightly different. So how do you know what's what? This guide will work to explain one common hosting option. Hostwinds offers our Shared Web Hosting Overview. What Is Shared Hosting?...
What Is Business Hosting? Business hosting is a web hosting package on a server shared between other users who have purchased a business hosting package. These packages provide an affordable solution for individuals or businesses setting up their online presence. With...
This tutorial explains how to install a popular WordPress ratings/feedback plugin and analyze the acquired data to help improve your user satisfaction and/or profitability. If you do not have a running WordPress site, consider using our Creating a WordPress site for a small...
Introduction The terms "memory" and "speed" are two computer-related words that can be legitimately confusing in that both terms can correctly refer to different forms of "memory" and "speed". To better understand these terms, it helps to consider the three essential...
Introduction This tutorial shows you, in a step-by-step manner, how to install WordPress (WP) using cPanel's WordPress Toolkit . If you're not using cPanel, please see How to install WordPress for information on installing WordPress manually. If you'd prefer a video...
In this article, we'll show you how to use Google Analytics to identify the most important pages of your website. By "important", we mean pages that have (among other things): The greatest number of page views (a measure of visibility) The greatest average time on page (a...
Introduction In this article, we'll walk you through the process of creating a WordPress (WP) website for a small business. To provide concrete examples, we'll assume a hypothetical company called Zelthix Sculpture, whose intent is to promote and sell artwork online. The...
Introduction In this article, we'll show you how to access your Linux computer (running Centos 7) via Windows Remote Desktop Connection . Condensed procedure To get a sense of what's to come (and for the power users out there), the following provides a condensed version of...
What is PowerShell? PowerShell is a cross-platform solution commonly used for automating the management of computer systems but it can be used for general coding as well. PowerShell is made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management...
Introduction In this article, we describe how to create your first WordPress webpage. If WordPress (WP) has not yet been installed, please see Creating a WordPress site with cPanel and Softaculous to get started. Creating your first WP page Using your WordPress administrator...
Introduction This article describes how to set up a WordPress site using cPanel and Softaculous. As you may know, WordPress is a popular content management system used to build blogs and websites. cPanel is a web hosting control panel (created by cPanel, Inc.) that allows...
1-Click Application Templates Application templates are standard frameworks that users employ when they create applications, creating the foundation for the application developers to build. Depending on the template, developers can choose the application and environment...