How to install Wordpress
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Go to Web
Add a subdomain to your hosting account
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In Apache2 - which is the web server Brownrice uses - mod_deflate has replaced Apache 1.3's mod_gzip.
mod_deflate is loaded and
How to change an FTP/SSH User password
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Our SmartVPSs support FTPS, SSH, and SFTP all on standard ports. We do not support non-secure FTP.
First, please know that Brownrice will migrate one customer site per service free of charge for new customers. We're very
When hosting your web site, VPS, or email with Brownrice its best to use our Domain Name Servers (DNS.) Listed
First, please know that Brownrice will migrate one customer site per service free of charge for new customers. We're very
We're backup fanatics and have saved many a web designer's *ahem* ass by retreiving files that they assumed were long
Add any of the code below to an .htaccess file in the "docs" folder within your web site. i.e.
docs/.htaccess
Redirect to
AutoTune notices are just informing you of site "slow-downs," not outages. And these occasional Load Average spikes, or Web Server
Using SSH allows you to do some advanced (or simple) systems administration on your VPS. You can SSH to your
Brownrice’s SmartVPS AutoTune service continually collects over 30 VPS performance metrics and automatically re-tunes your web and database server settings whenever anything gets
Allot more resources to one of your SmartVPSs on your Dedicated PrivateVZ server
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Select your
If you've been using a temporary brownrice.com URL to build your site on our servers prior to it going live
What is the Document-Root?
This is the directory where your site lives, and where you should put your index.php or index.html
How to clean up a Wordpress hack
The only way to ensure that a hacked Wordpress site is fully rid of
Brownrice VPS Performance Graphs/Statistics
Brownrice continuously collects over 30 data points (CPU, Sendmail, Apache, MySQL, RAM, etc.) from your VPS and
Just send an email to support@brownrice.com from an email address listed on the account and we'll shut it down for
How to upgrade PHP/MySQL versions
For Software Generation 7 SmartVPS accounts:
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