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Useful Linux Commands for Use in SSH
SSH, which is available on IP based accounts, connects you directly to the powerful Linux command line in your account. Here are some helpful commands for beginners (be sure not to include the brackets):
Navigating:
pwd - Shows the full path of the current directory
ls - Lists all the files in...
Requesting a Restore from our Backup Servers
Our backup servers maintain up to 30 days worth of historical copies of the data on your website. This means that if you delete an important file while working on your website, you can request that it is restored from our backup archive. Due to the nature of backup systems...
Preventing Search Engines from Indexing your Site
If you wish to prevent Google and other search engines from indexing, or "spidering", portions of your site, you can create a robots.txt file. This text file defines pages or directories on your site that search engines should not enter and attempt to list in their results pages, which can...
Understanding Disk Space and Bandwidth
OpenSourceHost provides a large amount of disk space and bandwidth for use with your web hosting account. Disk space, or the disk space quota, is the maximum amount of actual hard disk space that your account contents may use at any one time. Bandwidth, or the bandwidth quota, is the...
Performing Network Diagnostics
In extreme cases where you are unable to access your website from certain locations, support engineers at OpenSourceHost may request the output of a "ping" or "traceroute" from your location to our datacenter. These network diagnostic tools test your connection to our servers and can be helpful when tracking down...