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Refers to the software or hardware that make up a webserver, delivering content on a private or public website.

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Watchguard XTM 505 forward ftp reuqests

I have a Watchguard XTM 505 that I need a user to open up their FTP client and connect to the outside IP address of the building and have the watchguard forward that request to the ftp server at 192.168.1.5. The user has a username and password in…
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Most secure webserver software

I was reading about Hiawatha and I was wondering if really Freebsd+Hiawatha could be considered safer than Linux+Lighttpd or any other webserver. Moreover, if you were to have to host a very sensitive website, which software platform would you use?
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Why don't many start-ups go for web hosting?

Why don't many big start-ups opt for a web-hosting company, but instead get their own servers even at the beginning. Take for example Facebook or Google. Facebook could have gone for a VPS. Is getting your own server better than a VPS or is it just…
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Sending mail from a server without being "spam"

I've been reading a little about this and have found something called "sender policy framework" which looks like it will help with identifying mail correctly. Will this increase the chances of my sent mail not being marked as spam? Or will it simply…
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Virtualisation and multiple SSL, is it possible?

I'm totally new in virtualization but I was wondering if this was possible. I know using multiple SSL on one host is not simply possible (require wildcard ssl or some odd manipulation apparently not functional on every browser). So, I was thinking…
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Troubleshooting PHP Access Violations

My company is running IIS on XP. Every other day we get a PHP Access Violation and the only way I know to fix it is to restart IIS. I've googled the actual Access violation code and i can't find anything. There's nothing in the php error logs or…
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When is it not worth putting Apache in a chroot jail?

I don't mean to question the well established security precaution of putting apache in a chroot-jail in most scenarios but in my scenario I have doubts. We have a virtual server hosting a single application - a webservice. This guide says I should…
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Howto separately manage IIS permissions?

Question: I need to give a user (developer) permission to restart IIS add applications copy websites to inetput/wwwroot change IIS settings The user does and may NOT have admin rights, as this would enable him to install programs. Operating…
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Script Added in Website Main page automatic

In my 2003 webserver there is a script added automatically in home page of websites. http://imgddd.net/t.php?id=16379119 How colud the link added in website. How to stop this kind of attack on server. Please if anybody have solution give…
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Exposing a website externally

I got asked to set up a website that could be accessed externally in IIS. We have a web server that has a website currently available externally on it. It sits under an "External Website" Site in IIS. So I created a different application under…
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What regular expression can I use to identify invalid file requests in nginx logs?

I need help configuring a regular expression for fail2ban. I use my web server primarily for simple podcast file hosting but I see a lot of invalid requests for php, asp, and pl files in the logs. I'd like to configure fail2ban to look for invalid…
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Identifying sites enabled for FPX in IIS6

We are running a server running a couple of hundred sites on a Server 2003/II6 setup. We're looking to migrate as many of these users as possible to a Server 2008R2/IIS7.5 setup. Which of course doesn't support our old faithful friend, Frontpage…
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why CSVN do not run anymore?

An unknown service is causing the server to crash. I then stopped and started those services, but the CSVN does not run and makes the server slow when I start the service. When I do a rollback this warning comes up: WARNING: CSVN Console timed-out…
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How can I test HTTPS configuration in a LAN?

I'm developing a website that should be used with HTTPS. I am developing the site on my Windows machine and I have a Linux machine on the same LAN where I test my websites. I don't have a DNS-server on the LAN so I use IP-addresses to access the…
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What is the best way to estimate hosting/server costs?

Possible Duplicate: Good sites for discussing specific hosting provider/server specification scenarios I'm currently developing a web app that is built on the LAMP stack. I want to know how I can estimate how much bandwidth, storage, processing,…
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