Monthly Archives: March 2012
PCI, Magento, and Storing Credit Card Information
The question of whether you can store credit card information within Magento comes up a lot here at Nexcess. The answer to this question is unfortunately not very clear when looking for an answer elsewhere including on the Magento website. … Continue reading
Configuring djb’s dnscache on Interworx Servers for Speed
The control panel we use, Interworx, comes with djbdns as its DNS server. djbdns is actually a suite made up of several separate servers, the two main ones being tinydns for iterative (non-recursive) lookups and dnscache for recursive lookups. Other … Continue reading
Using PHP-FPM with Apache 2.2
There a lot of ways to use PHP with Apache, with the most popular probably being mod_php due to its ease of use. However there are many problems with mod_php both security and performance-wise and other solutions have been created … Continue reading
Nexcess Successfully Completes SSAE 16 Type 2 Audit
Ann Arbor, MI, March 13, 2012 - Nexcess, a Michigan-based provider of Enterprise-grade managed hosting services has announced the successful completion of their SSAE 16 Type 2 examination, within the scope of Data Center and Web Hosting Services. Conducted by BrightLine CPAs … Continue reading
Keeping WordPress Secure
Being one of the most widely-deployed blogging engines around, it’s no surprise that WordPress holds the interests of a wide audience. Unfortunately, not everyone is out to become the next rockstar blogger or tech pundit; the sad truth is that … Continue reading
