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CloudLinux – Shared Hosting Done Safe

Heard about CloudLinux?

Our shared hosting servers are equipped with a Linux distribution named CloudLinux, that improves server stability, density, and security by isolating each tenant and giving them allocated server resources. Some of its main features are:

  • Security (SecureLinks)

SecureLinks is a kernel-level technology that prevents all known symbolic link attacks and enhances the security level of the servers even further, preventing malicious users from creating symbolic link files (where an attacker tricks Apache Web server to read some other user’s PHP config files).

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  • CageFS

CageFS is a virtualized, per-user file system that uniquely encapsulates each customer, preventing users from seeing each other and viewing sensitive information. What CageFS does is that it prevents a large number of attacks, including most privilege escalation and information disclosure attacks. With the help of CageFS, users have the following benefits:

  • they only have access to safe files.
  • they cannot see other users and have no way to detect the presence of other users or user names on the server.
  • they cannot see server configuration files, like Apache config files.
  • they have a limited view of their own processing file system, and cannot see other users’ processes.

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  • HardenedPHP

Several highly popular versions of PHP, used in nearly 85% of all PHP sites, are unsupported by the PHP.net community. HardenedPHP secures old and unsupported versions of PHP – 4.4.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2.

HardenedPHP secures old and unsupported versions of PHP. In those old versions, including the widely used 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, and 5.6, vulnerabilities, even if discovered, are not patched by the PHP.net community. HardenedPHP takes care of all this.

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  • Python Selector

The Python Selector allows end-users to select the specific version of Python they need.

Each customer is different, and each has different needs. The Python Selector allows end users to choose the Python version as an application and install additional modules. Python Selector uses mod_passenger to get the best performance from Python applications.

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  • Ruby selector

The Ruby Selector allows end-users to select the specific version of Ruby they need.

Each of your customers is different, and each has different needs. The Ruby Selector allows end-users to choose the Ruby version for applications and install additional modules (gems) to the application environment. Ruby Selector uses mod_passenger for optimum performance.

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Have any questions about CloudLinux? E-mail us at info@flokinet.is.

Web Hosting 101 – Shared Hosting

Next on the list of our weekly Web Hosting 101 series is shared hosting.

What is shared hosting?

Shared hosting is a type of web hosting in which a single physical server, a cluster or a cloud hosts multiple websites. The fact that many users access the resources of a server, helps to keep the service at a low cost. 

A shared hosting server can host hundreds of user accounts.

Who uses shared hosting?

Shared hosting can be mainly used by blog or small business owners with light or medium traffic on their websites.

This type of hosting is suitable for those mentioned as it does not require advanced configurations or high bandwidth.

Advantages of shared hosting

  • Because the resources are shared by users, shared hosting is a very cost-effective option.
  • It is a great option for less experienced people in the web hosting industry.
  • Easy to keep maintenance.
  • It is managed professionally. 
  • FlokiNET offers CloudLinux, a feature that will offer server stability, density, and security by isolating each tenant and giving them allocated server resources. To find out more about CloudLinux, stay tuned for tomorrow’s post.

Disadvantages of shared hosting

  • Sharing resources with other users, which may cause in rare occasions unbalanced performance.
  • It is less flexible with applications compared to VPS or dedicated servers.
  • If you suspect your website will receive a considerable amount of traffic, shared hosting might not be a good option for you.

Have you decided yet if shared hosting is a good option for you? Got any questions? Contact us at info@flokinet.is.