Trixbox Installation Requirements for Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server trixbox®, a product of Fonality, is an IP-PBX software solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses. There are various factors which will determine the RAM requirement for a trixbox implementations including the number of users and volume of calls. However, the minimum RAM requirement is 512 MB […]

Requirements for Hosting Mambo on a Dedicated Server Mambo is a  free software/ open source content management system (CMS) for creating and managing websites through a simple web interface.  Minimum RAM needed only for hosting Mambo is less than 512 MB.   Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Bronze plan will allow you to run Mambo easily. Please ensure […]

RAM and storage space requirements to install SugarCRM on a dedicated server There are various factors which decide the memory requirement for the SugarCRM community Edition. As per the website of SugarCRM (http://www.sugarcrm.com/wiki/index.php?title=What_are_the_SugarCRM_installation_requirements%3F), you need 256 MB of RAM. Therefore, Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Bronze virtual dedicated server plan will be sufficient for a basic SugarCRM installation. […]

To create a database from a SQL backup file, follow these instructions: First, create the database. /path/to/bin/mysqladmin -u $mysqlusername -p$mysqlpassword create $mysqldatabasename Then, add user permission to it. /path/to/bin/mysqladmin -u usernamehere -ppasshere create databasename Finally, add the tables back: /path/to/bin/mysql -u $mysqlusername -p$mysqlpassword $mysqldatabasename < backup.sql OR: mysql -u user -p -e ‘source backup_file’ database […]

Instructions to login without password to your server using SSH. You need to generate SSH Key (the private key) on your Linux local computer and then update remote linux computer or server with the authorized_keys (the public key). 1. Check if .ssh folder already exist under your home directory (/home/user-name/.shh ). If not create a […]

Minimum system requirements for installing osCommerce on a virtual dedicated server You can install OS Commerce on a Hyper-V virtual dedicated server. Minimum RAM needed only for OSCommerce is 512 MB. Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Bronze plan will allow you to run OSCommerce site comfortably. Please ensure that the following options are selected in the signup form […]

Minimum system requirements to install Drupal on a virtual dedicated server Drupal is a popular open source content management system and serves as a back-end system for many different types of websites, ranging from small personal blogs to large corporate sites. Minimum RAM needed only for Drupal installation is 512 MB. Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Bronze plan […]

Minimum system requirements for installing Joomla 1.0.12 on a virtual dedicated server Joomla! is an open source content management system for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets. Following is the system requirement for installing Joomla 1.0.12. Please ensure that the following options are selected in the signup form when using signing up […]

Preventing server account access due to brute force attacks on web servers. If you have web-servers on Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V offering then preventing a Brute force attack on your server should be one of the foremost things in your mind. This will add a layer of security. Brute force attacks are designed to gain access to […]

Instructions to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using IIS in Windows Before you purchase an SSL Certificate, you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the server or Hyper-V virtual dedicated server where the certificate will be installed. 1. Open IIS after logging into the server. 2. Expand the left hand side […]