Recently, we were tasked with taking over an older server that was running Windows Server 2012. The server was several years old and used slow hard disk drives that were showing SMART errors, and the server would hang whenever a reboot was done. We, therefore, decided it was important to upgrade to new hardware and,…
We all know website speed is important, ignoring Google; a slow website provides a terrible user experience generating high bounce rates. Google knows this and has been pushing the importance of page speed over the years. This importance of this will start to play more of a role in a websites organic rankings within Google…
We all have hosting problems from time to time, but today the largest VPS and dedicated server provider in Europe has suffered from a worst-case scenario, a major fire in their data centre. First of all, no one has been hurt, and OVH state the fire is over. Sadly the result of this is that…
I never used to pay Google Search Console much attention, only occasionally logging in to checkup, or when I get an email about warnings. However, that has changed in the past year, and it is now one of the tools I use daily to make sure things are running smoothly and to identify problems as…
In the past week, a hacking campaign has been launched on sites running Drupal to inject malicious code that will then mine crypto-currency on your computer. The campaign is believed to have successfully hacked 400 government, corporate, and university websites turning them into cryptocurrency mining platforms that surreptitiously drain visitors’ computers of electricity and computing…
With the GDPR looming many businesses will be looking to ensure their website is compliant. We have been working closely with multiple businesses to ensure this happens, and we are more than happy to help any new clients. Any website that captures identifiable user data needs to comply with the GDPR, which means if you…
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looming you will no doubt be bombarded with emails from companies asking you to accept their new policies. This applies to all websites or any business that handles data, so basically every business. We have already covered some key areas of the GDPR but one area we think…
We love WordPress, and nearly all our sites are now developed in it, everyone else loves it too as it also powers 43% of the sites on the Internet. Unfortunately, that means it is a prime target for hackers. There is no point searching for an exploit in software that no one uses. With WordPress,…
One of the things we pride ourselves at Dolphin Promotions is our technical skills, and one of these skills includes hosting. All our sites are hosted on dedicated servers that we fully manage ourselves. We carry out all the server updates, handle all your backups and even update your website on a monthly basis to…
The internet traditionally ran over HTTP for everything that was not needed to be secure, the data between your computer and the server is passed over in a none encrypted format. Unfortunately, over the years data breaches, security exploits and hacking, in general, have made many people adopt the HTTPS standard. Using this, your data…