Build as a Service: Standalone TFS Build Server (Free Beta!)
When we introduced Team Foundation Server hosting, it was one of our first ventures into offering specialized software as a product and our first step into the software as a … Continue reading Build as...
View ArticlePhoneGap – Allowing Web Developers to Build Mobile Applications
I have been playing with PhoneGap recently and I have to say I’m really impressed. For those of you who may not know, PhoneGap allows you to make Smart Phone … Continue reading PhoneGap – Allowing Web...
View ArticleFriday rewind
If you missed our hangout last week with Microsoft Regional Director, author, and Dev trend setter, John Papa, you can see it in all its glory right here, right now. … Continue reading Friday rewind →
View ArticleWill your API calls still work now that SSL v3 is gone?
If you weren’t already aware, a bug was found in the SSL v3 protocol that could allow hackers to intercept secure traffic. This exploit renders SSL v3 insecure, and unfortunately … Continue reading...
View ArticleHTTPS “obsolete cryptography” message in Google Chrome, SSL certificates,...
Note: beginning with Chrome version 46 the yellow caution triangle has been removed from the https URL when Chrome encounters minor errors such as those described in this article. If … Continue reading...
View ArticleHow to use SendGrid for your newsletters or marketing emails
Lately I’ve been evaluating some companies that offer email communication solutions and was introduced to SendGrid by a coworker. I found it offers a lot of great features to help … Continue reading...
View ArticlePublishing an ASP.NET 5 (vNext) Application
Note that some of the information presented here regarding .NET 5 is no longer valid, due to fundamental changes made on the way to .NET 5 becoming ASP.NET Core 1.0. … Continue reading Publishing an...
View ArticleIP protecting the WordPress wp-admin directory on an IIS Server
Increased security is always a good idea, especially for important pages like your WordPress admin login. So this article will show you how to protect the wp-admin directory in a … Continue reading IP...
View ArticleRevisiting ASP.NET Core 1.0
Back in August 2015, I wrote an article which showed how you could deploy an ASP.NET 5 application on our servers for those who wanted to try and test it … Continue reading Revisiting ASP.NET Core 1.0 →
View ArticleSQL Server 2016 Feature Highlight: Stretch Databases
With the launch of SQL Server 2016, one of the new features you might be interested in is Stretch Databases. It’s basically a data archiving feature which will move your … Continue reading SQL Server...
View ArticlePublishing an ASP.NET Core Application
Now that we have launched ASP.NET Core 1.0 on DiscountASP.NET, here is a sample tutorial on how to successfully publish an application. First, make sure you have installed the pre-requisites …...
View ArticleGetting ASP.NET Core to Play Nice with PHP
For those who have or want to have a mixed language site (e.g. ASP.NET Core 1.0 and PHP), you might notice that your PHP applications have stopped working, and you’ll … Continue reading Getting ASP.NET...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Server 2015 Update 3
We have successfully updated all of our Team Foundation Server 2015 servers to Update 3. Update 3 was mostly a series of a bug fixes but it was a cumulative update that … Continue reading Team...
View Articlephp 7 Is Available Now
We’ve added php 7 to the options available in the ASP.NET/PHP Version section of Control Panel. php 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 have also been updated to the latest builds … Continue reading php 7 Is...
View ArticleASP.NET Core Updated to .NET Core 1.0.1
We’ve updated our ASP.NET hosting platform to ASP.NET Core 1.0.1. Even though the framework is deployed along with your app now, the ASP.NET Core 1.0.1 update required some server side updates. …...
View ArticleNo More Broken Links
Are broken links affecting the SEO score and ranking of your website? Fear not, because there is a tool available to you on DiscountASP.NET which can easily fix that problem … Continue reading No More...
View ArticleASP.NET Core Updated to 1.1
.NET Core 1.1 is now available on all DiscountASP.NET servers. But wait, wasn’t it just back in November that we announced that .NET Core 1.0.1 was available? Why, yes it … Continue reading ASP.NET...
View ArticleReducing .NET Core Memory Usage
Over the months of troubleshooting .NET Core memory issues, one of our customers kindly pointed out to us there is a simple solution you can apply, and that is to … Continue reading Reducing .NET Core...
View ArticleWhat is Greylisting?
Everyone hates spam. (The email kind – not the canned meat). Spam is an especially pertinent issue for hosting customers. If you’re starting a new site and registered a new … Continue reading What is...
View ArticleMeltdown, Spectre, and the Processor Problem That We All Face
By now you may have read about an issue affecting Intel, AMD, and other processors, potentially exposing sensitive memory data. Until now, that data has been assumed to be safe, … Continue reading...
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