FlashMovieShutterstockA fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is a domain name that specifies the unique and complete address of a website. It consists of several name parts called labels, each separated by a dot. The FQDN has a hierarchical structure set by the domain name system (DNS). The mandatory…
Bakhtiar ZeinShutterstockData security is becoming increasingly important in both private and professional settings. As a website owner, you should take all necessary precautions to make visits to your site as secure as possible and ensure risk-free data transmission. By converting your website to HTTPS,…
GajusShutterstockHTTP 404 error pages serve as information that the requested page is not available. This is frustrating not only for users but also for website owners, as a broken link can negatively affect search engine rankings. Such errors are easy to avoid or quickly fix. Creating creative…
sakkmesterkeShutterstockCombining different application systems has become increasingly important over the past few years. This trend is especially due to the increasing number of web applications being developed. In order to react to this trend, many different web services were developed that make data…
Timofeev VladimirshutterstockApache vs. NGINX – while one is said to be bulky and unwieldy, the other is considered slim and high-performance. But can we be this general? In fact, both web servers are based on fundamentally different concepts when it comes to connection management, interpretation of client…
sakkmesterkeShutterstockQuick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC for short), is an experimental network protocol from Google. Further development of the protocol is being driven by IETF, which has set up a dedicated group working towards it. The QUIC protocol is intended to offer a speed-optimized…
Roland IJdemaShutterstockIt’s very likely that you’ve stumbled on the 'HTTP Error 503 The service is unavailable' notification or something similar during your daily browsing. The error message appears whenever a web server can’t display the website that the user is trying to access. There are many…
tradvilleShutterstockHTTP status codes emerge when something isn’t running properly on the internet. In this respect, the 502 Bad Gateway error is no exception. But this familiar error message can be particularly tricky: It’s not actually clear where the source of the problem lies. In the chain of…
windwheelShutterstockIf the error message ‘HTTP 504 Gateway Timeout’ appears when you attempt to open a website, it means that the allowed time for responding to browser queries has been exceeded. A lot of the time the culprit is not the web server itself, but instead some other component of the…
Martin Charles HatchShutterstockWhat is server name identification, really? Encryption technologies play a big role when it comes to surfing on the net. Credit card data and other personal information must not fall into the hands of criminals. For now, TLS is one of the protocols used for this purpose. But it…