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How do I flush my local DNS settings?
To save time when browsing the internet, your home computer will store DNS information locally. At times though, this may cause problems when trying to view a website after they have changed hosting providers because your computer is still looking for the old DNS...
How can I modify my hosts file on Windows Vista or Windows 7?
How can modifying your Windows hosts file help you? Modifying your hosts file will allow you to override the DNS for a domain on that particular machine. To give you an example, if you are moving your hosting from another provider to AIT, and have uploaded your data...
How do I set up a search engine friendly redirect using a .htaccess?
Setting up a .htaccess 301 redirect can be confusing and difficult, however listed below are steps you can take to set up these redirects with ease. What is the .htaccess file? The Apache .htaccess 301 redirect is a server side redirect which is...
How do I set up a Secure Certificate for a Virtual Host?
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the shared hosting environment, it is not possible to have an SSL certificate installed for a virtual host. Each domain that needs one will need its own IP address on its own plan for the certificate to work correctly. Through...
How do I FTP into a Windows Fully Managed plan?
When attempting to FTP into a Windows account, there are two different procedures. They are the procedure to FTP into a Windows Top Level Domain account, and also one to FTP into a Windows Virtual Host account. Both procedures are listed below. TOP LEVEL DOMAIN ONLY:...
How do I enable cookies in my browser?
A cookie is a message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. The main purpose of cookies is to identify...
Where to obtain an FTP Client/Application?
If you are looking for an FTP Client/Application, we can recommend two different popular and easy-to-use applications. 1. Filezilla The first is called Filezilla and it is located here: https://filezilla-project.org. When you access the page just click on...
How do I secure my WordPress 3.x web site?
AIT's services are WordPress compatible. Below are a list of security features that we would like to pass on to help keep your WordPress site secure from attacks and problems which can cause downtime. Ensure you have the most recent version Upgrading to the...
Does AIT provide a backup solution for Fully Managed accounts?
Yes, ensuring that your data is available 24/7 is AIT's top priority. In the event of a crisis, AIT can restore your data from our "Always On" disk-to-disk backup solution. AIT's backup software offers comprehensive backup, restore, and recovery...
How to get a FREE email client?
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source POP and IMAP email client developed by Mozilla.org, the same folks who brought you Firefox. Feature-wise it sits somewhere between Outlook Express and Outlook, which means that it offers an upgrade to Express users and a...