One of the first steps to using your new cPanel account, is creating yourself an email address to use on your domain. Here are the steps required to create your first email account.
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Since October 2007 we’ve have been using the Equinix data centre and it has been a fantastic ten months.
However in the best interests of all our clients we will be moving to a new data centre in Brisbane, at this stage close to or around the 20th of September. We will release another update closer to the date with full details on the move.
At this stage, we are estimating that your service will not be interrupted for more than approximately 5 hours. This time is of course, massively over-exaggerated. We hope we’ll ensure the smallest amount of downtime and interruption possible during the move of your account. The transfers will commence around 2am that evening.
Some of the benefits will include server specifications roughly double that which we have now (from Dual Core to Quad Core) and 2GB of Ram to a huge 4GB of Ram. This means even FASTER speeds than we’re getting now.
We’re also getting an upgrade in data connectivity - roughly ten times the bandwidth pipe we have at the moment, connecting to AAPT, Optus and UECOMM (UECOMM then connect to a range of local providers including Telstra), even though at this stage we’ve never had connectivity problems. “Touch Wood” 
And the best part is - we’re keeping our prices fixed at their current rate! (Good news right? You bet!)
If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me personally.
Cheers,
Darren Nolan
A little while ago I activated WHMCS’s “affilate” program. Anyone may register to refer our business in the form of a small link on your website or select from a few of a banner images (designed by the fantastic Karl Short who makes a lot of my images - THANK YOU KARL!)
Just a quick note, I am calling this the “Referral Program“, not an “Affilate Program” although WHMCS refers to it as such. Personally, I think any affiliate program requires much attention, large email lists and time on your behalf. This is not a get rich quick scheme (sorry!).
The Referral Program allows you and myself to track any visitors from your site coming to Rapid Hosting. If they are interested in our services Rapid Hosting will pay you a Referral bonus, equal to the amount for their first month worth of hosting.
I would much rather keep money circulating locally (yes New Zealand, you are considered local to me ) than continue to pay overseas companies to advertise Rapid Hosting.
Please ensure you read the details in relation to our Referral Program in our Terms of Service.
If you missed the link above, you can sign up here - please ensure you use your unique URL to copy and paste on your website so the tracking feature works!
Thank you all again for your continued support!
Darren Nolan
On the 13th of July 2007, php.net announced that PHP 4 will no longer receive feature updates after the 31/12/2007. Up until this point, the only releases coming from php.net have been security fixes.
On the 08/08/2008 PHP4 will no longer receive security updates. It is strongly urged that you review your scripts immediately and ensure they will run on PHP 5 (see here for details - Use PHP5 as the default).
The best thing to remember is to not panic. Many PHP4 applications work perfectly using PHP5.
At this stage, on the 08/09/2008 Rapid Hosting will switch the default version of PHP on the server to version 5, and leave PHP version 4 as the secondary version for compatibility reasons, Unless there is a security notice stating that PHP4 is no longer safe. Security is our top priority on all our servers.
When cPanel release PHP6 into their updates and after the 31/12/2008 - we will replace PHP version 4 with PHP version 6, leaving PHP version 5 as the default version.
Please note all of the above dates may change if a security notice is released about PHP4 on or after the end of life.
Closer to the date, I will remind everyone about this change.
Cheers,
Darren Nolan
I would love to introduce everyone to Ralph. Ralph is a local in my parts, and book writer whom I’ve had the absolute pleasure in creating a quick and simple webpage for his new book, The Rise Of Rhyka Hawk Wing.
I’ve only had time to read the first chapter at the moment, but there are three chapters in total you can read for free.
So far I’ve enjoyed the story and lead up in the first chapter and I can’t wait till my next quiet day where I can continue to read about the detailed character Rhyka.
So right now, you should be checking out Ralph’s new book and letting me know what you thought of it.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
Ralph has also left me some kind words!
Recently I had cause to enquire about the construction of a website and hosting from among a number of Sunshine Coast service providers.
I received quotes ranging between $900 to $1200 for a simple design, until I came across Rapid Hosting.
I explained what I required and I was quoted $375.00 for what the other providers costed at triple and quadruple the price.
Subsequently, I entered into a contract with Darren and he did everything that he said he would do, within the timeframes quoted and did not try to sting me for any “extras”.
So, if you are considering having a website built or hosting for your current site, try a reputable, well-priced local.
Thank you so much Ralph! I wish you the very best of success with your new book!
Cheers,
Darren Nolan
I am extremely proud to announce Rapid Hosting is now an official WHMCS Licensed Reseller. Already we’ve helped move several customers to this simply fantastic billing software.
WHMCS is a PHP script written and maintained by Matt and his team from WHMCS Ltd. The billing software helps automate domain registrations and hosting creation packages for people using Reseller, VPS or Dedicated Server solutions.
Rapid Hosting has been using WHMCS since we officially began business back in October in 2007, and I’ve personally never found anything to compare with the continual stream of useful features and ease of use. Personally I believe it’s a great alternative to ClientExec and far easier to use than ModernBill, although both these systems will of course work with our servers.
In order to order your WHMCS license from us, you must be a registered customer utilising our hosting services. At time of writing, keys are $15.50 AUD including GST.
To order your key today, please log into your client area, view your hosting package details and click the link for “addon products”.
And the best part of this reseller program is that all your techinical enquires are fully support by WHMCS!
Happy WHMCSing!
Darren Nolan
I thought I’d better write a formal post about our recent server upgrade.
On Wednesday, 2nd of July we had our first scheduled server upgrade where we upgraded Gravity’s system ram from 1GB of ECC ram to 2GB of ECC ram. This was not to rectify any specific issues but simply to continue growing the Gravity’s server specifications as it continues to grow.
The Gravity server was offline for approximately 50 minutes.
A short while ago we created a brand new account for “Rapid Hosting”. The new Account number and BSB will be found in the top right hand corner of your “View Printable Invoices” when you access your client area.
This will replace the HR & DL Pearce Family trust account in which current direct bank depositors have been using till now.
In the interest of providing you the speediest service when paying via direct deposit, it’s very important to update all your records with our new details. If you are unsure, please login to your secure client area and open a support ticket.
Current customers should expect to recieve an update via your email within the new few days.
Thank you,
Darren Nolan
It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally managed to find some spare time to put a decent effort in our website. This site is powered by WordPress - the idea behind using this is to be able to frequently update everyone on changes and news happening with the business.
An extremely big thank you goes to Tommaso Baldovino who has generiously allowed us to use his popular Word Press StarDust theme as our website’s template!
On the bottom of our navigation bar you’ll find a link to our RSS feed which you can subscribe in most popular RSS feed programs including FireFox subscribe to RSS feature.
We hope you love our new look, and I look forward to seeing you stop by on our page often!
Cheers
Darren Nolan
