How to Optimize Your Images for a Faster Website
The optimization of images for the web is a critical factor in determining your site speed. Poorly sized, uncompressed images are one of the main issues...
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Beginner’s Guide to DNS and Nameservers (2020 Edition)
If you’ve ever worked with a domain name, web hosting account, or website, chances are that you’ve had to work with DNS and nameservers. Simply put,...
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Web Hosting just got better with PHP 7.4
PHP 7.4 is now available on all of WHC’s web hosting, reseller hosting, cloud and dedicated servers, and Managed WordPress hosting plans. It delivers...
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What Is Website Performance and Why Is It Important?
Website performance can be a maze of buzzwords, but it really boils down to one thing. Have you ever visited a website that loaded slowly (or incorrectly)...
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What are inodes and how can I count them?
What is an inode? An inode (or index node) is an object that stores information about a file or directory. Each file or directory corresponds to an inode,...
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Accelerated Mobile Pages: Built for Speed
In 2019, publishing fast loading web pages designed for mobile devices is more important than ever. Google has spearheaded the Accelerated Mobile Pages...
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PHP 7.3 is here, and it’s faster than ever!
PHP 7.3 is now available and WHC is upgrading the native PHP version for web hosting accounts to PHP 7.2 starting May 2. We recommend you check your current...
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Boost Your Website’s Performance with Cloudflare’s CDN
On the Internet, data between your website and its visitors travels fast: at the speed of light, to be specific. But even at the speed of light, data traveling...
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Dynamic Caching is Coming, Making Your Websites Even Faster!
As you may already know, faster websites mean happier clients, better Google rankings, and more sales. Starting next week, Web Hosting Canada will enable...
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Make It Even Faster: LiteSpeed is Coming!
Web Hosting Canada is boosting server speed yet again! We’re deploying Litespeed, a faster, more robust server technology to enhance performance across...
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Web Hosting Gets a Speed Boost with Full-SSD Storage
Web Hosting Canada is upgrading all Canadian Web Hosting and Reseller Hosting accounts to full-SSD RAID-10 storage, which means even better performance...
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