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SSH Commands to check disk space usage and memory usage.

Posted By: Santhosh | Nov 18th, 2009

If you have access to you linux server or VPS via SSH, then there is an easy way to check out the disk space usage and memory usage by using some simple linux commands. This eliminates the need of logging into your control panel every time when you need to check out these stats.

All you need is to start your favorite SSH client like “putty”. And then log in to your server. Linux users can easily do it within the terminal.

To check out the disk space usage on your server, execute this command:

df -h

And to see the memory usage:

free -m

That’s it.

6 Reasons Why Hosting Account Get Suspended.

Posted By: Santhosh | May 15th, 2009

A web hosting company can suspend a hosting account for many reasons. A person who is running a website must be aware of these 6 well known reasons about why a web host will suspend his/her website (hosting account). By knowing these reasons, one can avoid getting his/her site from getting suspended.

If your hosting account gets suspended, do not panic. You have second chance to get it resumed. Just go through the following reasons why a hosting account can get banned:

1. Bill Payment

First and foremost reason for many accounts getting suspended is for not paying hosting bill regularly or by forgetting to do so. Typically many hosts provide an e-mail notification to pay bills on time. If you fail to read the mail by ignoring it or if by chance if it gets landed in your spam box, you are unlucky person. So your bills aren’t paid on time and your account gets suspended.


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