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First setup a loop device

#losetup -f
 /dev/loop0

#losetup /dev/loop0 /path/to/kvm.img

#kpartx -av /dev/loop0
 add map loop0p1 : 0 7727202 linear /dev/loop0 63
 add map loop0p5 : 0 449757 linear /dev/loop0 7727328

#ls -alF /dev/mapper
 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 4 2007-11-24 14:56 loop0p1
 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 5 2007-11-24 14:56 loop0p5

#mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mnt/tmp

#unmount /mnt/debianvm
 #kpartx -dv /dev/loop0
 del devmap : loop0p1
 del devmap : loop0p5

#losetup -d /dev/loop0

Nominet has announced that from the 1st May 2012, it will be possible to register .uk domain names with registration periods other than the current value of two years. Domains can be registered and renewed for a period of 1 to 9 years. 

Once this comes into place we will modify our systems enabling users to reap the benefits of this new feature from Nominet.

For all those customers looking to get a website up and running quickly and cheaply we have added a new website builder system to all of our hosting packages.

How to get your business or interest on the web

This article is a guide on how to go about getting your business or interest on the web.

After choosing to adopt Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder for our customers we were required to modify our servers slightly in order for the publishing part of sitebuilder to work.

MySQL master master replication is a great way to replicate your database on 2 different load balanced or active/standby servers. This is a great solution for high availability databases.

So you want to put your business on the web and you discover a minefield of different hosting companies all offering similar products with pseudonyms gallore and prices staring from nothing up to extorsion. What does it all mean and what should you be watching out for?

Web hosting is a fiercly competitive industry with hosting providers varying in size from individuals to global corporations. Choosing the right host can be a bit of a minefield. One piece of advice we can give is try to avoid buying your hosting from a reseller.

Here's the command you need to create a new KVM virtuak machine.

We were recently assisting a customer to get started with their google adwords campaign and they questioned why the keywords we had suggested contained brackets and quotes. Here's an explanation of what they do and how they affect your listings.