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POLL: Which PHP Frameworks Are You Using in 2023?

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Feb 28, 2023
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It's 2023 and by some measures, 77% of all web sites are powered by PHP.  I'm not sure it's quite that high, though if you think about every Wordpress site, maybe... I've been coding a small-volume API and Laravel has been a breeze.  Years ago I did some CakePHP sites and really once you do an MVC project, a lot of the concepts carry over.  Laravel benefits from very nice documentation and a vast community.  Also the code...

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Still Time to Win a TV, Igloo Cooler, Roku Express, and More from ServerHub!

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Feb 08, 2023
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Community provider ServerHub is running a fantastic giveaway for our community! Enter for a chance to win a 55" Roku TV, an Igloo cooler, Roku Express streamers, or ServerHub account credit, now through the SuperBowl!

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Who Will Win Superbowl LVII? Predict and Get Bonus Giveaway Entries!

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Feb 03, 2023
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Do you think the Kansas City Chiefs are going to crush the Philadelphia Eagles? Or will the Eagles stomp the Chiefs? Let us know in this poll - and get bonus entries in the ServerHub giveaway as a thank you!

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Vote for the Cheesiest Porkbun Headline While You SAVE SAVE SAVE on Domains!

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Nov 25, 2022
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Our friends over at Porkbun are having a Black Friday sale! They're awesome to work with and besides giving us great art to use, they also gave suggested the following cheesy headline.  Which do you prefer? Let us know, and then go check out their sale!

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Ten Years in the Making: The Maounique Interview!

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Nov 02, 2022
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@Maounique has been a member of LowEndTalk for 10 years.  I think of him as one of the moral centers of gravity in the community.  You may disagree with him but you'll always know where you stand with...

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POLL: Are Ad Blockers Ruining the Internet or a Vital Tool?

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Oct 27, 2022
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Do you use an ad blocker? Do you whitelist LowEndBox and LowEndTalk? Do you have switch back and forth between "blocking" and "non-blocking" browsers? Or do you just consume the Internet in its raw, unfiltered glory? We want to hear from you!

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Review: React for Beginners by Wes Bos (Plus FREE Javascript and Markdown Courses You Can Take!)

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Sep 29, 2022
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I've recently been writing some web apps.  I'm not a web pro, but have done software development non-professionally since before the personal computer existed.  Back when I started emitting HTML in th...

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POLL: OVH IPv4 Pricing Apocalypse! If Your Provider Begs, What Will You Say?

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Sep 15, 2022
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The LowEnd community was rocked today by news that OVH is substantially increasing IPv4 prices. The OVH blog has a table showing the impact for different IP block sizes, which is strange since the pri...

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Create Jaw-Dropping Dashboards Using Grafana (on a Raspberry Pi!)

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Sep 03, 2022
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Recently, my family acquired a gecko. A crested gecko, to be specific.  Our little guy started life as a classroom pet.  He came in a rather sad, small Walmart Pet Department-level terrarium.  We set...

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LowEndBox is on Instagram and TikTok!

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Aug 05, 2022
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A few weeks ago we asked our visitors to vote on which social media platform we should add to LowEndBox. Since we published the Poll in July, LowEndBox has added both TikTok and Instagram to our socia...

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What the Heck is a NAT VPS, Anyway?

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Jul 25, 2022
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Stay tuned for a post in a few hours with a fantastic NAT VPS offer! For some time, it was the norm to get an IPv4 when you rented a VM.  One VM = 1 IPv4 and life was simple. Then humans kept breeding...

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FEEDBACK REQUESTED: What Should Our Next Social Media Presence Be?

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Jul 22, 2022
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You can get LowEndBox and LowEndTalk on all the big platforms: Twitter: Follow us! Facebook: Like us! YouTube: Watch us! Where should we go next?  Instagram?  TikTok?  Pinterest?  LinkedIn?  Or perhap...

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There are 19,000 Crypto Coins in the World, and 18,980 of Them are Going Bust

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Jul 11, 2022
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The bold prediction you read in the headlines come from Paul Krake, a former hedge fund manager. Crypto is BS, complete BS. I'm the ultimate skeptic on crypto. China can never ban crypto? China banned...

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How To Check ECC Memory On A Hetzner Dedicated Server

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Jul 10, 2022
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Recently we've been discussing getting started on a new VPS or dedicated server. Specific topics have included updating the operating system and configuring ssh, running a yabs benchmark, and checking...

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Poll: What’s Your Reaction to the Crypto Plunge?

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Jun 17, 2022
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BitCoin, Ethereum, and others are all well off their peaks last year.  MicroStrategy's CEO is still all in on crypto despite being down $1 billion.  How about you? Has the slump caused you to question...

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Paying by the Hour: Do You Use Hourly Instances?

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Jun 09, 2022
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Low-end providers have steadily adapted features that were once the exclusive province of big companies.  For example: Reverse DNS configuration by the user Anycast configuration Block storage But one...

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Where Did You Find Your Most Recent VPS? Tell Us!

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May 25, 2022
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When you're out shopping for a VPS, there are a ton of options.  Call us biased - because we are - but we think LowEndBox and LowEndTalk are the two best ones, but people buy from a variety of places....

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Expansion Of A Successful Dedicated Server and Colocation Provider: Interview with @Ian_Dot_Tech of LevelOneServers!

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Apr 20, 2022
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LevelOneServers' recent expansion into Tampa, Florida enables them to play a larger part in the Low End. LevelOneServers was featured here at Low End Box in July, 2021. We invited LevelOneServers to r...

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ReliableVPS: 4GB RAM VPS in Manhattan, New York as Cheap as $7.67/Month!

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Apr 18, 2022
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ReliableVPS has returned! We last featured them back on Black Friday 2021.  This time they've got some nice VDS offers.  Also known as VPS.  One of these days I'm going to have to run a poll on termin...

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RackNerd – New KVM VPS Specials! KVM VPS from $13.89/Year in 6 Locations (Voted #1 Top Provider)

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RackNerd recently submitted new VPS specials for us to share with the LEB community! For those who don’t know about RackNerd, RackNerd was voted #1 on the recent best providers poll, and won the award...

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From Russia, With Skills: The Post-Invasion Russian Brain Drain

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Mar 25, 2022
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In the past 30 days, over 70,000 IT professionals have fled Russia.  The Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC) expects them to be joined by an additional 100,00 by end of April. Acco...

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March Madness Sale by Voted #1 Top Provider, RackNerd! KVM VPS from $14.99/Year in 6 Locations!

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  RackNerd, who was voted by the community as #1 top provider once again, and most recently also voted as the “Most Professional” provider, has submitted some March Madness VPS specials to share...

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LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

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LowEndTalk’s 2021 Best Providers poll has been taken, the votes have been counted, the people have spoken, and the awards have been given! #1 Best Provider Award: RackNerd #1 Most Professional Provide...

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LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

LowEndDivorce Poll: Why Have You Broken Up With Providers in the Past?

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Jan 15, 2022
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At first, it was true love. The storage screamed, CPUs leapt to process your commands, and the network made you feel like you were in the datacenter.  You raved to your friends.  You recommended...som...

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HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY, brought to you by RackNerd! Win a 4K Television, Gaming Monitor, VMs, Account Credits, and More!

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Dec 15, 2021
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Happy holidays from RackNerd!  They're helping you finish 2021 strong with some amazing prizes you can win in their holiday giveaway!  Check this out!  You can win one of: A TCL 55" 4K UHD Android TV!...

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ACTION REQUIRED: This Year’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday Experience Poll Results!

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Dec 11, 2021
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We asked you seven questions about Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2021: Q1: How was your BF/CM spending this year compared to last year? Q2: How many offers did you buy this year? Q3: How many offers from...

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ACTION REQUIRED: Confess Your Buyer’s Remorse! Vote!

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Dec 10, 2021
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Welcome back to our Post-Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday "Action Required" Series, where we ask you, our loyal readers, for your input.  We'll be doing a series of polls for the next week or so and then we'...

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ACTION REQUIRED: What Were You Looking For? Tell Us! Vote!

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Dec 09, 2021
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Welcome back to our Post-Black-Friday-Cyber-Monday "Action Required" Series, where we ask you, our loyal readers, for your input.  We'll be doing a series of polls for the next week or so and then we'...

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