A proxy server is an easy and secure way to protect your identity online. But is it better than a VPN? We explain how proxies work and whether you should be using one. I'm a senior analyst charged ...

With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft has built in a reverse-proxy feature. The Web Application Proxy securely publishes internal resources out to the Internet for access by both corporate-owned ...

Web hosting and dedicated server clients can manage most tasks through the cPanel administrative interface. You can set up your own proxy servers through the cPanel interface if your Web hosting ...

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[Apache streamlines Lucene, Solr] By caching web pages, a proxy server can download a page once while providing it to any number of systems while reducing the fetch time for all but the first request.

According to Netcraft's September 2012 survey, Apache has been the most widely used Web server software on the Internet since 1996. It is also frequently used as a proxy server. Web proxy servers ...

Let's talk about proxy servers. Proxy servers are often confused with virtual private networks (VPNs) because their network architectures are very similar. But proxies and VPNs are very different ...

A proxy server and a VPN operate similarly, except when it comes to encryption. Here’s everything you need to know about the differences between proxies and VPNs. Moe enjoys making technical content ...

Nginx is releasing a commercial edition of its namesake open source Web server software, called Nginx Plus, which it will market as a software alternative to application delivery controllers (ADCs).