Performance

Boost the loading speed of your website using HTTP/2

  • 21 February 2017
  • Reading time: 2 min

The new HTTP/2 protocol promises a faster and smarter data transmission via the Internet, allowing websites to load faster. But what exactly is HTTP/2? What are its benefits? And how...

PHP 7.1

PHP 7.1 is finally available – migrate now!

  • 30 January 2017
  • Reading time: 2 min

Last week, after upgrading to PHP 7.1.0 on the SSH nodes, this version of this server-side web development language has been made available on Combell’s Linux web hosting accounts. What...

varnish version5 new features

Varnish 5: what is new?

  • 26 September 2016
  • Reading time: < 1 min

Dynamic websites with a lot of content and many popular APIs can no longer do without Varnish, a tool that makes it possible to display pages much faster by caching...

Upgrading to Joomla! 3.5 - benefits and tips

Upgrading to Joomla! 3.5: benefits and tips

  • 11 April 2016
  • Reading time: 3 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français Not only does version 3.5 of the open source CMS Joomla! make your website faster, but it also enhances user experience for...

How does varnish work

Boost your website’s performance using Varnish

  • 23 March 2016
  • Reading time: 3 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français What is Varnish? And why is Thijs Feryn so amazed by it? Here is a brief description of what the tool does,...

E-learning platform Knooppunt counts on Combell for stability

E-learning platform Knooppunt counts on Combell for stability

  • 26 February 2016
  • Reading time: 6 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français Knooppunt vzw offers a digital platform that hundreds of thousands of pupils, teachers and publishers use every school day. Stability and availability...

PROXY protocol support in Varnish

PROXY protocol support in Varnish

  • 5 February 2016
  • Reading time: 2 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français A tech talk with Combell tech evangelist Thijs Feryn, about the power of the combination of Varnish & HAProxy. Why an extra...

PHP 7 is now available and these are the new features

PHP 7 is now available and these are the new features

  • 3 December 2015
  • Reading time: 4 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français PHP 7 is finally available... What a magnificent end of year gift for all developers! The many PHP developers were really looking...

Performance hosting new packages

Performance hosting: new powerful all-in-one hosting packages at Combell

  • 28 September 2015
  • Reading time: 3 min

Lees in het Nederlands - Lisez en français After months of laying down the groundwork we can proudly announce that we have launched new and powerful hosting packages called Performance...

Multipharma counts on scalability of the combell cloud

iU.be counts on the scalability of the Combell cloud

  • 21 August 2015
  • Reading time: 3 min

iU is Belgium's only chain of personal care stores, operated by the Multipharma group, which owns 250 pharmacies. iU has 21 outlets in both shopping centres and shopping streets. In...

Tips for start-ups to build an application

Thijs gives tips for start-ups: how can you build a successful application?

  • 14 August 2015
  • Reading time: 3 min

Do you have a good idea for an application – for the Web, a smartphone, a tablet, a desktop computer, or perhaps even for the Internet of Things, or a...

WebAssembly a faster Internet

WebAssembly: several world players work on a faster Internet

  • 10 July 2015
  • Reading time: 2 min

Obviously, big players in the Internet industry do all they can to win your loyalty and have you use their own operating system and the associated surrounding ecosystem. This is...