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SubscribeApr 12, 2016
PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.0 available on all servers
Completing a schedule of gradual upgrades, as of today all our servers run PHP 5.6 as default PHP interpreter.
Also, following our policy to provide the latest stable technologies, PHP 7.0 is installed and available on all machines. Customers can switch their domains, or just some folders, to use PHP 7.0 as default interpreter.
PHP 5.3 is still running on our servers to allow customers with older software time to ensure compatibility with newer PHP versions. PHP 5.3 will b...
Nov 10, 2015
MySQL 5.6.27 installed on all servers
As of this week, MySQL 5.6.27 has been installed on all our servers.
When considering server software updates, we always try to balance between providing the newest technologies, ensuring the security of the services we offer, and providing enough time to customers to deal with software related matters, in case their site software is not compatible. The security of our servers is a top priority - in case a critical software vulnerability is found that may affect the security of the...
May 6, 2015
PHP 5.5 available on all servers
Following our policy to provide the most recent server technologies which we consider stable enough for production environment, PHP 5.5 is now available on all our servers. Customers can now choose between PHP 5.5 and PHP 5.3 as default PHP interpreter for their accounts.
We are well aware that PHP 5.3 is no longer supported by PHP developers. However, according to our analysis PHP 5.3 still does not pose a security threat to hosting servers. That's why we decided that we will k...
Nov 22, 2013
PHP 5.4 available to all customers
Following several months of preparation and gradual implementation, PHP 5.4 is now available on all our servers.
Our company policy towards software updates has always been the same - we aim to provide the most recent technologies, but without compromising the stability and security of the hosting service, and only after careful testing and implementation. We consider that PHP 5.4 is the latest branch that is stable and secure enough to be used on a shared hosting server.
Oct 15, 2011
PHP 5.3 on all servers
For the last several months, we were conducting a campaign to switch the default PHP interpreter on our servers to PHP 5.3. This has been quite a challenging task, given the incompatibilities between PHP 5.2 and 5.3, and our goal to perform such updates without affecting customer sites. The campaign is complete, and now all our servers run PHP 5.3 as default PHP interpreter, while PHP 5.2 is still available.
We will continue our efforts to provide to our customers the most recent te...