The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.16 and 7.1.2 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 7.1 series on our servers as a result.
These changes should not be noticeable, but as always, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any trouble.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.15 and 5.6.30 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
In addition, we’re now providing support for the PHP 7.1 series, so PHP 7.1.1 is also available in our control panel.
Finally, the PHP 7.0 series has been out long enough that all modern script software should be compatible with it, and the authors of the WordPress software recommend it specifically. Because of that, we’re making PHP 7.0 the default for new customers, and we recommend that all customers switch to PHP 7. It’s almost twice as fast as old versions of PHP.
If you’re not yet using PHP 7 but you’d like your WordPress or other PHP-based site to seem snappier, or be able to handle twice as many visitors per second, you can easily do so:
Then test your site to make sure it works properly. If it does: Great, you’ve just made your site much faster! If it doesn’t, it’s probably because you’re using older scripts that haven’t yet been updated, and you can simply set PHP back to an earlier version for now. (But be sure to contact the authors of your scripts and ask when they will be compatible with PHP 7.)
As always, if you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
The PHP developers recently released version 5.6.29 that fixes several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
This change should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
The PHP developers recently released version 7.0.14 that fixes several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 series on our servers as a result.
This change should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.13 and 5.6.28 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.12 and 5.6.27 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
For the PHP 5.6 and 7.0 series, we’ve also updated ionCube Loader to the current version 6.0.6, and SourceGuardian Loader to the current version 11.
These changes should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.11 and 5.6.26 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
These changes should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
In addition, the ionCube Loader software is now compatible with PHP 7, so we’ve enabled that option in the “PHP Settings” section of our My Account control panel.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.10 and 5.6.25 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0 and 5.6 series on our servers as a result.
These changes should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
The PHP developers recently released versions 7.0.9, 5.6.24 and 5.5.38 that fix several bugs. We’ve upgraded the PHP 7.0, 5.6 and 5.5 series on our servers as a result.
These changes should not be noticeable, but in the unlikely event you experience any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact us.
We’ve updated the AWStats software we use to generate website statistics. The statistics beginning today use the latest version 7.5.
This version has support for newer browsers, operating systems, and search engines, and is somewhat better at identifying and filtering out traffic from non-human visitors.
We should probably mention that if you’re relying on AWStats for information about the behavior of human visitors, you can usually get more accurate statistics using Google Analytics, which works in a different way than simply analyzing log data after the fact. We have a page explaining more about the difference between AWStats and Google Analytics.
