Jan 20

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel13
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16
  • Shared Hosting: cPanelA2

 

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 28/01/2022 18:00
Completing: 28/01/2022 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Dec 17

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel13
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16

 

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 24/12/2021 18:00
Completing: 24/12/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Nov 09

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel13
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14

 

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 19/11/2021 18:00
Completing: 19/11/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Sep 15

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel13
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 24/09/2021 18:00
Completing: 24/09/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Aug 23

COMPLETED – Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 03/09/2021 18:00
Completing: 03/09/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Aug 04

COMPLETED-Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 13/08/2021 18:00
Completing: 13/08/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

Jun 07

COMPLETED – Planned Maintenance: Shared Hosting Server/Service Upgrades

cPanel Shared Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • new versions of PHP/MySQL/MariaDB made available

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful restart

This will take approximately 30 minutes during which time any “active” connections will temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-Commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16

All Reseller Hosting including Media/ShoutCAST, File Hosting, Email and Web Hosting services on reseller servers:

  • Reseller Hosting: reseller07

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 19/06/2021 18:00
Completing: 19/06/2021 19:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the safety and security of your data that each of the server(s) providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Additionally new versions of core web-based services such as PHP, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache and FTP are now available and stable – so these will be made available for existing hosting accounts within 24 hours of the upgrades completing

May 12

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Hosting Control Panel Upgrade cPanel/WHM

cPanel Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade to MySQL/MariaDB 10.3 versions
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • changes to SSL validity periods and trust-chains

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful shutdown/restart/reload.

This will take approximately 45 minutes during which time any “active” connections may temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel07
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel13
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16
  • Shared Hosting: cPanelA2

 

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 21/05/2021 17:30
Completing: 21/05/2021 19:30

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the security of your websites, blogs, shopping-carts, email and related services that each of the server(s) involved providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Apr 14

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Hosting Control Panel Upgrade cPanel/WHM

cPanel Hosting Services

Control Panel and Associated Packages Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade to MySQL/MariaDB 10.3 versions
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • changes to SSL validity periods and trust-chains

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a graceful shutdown/restart/reload.

This will take approximately 45 minutes during which time any “active” connections may temporarily disconnect but be able to reconnect/continue immediately afterwards.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-commerce Hosting services on shared servers:

  • Shared Hosting: cPanel07
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel10
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel11
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel12
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel14
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel15
  • Shared Hosting: cPanel16
  • Shared Hosting: cPanelA2

 

When is this maintenance:

Starting: 23/04/2021 17:30
Completing: 23/04/2021 19:30

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the security of your websites, blogs, shopping-carts, email and related services that each of the server(s) involved providing your hosting has the most current control panel security updates, patches and improvements.

Jan 04

COMPLETED: Planned Maintenance: Updates and Migrations of all Shared and Reseller Hosting

Shared and Reseller Hosting Services

Server Migrations and Upgrades

What is being done:

  • upgrade to new version of Web Host Manager (whm)
  • upgrade to new version of cPanel
  • upgrade to MySQL/MariaDB versions
  • upgrade add-on packages & script installers
  • migration to new hardware

In order for the updates to take effect all services will need to go through a shutdown, move, update and reload

These are long maintenance windows each weekend covering approximately 60 hours in total.

Each individual server/service will take between 30 and 90 minutes to upgrade/update/replace/migrate during which time there will be periods of sites, email, databases and associated file access showing as unavailable.

On completion of each server, services will return to normal and the next machine will be started.

Who is affected:

All Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Media Hosting, ShoutCAST Hosting, File Hosting, Email Hosting, WordPress Hosting and E-commerce Hosting services on all shared servers.

When is this maintenance:

05/02/2021 21:00 – 08/02/2021 09:00
12/02/2021 21:00 – 15/02/2021 09:00
19/02/2021 21:00 – 22/02/2021 09:00
26/02/2021 21:00 – 01/03/2021 09:00

Why do we need to do this:

It is important for the continued uptime, performance and overall security of your websites, blogs, shopping-carts, email and related services that each of the systems are upgraded regularly to the latest versions.

New protocols/rules relating to SSL certificates require a change to a new operating system to ensure website visitoirs who uipdate their browsers can still access your sites

Additionally CentOS have withdrawn support and updates for C8 (and end-of-lifed all versions except C7) meaning urgent moves to a new platform are necessary

On completion of the initial hardware and control panel maintenance a process of server migration to new hardware for any remaining legacy sites/systems (hshere, plesk, dnp and WHM pre v90) will be scheduled.