Webmail upgraded to Roundcube 1.3

Roundcube webmail has been upgraded from the 1.2 series to the latest 1.3 series. Amongst other under-the-hood improvements, the listed improvements for the 1.3 series are: Widescreen layout aka Three Column View Possibility to display QR code for contacts data… READ MORE

Shared database server transition complete

Our transition to a new database server for our shared web hosting customers is now complete. The transition was seamless; i.e. no data was lost. Most sites experienced around 25 minutes of down-time during the transition; some experienced much less…. READ MORE

WooCommerce 3.5 has been released; the latest versions of all our plugins are compatible

A new release of WooCommerce is out, version 3.5. You can read all about it at this link. All of the latest versions of our plugins are compatible with it. Make sure that you are running up to date versions… READ MORE

Ending the availability of ancient PHP versions, and of Perl

At Simba Hosting, we are committed to providing up-to-date technologies to our users. Sadly, this commitment is far from the norm in the web hosting industry. This can be seen by comparing the graph of what PHP versions WordPress websites… READ MORE

Shared database server upgrade complete

Our previously announced database server upgrade for our shared hosting customers has been completed. The upgrade procedure ran without issues. Total down-time totaled six minutes.

Upgrading shared database server (MariaDB / MySQL) from MariaDB 10.1 to 10.2

During the next week, as part of our commitment to providing up-to-date versions of technologies in a timely fashion, we plan to carry out an upgrade of our database server for shared web hosting clients. The upgrade will be from… READ MORE

Nominet WHOIS privacy changes

Since 22nd May 2018, Nominet, the body over-seeing the .uk domain name registry (in response to the “GDPR” law), no longer display names or addresses of domain owners as part of their WHOIS service. Consequently, we no longer sell WHOIS… READ MORE

Default PHP version now 7.2

In keeping with our commitment to promoting modern technologies, we have updated the default version of PHP used for new web hosting accounts from PHP 7.1 to 7.2. All customers can continue to request a different PHP version (from 5.2… READ MORE

WooCommerce 3.4 is coming

WooCommerce 3.4, including GDPR-related features, is nearly here. Versions of our plugins officially compatible with this new release are being released, today and tomorrow. Remember to test new WooCommerce versions on a staging site, and to make sure all your… READ MORE

Build a WooCommerce Takeaway Restaurant Food Ordering System

Build a WooCommerce Takeaway Restaurant Food Ordering System If you want to build a WooCommerce takeaway restaurant ordering system, you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to tell you everything you need to know about how to take takeaway… READ MORE

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