As we wrap up 2023, our opening hours change to give our hard-working team a break and some extra time with their families. If you do find yourself in a pinch over the holidays we’ll still be open every day. If you find yourself in a PHP pickle on Christmas Day, by all means, drop us an email and we... The post Christmas hours for 2023 at 34SP.com appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

You may have recently received an email from us asking you to update a stored debit or credit card. This is due to a change in the requirements for how we bill stored cards. As a result of this change we’re required to revalidate your stored card. Once we’ve done that we can continue to automatically bill you with no... The post Updating your stored credit or debit card for recurring billing appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

100x performance; it’s a big and bold claim! If you’ve spent time researching web hosting options, you’ve no doubt come across plenty of impressive figures and striking data as to why you should choose service X over Y. You’ve more than likely pondered what they all mean, too. With this post I wanted to dive into the detail behind our... The post More than 100x performance – why you need to choose optimized WordPress Hosting appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

For those keen to use the latest PHP release, our rollout of the 8.2 branch is now complete. Our Professional, Reseller, and WordPress platforms all now have the option to use this release. New accounts created this week will use this version as standard, while older accounts will need to switch within their control panels. Please note that 8.2 is... The post PHP 8.2 rollout complete across our latest platforms appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

Following the release of our new Reseller platform late last year, this month sees the activation of our new Professional Hosting accounts, built on the same cloud-styled architecture. For the most part, the new system will look and feel the same for Professional Hosting users; most of the magic such as the distributed storage takes place quietly in the background.... The post PHP 8.x is now available on our Professional Hosting platform appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

As with many things in life, recommendations and advice can change as time passes. For many years, the sendmail and PHP mail() function have been perfectly acceptable methods of getting contact form messages sent to website owners and site visitors. Times have changed though. As more and more email providers are tightening the restrictions of what they consider an acceptable... The post Sendmail is dead! Long live SMTP! appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

In order to make sure your site is prepped for the holiday season, we like to announce our own availability for the period as early as possible. If you need to make any last minute major changes or updates to your website, now is the time to wrap things up. If you do find yourself in a pinch over the... The post Christmas hours for 2022 at 34SP.com appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

As many of you will know, we’ve been working on replacing our reseller platform architecture for quite some time. After a long development cycle we’ve been excitedly testing our alpha release internally for a little while now, and we’re very happy with the results. This month sees the platform roll out in beta form, ready to accept clients who want... The post What you need to know about our new reseller platform appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

Today sees the price for our .studio domain name increase. The new price for a one year purchase or renewal is now £39.95. Renewals in our system prior to the increase will be billed at the previous rate. Studio is a great domain name used by creatives to highlight their unique offerings. A few other domain names in the same... The post Studio domain name price increase appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more

We’ve been fielding PHP 8 queries throughout much of 2022 and 2021, but with the recent EOL for PHP 7.4 we’re now starting to see increasing queries over our plans for version 8.0. To confirm, WordPress itself has had “beta support” for PHP 8.0 since the 5.6 release of the software. Whilst WordPress.org has the nitty gritty details of what... The post WordPress Hosting and PHP 8.0 – what you need to know appeared first on 34SP.com Blog ..read more