Latest blogs @ HoberSoft

Blog: Major Update session forthcoming

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:23:47 GMT

We are planning a major update session for all our servers to start this weekend or early next week. This will include the following list of changes to ALL of our servers:

1) PHP 4 will be removed, this was EOL in Jan of last year and is no longer updated, at this point it is a security risk just to have it on the server.
2) MySQL will be upgraded to MySQL 5 on all servers
3) Correct timezones will be set for all servers & time will be checked to be accurate on a regular basis (system clocks aren't entirely accurate) (this may cause a "hole" in some of your logs)
4) RVSiteBuilder updated to its latest version
5) Fantastico updated to its latest version
6) PHP 5 upgraded to its latest (stable) version
7) Apache upgraded to its latest (stable) version
8) New Kernels for all boxes (this will require a reboot of the server)

Please NOTE: ALL transfers will be DISABLED during this update session (because we're upgrading mysql) once the session is complete they will be enabled again.

And to answer the initial barrage of questions about PHP4:
No, this is not something we will put off.
No, this is not something you can opt out of.
No, you can not have "a few more weeks" on this.
Sorry, but we've supported an EOL product for a year, we have to draw the line in the sand somewhere.

Blog: Node35 Migration

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:30:50 GMT

We will be migrating node35 from the Hong Kong data center to Softlayer's Dallas Facility due to the lack of response from the data center on the 3 hour outage.

Blog: cPanel Update

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:45:19 GMT

All nodes will be updated with the latest version of cPanel.

cPanel Version 11.24.4-RELEASE
cPanel Build 32486

During the update, accounts may become inaccessible for a period of time (1-2 hours).

Blog: SERVER UPGRADES

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 21:36:23 GMT

We are almost finished the server upgrades, all nodes will use the new specifications within 1 week.

NOTE: All nodes will now use 64bit processors.

Quad Core Xeon
4GB RAM
All Hard Drives with RAID 1
CentOS 5.x

HoberSoft

Blog: Main Website Migrated

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:54:54 GMT

During a migration of the main website, a problem caused downtime.

You may have noticed a suspened notification on our website due to the migration problem.

Our services have returned to normal, so do not be concerned.

Blog: Windows Hosting Update

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:50:10 GMT

We have been working on our Windows hosting service the past few weeks and due to the extensive advanced support and server setups required for Windows hosting we have decided to roll out the Windows module at a stable level with full on 24x7 windows support.

In order to offer Windows support we will need to charge an additional €1.00 a month on top of the windows packages. This €1.00 will go toward the additional costs involved with licensing and the additional Windows Technical Support agents required to properly support this.

Please understand that this price will be applied to ALL members using the Windows platform packages.

This price change will take affect 11/1/2008.

After an order for a windows package a seperate invoice will be created.

(it needs to be paid on an annual basis - €1 * 12 Months = €12)

HOBERSOFT

Blog: Hardware Improvements

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:27:12 GMT

We have at least doubled the hardware each node has to quad core servers with 4GB of RAM. In addition to that upgrade we will be provisioning servers with a RAID 1 setup from this point on.

We will also be adding RAID 1 to as many of the older servers as possible and will create new threads in the Network section as servers are upgraded.

RAID 1 basically mirrors the primary hard drive to a slave drive at all times in case of hardware failure which can result in hours of downtime as seen in the past.

For more information on RAID 1 please see: SEE HERE

HOBERSOFT

Blog: Order/Billing/Client Area Update

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:57:22 GMT

In the next few hours, there will be an important update to the Order/Billing/Client Area, the update should not affect normal operations.

If you unable to access any features of the HoberSoft website, you should retry.

HoberSoft

Blog: New Security Checking System

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:52:34 GMT

We have added a new security feature which checks for certain conditions on new orders.

If you beleive there was an error by the system during your order, please contact us.

This has been implemented to cut down fraudulent orders which affect other members of our services.

HoberSoft

Blog: Payment Options

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:48:09 GMT

We have decided to keep PayPal (TM) as a paymeny option for any of our services.

The PayPal payment option will remain on the order form for the next few weeks, we will now use the addition of MoneyBookers and C2O (2Checkout.com) as payment options.

Members who currently use PayPal can renew with PayPal (TM).

Our apologise for any inconvenience caused during the removal of certain payment options but it is very necessary to allow for upgrades to the validation sytsem.

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Blog: Free Website Creation Software

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:35 GMT

The technical team have been hard at work creating software to help HoberSoft members create their first website with ease.

The software which is ONLY available to HoberSoft members includes templates from OSWD (Open Source Web Design), an unlimited number of new templates can be added and easily customized using the software.

There will be no charge to HoberSoft members for the software, limited support will also be offered via our ticket sysytem (the software has been made as user friendly as possible and does not require knowlegde of HTML code).

Another great feature to an already excellent service !FREE OF CHARGE!

Current members will receive an email with a download link for the software.

All feedback good/bad will be appreciated.

Blog: Wannabe Hackers

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:38:50 GMT

A security bug in this blog system was identified where a wannabe hacker could add a cookie and access the admin area without the login details and add a new blog entry, like this:

This page has been hacked, bla, bla, bla, bla

Thats not hacking, anyone can add a cookie and add a new blog entry.

An email was sent to us with an update to correct the cookie problem but it was too late, every muppet that considers themselves as hackers searched for 'Powered by: Maian Weblog v4.0' and added a cookie for the domains admin area to allow access.

In future our technical department will check all new scripts thoroughly before use.

Blog: HoberSoft Upgrades - Added Windows Hosting

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:43:14 GMT

HoberSoft (http://www.hobersoft.net ), a leader in Shared Hosting, unveiled a variety of important new features, including the creation of Windows hosting accounts.

Plesk 8.3-based Windows accounts and cPanel 11-based Linux accounts.

To learn more about HoberSoft, please visit http://www.hobersoft.net

About HoberSoft
HoberSoft, is an industry leader in web hosting. Running all Dell PowerEdge servers located throughout ten different data centers around the world, HoberSoft provides a 99.9 percent network uptime guarantee to its customers.

Blog: HoberSoft Blog

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:27:07 GMT

After months of wondering wheter or not to add a blog specifically for the running of HoberSoft and the general web hosting industry news, I have been purswayded to keep a record of whats happening now and for the future of HoberSoft.

So here it is:

What will be included in the Blog?

1) Any news relating to the web hosting industry that I find interesting.

2) News about our own services.

3) Maybe some nonsense about the Internet in general