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2016 Client Survey Results Are Out!

At the end of 2016, we ran our traditional client survey to take a snapshot of the current profile of our users and to measure their satisfaction levels with our service. When we received the first results we were quite excited, but at the same time, we opened them with little fear. After all, we doubled our client base in 2016 and we were eager to see if we have managed to keep the high satisfaction rates of the previous years.

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PHP 7.0 is Now Default on SiteGround Servers

Last December we were among the first hosting companies to make PHP 7.0 available on our entire infrastructure. Thanks to our system which allows multiple PHPs to be used on one server, anyone could have switched to PHP 7.0 since its zero-day release, while we still kept an older and well-tested PHP version as the global default setting. Now, an year later we believe it’s time for the next step – setting PHP 7.0 as default for all new accounts.

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Linux kernel local root exploit (CVE-2016-8655) fixed

Yesterday a Linux kernel local root exploit was found and reported. One more time our dedicated Linux kernel team acted quickly and was able to apply the official vulnerability patch in less than 24 hours. All our shared and cloud servers are now protected and again we managed to do this with no reboots and downtime. Read below to find out more about the security problem and how we patched it.

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PHP 7.1 Already Available on Our Servers


We are thrilled to announce that one more time SiteGround has made the latest PHP version (PHP 7.1) available on most of its servers just minutes after it was officially released. PHP 7.1 comes with exciting new features for developers. However, it also reintroduces incompatible changes and migrations from 7.0 to 7.1 should be performed with great caution.

In this blog post we would like to:

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3 Things You Probably Don’t Know About SiteGround Clouds

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We introduced our new cloud platform built on Linux containers almost 2 years ago. Since then and especially during 2016, we have seen a very dynamic development in this service. There has been a sharp increase in the number of new cloud hosting accounts opened with SiteGround, as well as a threefold increase in the upgrade activity within existing cloud servers. So, we recently took time to analyze our users behavior and we have some interesting findings that we would like to share.
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Dirty COW Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fixed

Last week a very serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel, the so called Dirty COW, was reported. Our dedicated Linux kernel team immediately addressed the issues and were able to patch it in less than 24 hours on the majority of our servers. What is more, we managed to do this without server reboot and we avoided the downtime that normally results from such kernel update activities. To learn more about the vulnerability and how we addressed it read below.

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When Your CMS Reaches End of Life

End of Life (EOL) in the CMS world refers to the point in time when an older version stops being supported by the company or community that has built it, and all efforts are focused on current and future versions. No support means performance, and more importantly, security issues, which nobody wants.

As a web host, we see our fair share of EOL CMS usage. While we often make our own patches to keep outdated client websites secure and in other cases we notify them about issues, it really is the application’s responsibility. We can’t possibly keep track of every outdated software we host and every security vulnerability that comes with it. Hence, here is more about what to do when your application becomes outdated and no longer supported.

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We welcome 32 Site5 support stars!

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During the last few years SiteGround has been going through an impressive and steady growth. For the first three quarters of 2016 only, we have hired more than 100 new people and the number of our employees went well over 400. Among all these amazing new SiteGrounders there is one group, that is especially interesting. Their welcome packs were sent to 10 different countries, where we have never had employees before. They have tons of relevant experience: one of them has been doing web hosting for more than 14 years! And they all have been Site5 top performing customer service representatives. No doubt we are quite excited to have them with us, because the story how they joined our team is inspiring and also because what they bring to our company is of a special value.
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SiteGround x CreativeMornings/SOF

“Everyone is creative. Everyone is welcome.” This is part of the manifesto of CreativeMornings–a global monthly breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Their motto in the spirit of our Community Series is just part of the reason why we love and support our local CM chapter. It is also what inspired our joint #CMCreativeTravels campaign that will take one person from our community to a CreativeMornings event of their choice anywhere in the world. But first, a little background.

CreativeMornings originated in NYC and is now happening in over 150 cities around the world. Ever since we stumbled upon our first CM talk years ago, we’ve been great fans of the series and the values it promotes, since they resonate very deeply with our own: creativity, inclusivity, connection and collaboration. That’s why when we found out that Sofia, the city of our headquarters, is about to become part of the global CreativeMornings family, we could not wait to get involved. We reached out to the organizing team and said we wanted to help out. Ever since we cannot imagine spending every last Friday morning of the month any other way – and it’s been almost a year now.

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