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10 years of server and web hosting news — Linux releases, security vulnerabilities, control panel updates, PHP releases and web server news from 2016 to 2025.
PHP 7.4 Released — Preloading and Arrow Functions
PHP 7.4 introduces OPcache preloading for near-zero parsing overhead, arrow functions and typed properties in the biggest PHP release in years.
Cloudflare Global Outage — BGP Routing Lessons
A BGP route leak caused a major Cloudflare outage affecting millions of websites — the incident highlights the fragility of internet routing infrastructure.
Ubuntu 19.04 Released — Improved Cloud Init
Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo improves cloud-init configuration, adds experimental ZFS root support and ships with kernel 5.0.
Stack Overflow Outage Post-Mortem — Server Lessons Learned
Stack Overflow's detailed post-mortem reveals how a database failover caused a 34-minute outage — valuable lessons for every server administrator.
cPanel Announces Massive Price Increase — Alternatives Emerge
cPanel's new per-account pricing model increases costs by up to 1400% for some hosts — the web hosting industry reacts with a surge in alternative control panel adoption.
Nginx 1.15.9 Released — TLS 1.3 Full Support
Nginx 1.15.9 brings full TLS 1.3 support with 0-RTT resumption — faster and more secure HTTPS connections for all Nginx servers.
WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg — Server Requirements Updated
WordPress 5.0 ships Gutenberg block editor by default — PHP 7.2+ recommended, REST API usage increases server load, here's how to prepare.
CentOS 8 Development Announced — What to Expect
The CentOS team announces development of CentOS 8 based on RHEL 8 — with DNF package manager, AppStream and improved container support.
MariaDB 10.3 Released — PL/SQL Compatibility
MariaDB 10.3 adds PL/SQL compatibility for easier Oracle migration, system-versioned tables and improved temporal data support.
Plesk Obsidian Released — New Control Panel Generation
Plesk Obsidian marks a new generation for the popular control panel with improved Docker support, Let's Encrypt integration and a modern UI.
PHP 7.3 Released — Flexible Heredoc Syntax
PHP 7.3 brings flexible heredoc/nowdoc syntax, improved JSON error handling and the is_countable() function — a solid incremental release.
Cloudflare Launches Workers — Serverless at the Edge
Cloudflare Workers brings serverless computing to the edge — run JavaScript at 150+ data centres worldwide with zero cold start times.
WP-CLI 2.0 Released — Major Command Line WordPress Update
WP-CLI 2.0 brings improved Composer integration, dropped PHP 5.4 support and new commands for managing WordPress at scale from the command line.
OpenSSH 7.8 Released — New Security Defaults
OpenSSH 7.8 tightens default security settings, removes legacy crypto algorithms and improves key exchange — time to audit your SSH configuration.
Nginx Acquired by F5 Networks for $670 Million
F5 Networks acquires Nginx for $670 million — the web server powering over 30% of the internet changes hands, raising questions about open source future.
Let's Encrypt Launches Wildcard Certificates
Let's Encrypt introduces wildcard certificate support via ACMEv2 — one certificate now covers all subdomains of your domain.
GitHub Survives Largest DDoS Attack in History — 1.35Tbps
GitHub withstood a 1.35Tbps DDoS attack amplified via Memcached servers — a new attack vector that exposed millions of misconfigured servers.
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS — Privacy-First Resolver Changes the Game
Cloudflare launches 1.1.1.1 — the fastest privacy-first public DNS resolver — changing how server administrators think about DNS performance.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Released — Bionic Beaver for Servers
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver arrives with Python 3.6, kernel 4.15, improved LXD and Netplan network configuration — the new server standard.
WordPress 4.9.4 Emergency Security Release
WordPress releases an emergency update patching a critical privilege escalation vulnerability — all WordPress sites should update immediately.