Spiral Hosting available on Live Chat
We have updated the live chat application on our website to make it easier to speak with us. There is a link to our Live Chat on the right hand side of every page. It’s perfect if you have questions...
View ArticleNew Spiral Hosting Status Website
We are now using an off-site status blog to keep clients updated with any maintenance notices, technical work, network/DNS issues or connectivity problems. http://status.spiralhosting.net/ The blog is...
View ArticleSpiral Hosting Off-Site Technical Status Blog
Just a reminder that since June 2009 we are now using an off-site status blog to keep clients updated with any maintenance notices, technical work, network/DNS issues or connectivity problems....
View ArticleOur website has been updated!
We launched an update to our website in the early hours of Saturday morning. It’s dubbed “version 3″ and the changes are quite significant. The main things you will notice are: The website design has...
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Spiral Hosting Now Accept UK Pounds
Spiral Hosting are delighted to announce we now accept credit card payments in UK Pounds (GBP). Customers in the UK will already be familiar with seeing the pricing on our website in Pounds and many...
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WordPress 3.3: Why You Need To Update
WordPress 3.3 recently launched, and it’s worth posting about because the update includes a number of nifty new features: · New drag-and-drop uploader · Hover menus for the navigation · New database...
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WordPress 3.3.1 Is Now Available
WordPress 3.3.1 is now available. This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3. We strongly advise...
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Time To Update As WordPress 3.5.1 Is Released
WordPress 3.5.1 has been released. This new version contains 3 important security fixes and 37 other bug fixes. If you use WordPress on your website, please update immediately using Softaculous in...
View Article[How To] Install WordPress Plugin “Limit Logins” and Prevent Brute Force Attacks
These are instructions on how to install the Limit Logins Attempts plugin on your WordPress blog. This plugin is important because it helps prevent brute force login attacks from your WordPress admin...
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WordPress brute force login attacks at epidemic level
Irish web hosting provider Spiral Hosting have today emailed all their clients to advise them of brute force login attacks targeting WordPress blog software. WordPress is the most popular blog...
View ArticleWelcome to your new Spiral Hosting!
Welcome to the shiny and new Spiral Hosting website! We’re so excited for you to take a look around our responsive and mobile friendly website with incredible new features and even more information at...
View ArticleSecurity Advice – Tucows & OpenSRS Phishing
It’s come to our attention that some registrars are being targeted by phishing attacks against domain owners and registrants. We have received communications that some of those attacks are using Tucows...
View ArticleA little update!
We’ve updated our site today with a few small cosmetic changes and a more fluid and simple design. We’ve also further optimised the site for mobile and tablet so you will be able to view it from any...
View ArticleThe Big PHP Update
Spiral Hosting are committed to providing the latest software on our web servers for optimum performance and security. We will be updating the native (default) PHP version on our web servers to PHP...
View ArticleImportant – Changes to Email, FTP and Database Access (PCI Compliance)
Spiral Hosting are committed to providing the latest software on our web servers for optimum performance and security. Today we emailed all our clients important information on changes to email, FTP...
View ArticleSecure your website with HTTPS
Spiral Hosting are making it easier than ever to secure your website with HTTPS. We have introduced a new AutoSSL feature on all our shared hosting, enterprise hosting and reseller hosting plans....
View ArticleEnsure your software is up to date: TLS v1.0 switch off 30th June 2018
Saturday 30th June 2018 marks a significant change to how the Internet communicates. An old security protocol (TLS version 1.0) is being phased out, and this might cause issues for anyone hasn’t...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome now penalising non-HTTPS sites!: Secure your site with AutoSSL...
The latest release of Google’s Chrome v68 web browser will now warn users that a website is “not secure” if the website is not using HTTPS (the S stands for Secure). With a market share of over 60%,...
View ArticleThe Big PHP 7.3 Upgrade (December 2019)
Spiral Hosting are committed to providing the latest software on our web servers for optimum performance and security. Part of this job is our technicians maintaining the many different PHP versions on...
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A Little PHP 7.4 Upgrade (December 2021)
Spiral Hosting are committed to providing the latest software on our web servers for optimum performance and security. Part of this job is our technicians maintaining multiple different PHP versions...
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