PHP 7.1 New Default PHP Version

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Tony Baird

At Hawk Host we always value security and compatibility and with that for the past several years PHP 5.6 has been the default PHP version chosen for new accounts. PHP 5.6 recently reached end of life status ( http://php.net/eol.php ) and more and more applications are alerting users to the existence of PHP 7.1 or newer. We have now decided to continue to offer the best hosting experience the default version of PHP will now be 7.1 going forward.

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Sponsoring Let’s Encrypt for Another Year!

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Brian Farrell

It’s our pleasure to announce that for the third consecutive year we’ll be an official sponsor of Let’s Encrypt! As our customers continue to enjoy the benefits of free SSL certificates we feel it’s important to give back to the community and the people who make that possible.

Sponsoring for a third year!
Sponsoring for a third year!
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Our Annual Christmas and Boxing Day Sale is Here!

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Brian Farrell

Happy holidays everyone! While you’re celebrating and spending time with loved ones we’re getting ready to offer one last holiday surprise, a sale! This will be our last big sale of the year and you can save up to 70% on your new order using the coupons below!

Happy Holidays Friends!
Happy Holidays Friends!
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PHP 7.3 Now Available on All Hosting Plans!

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Tony Baird

We’re happy to announce we now officially support PHP 7.3 on all our shared, reseller and semi-dedicated and cloud web hosting services.  PHP 7.3 is the third point release in the 7.x series and it comes with many outstanding improvements and new features.

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Our Cloud Has Grown! Now Offering Cloud Plans in Dallas TX!

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Brian Farrell

We’ve had a busy year here at Hawk Host, but our biggest projects have been launching our cloud hosting in both New York City and Singapore. One of our goals was to expand the cloud to more locations and we’re extremely happy to say we’ve done just that, turning our Dallas TX location into a cloud based infrastructure!

Ride Our Cloud to the (Dallas) Stars!

Ride Our Cloud to the (Dallas) Stars!

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Cyber Monday Sales! Last Chance For Your 70% Discount!

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Brian Farrell

Black Friday may be finished, but we’re not done offering great discounts! Our sales are continuing through Cyber Monday and we’re still offering our huge 70% discounts on new orders! This may be your last chance to take advantage of these great deals for your new hosting plan, so don’t wait!

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Here We Go! Our 2018 Black Friday Sale is LIVE!

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Brian Farrell

Ready, set, go! Our 2018 Black Friday sale is live! This is your chance to sign up for any new hosting plan with us and receive up to a 70% discount. We’ve got discounts for our shared hosting, cloud web hosting, semi-dedicated, reseller, VPS, and cloud servers (that’s a lot of services!) so whatever hosting you need, we’ve got it. These sales won’t last forever so don’t wait too long to sign up!

Cheers to Black Friday!

Cheers to Black Friday!

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Here’s Our 2018 Black Friday Hosting Discounts! Save up to 70%!

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Brian Farrell

It’s November, and you know what that means…Black Friday sales! With what has become a yearly tradition for us (and most companies around the globe) we’re extremely excited to once again offer some huge Black Friday discounts on our awesome web hosting! Similar to years past this years promotions offer discounts up to 70% off your new hosting order. That’s a deal you can’t pass up!

Black Friday Fun!

Black Friday Fun!

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Creating a WordPress Staging Environment Through Softaculous

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Brian Farrell

One of the more common requests we receive from customers, especially WordPress users, is how do they create a staging environment for their site. A proper staging environment has a number of uses but none more important than safely working on your site without risking your production website. Below is an easy to follow (and easier to setup) guide on how to create your own WordPress staging environment!

Stage, Staging...Close Enough!

Stage, Staging…Close Enough!

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Cloud Hosting and Cloud Servers Now Available in Singapore!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Brian Farrell

A few months back we launched our cloud hosting services in our New York City datacenter. That launch was our most successful new product to date, but we kept seeing one question come up: when will you have the cloud in Singapore? After months of work we can proudly say you asked, so we listened, and now Singapore is our first international cloud datacenter!

Our Newest Cloud Home!

Our Newest Cloud Home!

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