Along with the usual minor improvements and bug fixes, WordPress 5.0 introduced a new page editor: Gutenberg, a new Theme Template: Twenty Sixteen and a new Plugin. For more information about the latest version of WordPress 5.0 - "Bebo" see the following Blog post: WordPress 5.0 - What You Need to Know Classic Editor Plugin The new Gutenberg ... Read More »
What is PHP? PHP is a programming language which most modern web applications run on. PHP is used by 79% of all websites with known server-side programming languages, so yours probably uses it too. An example of a PHP application would be WordPress, which powers over 30% of worlds websites. Branch 5.6 is the last PHP Version 5 release, and in ... Read More »
SquirrelMail will be removed from Alpine Hosting plans as of December 1, 2018.
For more information about SquirrelMail please see our June 28, 2018 SquirrelMail Announcement:
Previously, you received communication from us regarding an update and reboot(s) to your Dedicated server(s) necessary to address two high-profile, security vulnerabilities that have come to be known as Meltdown and Spectre. We are reaching out to inform you that we will be applying additional patches related to the latest variations identified ... Read More »
The Domain Name Registrar Enom was acquired by Tucows in January 2017. For the past ten years Enom was a reliable partner that allowed AlpineWeb to provide reliable Domain Name Registration services and pricing to our customers. In May 2018 with little warning or time to prepare, Enom abruptly dramatically raised its pricing. Over the course of ... Read More »
What is the cPanel App? The cPanel App is an app for Android and iOS devices that allows you to manage your cPanel & WHM accounts. This app is available to provide quick and secure access to the cPanel & WHM services for your server, without storing passwords in your browser, or manually entering them every time. Though powerful, these ... Read More »
cPanel will begin to deprecate support for SquirrelMail with cPanel & WHM version 74. cPanel will remove support for SquirrelMail with version 78. Since this change will disrupt some users, we are providing some background that helps to explain the reasons behind this change. SquirrelMail was added to cPanel when webmail first became an ... Read More »
PHP 7 is available for all Alpine Hosting Customers. Improvements in PHP 7 over PHP 5.6 means signifigant security and performance increases for websites. In fact, it is estimated that PHP 7 offers a 100 percent improvement in speed over PHP 5.6. This major improvement allows website owners to offer thier visitors a website that provides the ... Read More »
Alpine Hosting Plan Refresh In keeping with our commitment to the needs of our Web Hosting Customers AlpineWeb has moved to increase the available Disk QuSpace of our Alpine Hosting plans. A high percentage of our Customers are using WordPress to run thier websites. Most of these WordPress installations were installed and are managed with the ... Read More »
Earlier this week, multiple vulnerabilities were released that affect nearly every modern server and desktop computer. These are being known by the monikers as “Meltdown” and “Spectre”. These vulnerabilities affect AlpineWeb and many other service providers. Since becoming aware of these vulnerabilities, AlpineWeb's service provider Liquid ... Read More »