Notes
Short, dated notes: what we shipped, what changed, and what a new release or a vulnerability means if you host with us.
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Mailboxes on your own domain, included with every plan
Every Maxinodes hosting plan includes mailboxes on your own domain, with IMAP, POP3 and webmail, at no extra charge. Moving your existing mail in is free, and Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace stay available for teams that need shared calendars or Teams.
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Three flaws that let one hosting account take over a server, and when we closed each one
Between 27 August and 14 September, three flaws were published in cPanel and LiteSpeed that let a single account on a shared server take control of the whole machine. All three are fixed on our servers, and there is nothing for you to install or change. Here is when each fix went in.
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All-in-One WP Migration: if you used it to move your site, update it or delete it
The plugin most people use to move a WordPress site has a serious flaw in the part that restores a backup, fixed in version 7.110. If you installed it for a move and never opened it again, it is still there.
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PHP 8.2 stops getting security fixes on 31 December
Your site will keep running, which is exactly the problem. From the first of January, a security hole found in PHP 8.2 does not get fixed. Here is how to see which version you are on, and how to move up in about five minutes.
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You can now pay by card, PayPal, iDEAL or SEPA
Until late August, cryptocurrency was the only way to pay us. Invoices now take debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, PayPal, iDEAL, Bancontact, SEPA Direct Debit and a plain EU bank transfer. We don't store a card, and nothing is charged automatically unless you turn on automatic payment (added 16 September).
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A shorter checkout, and a client area that works on a phone
Ordering hosting now takes four screens instead of six, the checkout asks only for what an invoice or a domain registry actually needs, and the client area has one design across desktop and phone, in English and Russian. Here is what changed and what didn't.
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