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MySQL 8.0 officially reached End of Life in April 2026. After five and a half years of service, it no longer receives security patches or bug fixes from Oracle. For Hostify Shared Hosting Customers All shared hosting servers have already been upgraded to MySQL 9.7 LTS. Your databases are running on a fully supported, secure version — no action ...

We're pleased to announce that PHP 8.5 is now available across all Hostify shared hosting, WordPress hosting, and VPS plans. Released in November 2025, PHP 8.5 is a major update that brings powerful new features for developers and improved performance for everyone. Key New Features Pipe Operator (|>) — Chain function calls in a clean, ...

We want to keep you informed about critical security updates we've applied across all Hostify servers. What Was Patched CVE-2026-41940 (28 April 2026) — A pre-authentication vulnerability that could allow unauthorised access to server management consoles. This was actively exploited in the wild, and cPanel issued an urgent patch within 24 ...

WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" was released on 20 May 2026, marking the biggest WordPress update in four years. Named after jazz legend Louis Armstrong, this release kicks off Phase 3 of the Gutenberg project and lays the groundwork for AI-powered WordPress. What's New in 7.0 AI-Ready Core — A new AI Client and Abilities API let WordPress ...