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58 blog posts:

Status of PHP 4
May 14, 2012
Hey everyone, Notice is currently being sent out to all customers regarding PHP 4. In the near future, we will be removing PHP 4 from our servers. The PHP development team...
State of Site5: May 2012
May 11, 2012
It’s State of Site5 time again! Here’s a sampling into what we have been working on: India hosting has been launched! Phoenix, Arizona hosting will be coming soon! MySQL 5.1...
Bash to be default shell on all accounts
May 04, 2012
Hello! We are in the process of switching all user accounts from the current jailed shell over to Bash shell. Bash shell provides for better compatibility for your installed scripts...
India Hosting Now Available!
Apr 24, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we have added India as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there are additional costs. These...
MySQL 5.1 Rollout
Apr 12, 2012
Hello! We are in the process of rolling out MySQL 5.1 to all of our servers! We are sending notifications to all customers informing them of the scheduled maintenance for...
State of Site5: April 2012
Apr 06, 2012
Happy Spring! Then again, here in Texas, it didn’t ever really feel like Winter! :) Here’s a glimpse into what we’re working on: Brazil hosting has been launched! India hosting...
New WordPress Theme: Prosume
Apr 02, 2012
Greetings! We have released a brand new FREE WordPress theme entitled Prosume! Prosume contains all of the features you come to expect from our themes: WordPress 3.0 Menu Management Support...
Host in Brazil
Mar 26, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we have added Brazil as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us our first server presence in South America! As...
State of Site5: March 2012
Mar 12, 2012
Greetings! February went by so fast, and it’s hard to believe March is already almost half over. Here’s a glimpse as to what we’re working on: We’re days away from...
State of Site5: February 2012
Feb 09, 2012
Hopefully this post finds everyone doing well and enjoying a great February! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what...
Singapore Pricing Changes
Jan 19, 2012
Effective immediately, we have significantly lowered the pricing of our Singapore-based Shared, Reseller, and VPS offerings! Additional costs for selecting Singapore are now as follows: Shared Hosting – $5 more...
Stop SOPA Website Blackout
Jan 13, 2012
Many of you read my previous post about SOPA, The Stop Online Piracy Act, and how it poses a real threat to future freedom and innovation on the Internet. Websites...
Saying Goodbye to a Founder
Dec 28, 2011
It’s with great sadness that we announce that Matt Lightner, founder of Site5 and former co-owner, passed away this week. Matt was naturally key in the early days of Site5...
Save the Internet!
Dec 15, 2011
In an effort to combat online piracy, new legislation is being introduced in the U.S. Congress that will ultimately stifle future innovation and effectively lead to censorship of the Internet....
State of Site5: 2011
Dec 13, 2011
Happy holidays everyone! It’s hard to believe December is already upon us! Since it’s the end of the year, that means it’s time to post a yearly State of Site5!...
State of Site5: October 2011
Oct 05, 2011
Happy Fall! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our...
Meeting Up in New York
Sep 30, 2011
As a completely remote company, online communication is very important since we aren’t working in the same building. We use email, jabber, Skype, and teamspeak regularly, but sometimes meeting in...
Host in Miami, Florida!
Sep 29, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Miami, Florida as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us an option in the southeastern part of...
Do you want Site5 to offer hosting based in Brazil?
Sep 13, 2011
Hi everyone! We are considering opening a location in Brazil and offering shared web hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS servers in Brazil. If you are interested and are willing to...
Relaunch of the Site5 Engineering Website
Sep 09, 2011
I am pleased to announce that the Site5 Engineering Team’s website has officially been relaunched! www.eng5.com Quite a while ago, the Site5 Engineering Team flourished and churned out work such...
State of Site5: September 2011
Sep 08, 2011
Greetings! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our company....
SiteAdmin 2.0 Final Deployment!
Aug 02, 2011
Greetings! I am proud to announce that SiteAdmin 2.0 will be deployed to the remaining servers this week! Tuesday, August 2, 2011  (Today!) everdon Wednesday, August 3, 2011 albany cs1-dallas...
Vancouver, Canada Now Available as a Hosting Location!
Jul 18, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Vancouver, Canada as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us an option in western Canada. As with...
State of Site5: July 2011
Jul 06, 2011
Hello again! I hope everyone in the USA had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current...
San Jose, California Hosting Location Now Available!
Jun 28, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added San Jose, California as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us another location on the US West...
Singapore Hosting Location Now Available!
Jun 22, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Singapore as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us a Southeast Asia option that  has been highly...
State of Site5: June 2011
Jun 06, 2011
Happy summertime! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the fall already because it’s already hot here in Texas. :) We post a State of Site5 update once...
New WordPress Theme: Diary/Notebook
May 16, 2011
Greetings! We have released a brand new FREE premium WordPress theme entitled WordPress Diary Theme! We’re excited about this release for a few reasons among them that the theme is...
State of Site5: May 2011
May 06, 2011
It’s that time again! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes...
New York City & Amsterdam Hosting Locations Now Available!
May 05, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added not one but two new locations today: New York City, NY and Amsterdam, The Netherlands! This provides us another USA East...
Host in Australia!
Apr 26, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added a new location today: Sydney, Australia! We have fielded countless requests for an Australian option, and we’re very excited to be...
SiteAdmin 2.0 Deployment Update
Apr 15, 2011
Hello! At this point, we have deployed SiteAdmin 2.0 to all shared servers that do not utilize our central email servers! We’ve received some great feedback and comments as well...
State of Site5: April 2011
Apr 07, 2011
Howdy! I hope everyone’s Spring is off time as nice a start as mine is here in Texas! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let...
SiteAdmin 2.0 Is Here!
Mar 29, 2011
I am pleased to announce that after months and months of hard work, development, and beta testing, SiteAdmin 2.0 has been deployed to the first batch of servers! As of...
Lumberg: A Ruby Gem for the WHM & cPanel API
Mar 24, 2011
At Site5 we spend a little bit of time interacting with WHM & cPanel API. Okay, we spend a LOT of time interacting with these APIs. One of the major...
State of Site5: March 2011
Mar 04, 2011
Happy almost-Spring! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse...
WordPress 3.1: New Features and Fixes
Feb 23, 2011
WordPress fans rejoice! The latest version of the popular blogging script has been released. WordPress 3.1 brings a few new features and tools to help you blog. If you are...
Happy Anniversary WordPress!
Jan 24, 2011
On January 25, 2003, a seemingly one-off comment by Mike on Matt Mullenweg’s blog started a chain reaction that resulted in the creation of WordPress. Today, WordPress powers millions of blogs and...
State of Site5: January 2011
Jan 14, 2011
Happy belated New Year! Somehow I completely forgot to post this earlier in the month! Since I’m already so late in posting this, instead of just recapping the last month,...
Important WordPress Security Patch
Dec 30, 2010
It is very important that all WordPress users update their installations to 3.0.4 as quickly as possible.  This newest edition of WordPress fixes a security bug in the WordPress KSES...
SEO Roundup For 2010
Dec 26, 2010
Search engine optimization is key for all our customers and SEOmoz just posted a great roundup for what we learned during 2010 about SEO. This goes over some very specific...
Ksplice now included on dedicated servers
Dec 22, 2010
Hey everyone! We’re now using the Ksplice Uptrack software on all of our managed dedicated servers. This means that we will never have to reboot your server to apply a...
Choose Your Hosting Location! Now available for Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, and VPS!
Dec 20, 2010
We are proud to announce that Site5 is now offering our customers a choice of where they want their web hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS located! You can now choose...
Uptime Guarantee for Managed VPS and Dedicated Servers
Dec 13, 2010
Hello everyone, Just a quick note to let everyone know that we have raised our Uptime Guarantee on our Managed VPS and Dedicated Servers to 99.9%! This matches our shared...
Migration & Freezing Your Rails Application
Dec 06, 2010
You probably noticed that we will be soon begin migrating some of our older servers to brand new hardware. Although we are trying to keep the new server environment as...
Christmas: Site5 Style!
Dec 06, 2010
Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a quick few minutes to remind everyone of the Christmas-themed items we have available for our customers! WordPress Theme Our free premium Christmas...
State of Site5: December 2010
Dec 02, 2010
Howdy! I hope this post finds everyone (in the US at least) recovering from too much turkey and dressing! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to...
Details on Upcoming Migration
Nov 30, 2010
** Any customer being migrated will receive multiple advance notices via e-mail before the migration begins. If you have any questions or concerns about the migration, please contact our support...
Site5 and FanSided.com Joint Charity Drive
Nov 29, 2010
Site5 and FanSided.com have joined together to promote a holiday charity drive for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America! Our goal is to raise $5,000 for this extremely important...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 25, 2010
A little turkey told us that there’s a special running over on the website. It’s a limited time only offer, so don’t delay! Have you checked it out yet? Happy...
Drush: A Drupal Shell
Nov 19, 2010
Hey everyone! We deployed a new utility today for all of our Drupal using clients, which should come in very handy. It’s called Drush, and it’s essentially a command line...
Preliminary mod_pagespeed testing
Nov 10, 2010
Hey, We spent some time setting up mod_pagespeed on a volunteers VPS this week as something of an experiment, to see the impact it has on load, to compare the...
State of Site5: November 2010
Nov 05, 2010
Hey everyone! Time sure flies.. it seems like I was just writing October’s State of Site5 post! Maybe that’s what happens when you’re busy. :)  Hope everyone had a great...
Web.py Python Framework Now Available
Nov 05, 2010
Hi, We’ve recently deployed the web.py Python framework to all Site5 managed services. This package is a very neat little framework Python developers can use for quickly putting together web...
Customer Spotlight: David Carroll & softRealty.com
Oct 28, 2010
Here at Site5, we’re not very shy about craving feedback from our customers. We thrive on it because that’s how we know where we can improve as a company, where we’re...
Customer Spotlight: LIVESTRONG
Oct 25, 2010
Every so often, a particular cause or movement grabs our attention and we want to spread the word. We previously participated in the industry-wide Hosting for Haiti campaign to assist...
Passenger 3: Coming Soon!
Oct 22, 2010
Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you all a quick heads up about Passenger 3 on your Site5 accounts. We’ve had a few people open tickets asking us to...
Get $5 for Sharing Your Site5 Stories
Oct 20, 2010
A few weeks ago, I told you about a new deal for all of our terrific hosting clients.  We provided you with a quick and easy $5 credit off your...