Hosting & cloud

In December 2022, Nuagerie updated the PHP versions offered in its cPanel/WHM hosting environment and adopted PHP 8.1 as the default. This was part of the ongoing modernization of the software foundation used by our customers’ websites and applications. A more recent default version The default version provides a reference runtime for the hosting environment. Updating it helps accommodate evolving application requirements and newer generations of the language. It does not...

On December 1, 2020, AWS announced strong read-after-write consistency for Amazon S3. This changed an important storage assumption for applications that upload documents, generate reports or publish files. Once a write succeeds, subsequent reads and listings can reflect the saved object without an additional waiting period for S3 consistency. Connect a saved file to the next business task Consider an application where an employee uploads a report before a colleague reviews...

In September 2020, Nuagerie began moving the native PHP version of its hosting environment from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.4. The objective was to modernize the runtime used by hosted websites while retaining a transition path for applications with specific compatibility requirements. Modernizing PHP with application compatibility in mind PHP runs a large proportion of hosted websites and applications. Its evolution matters both for developer features and for software maintenance. A...

A domain name is an important business asset. Before transferring it, consider service quality, account access, renewal terms and the technical consequences of the move. A transfer should be planned around your actual requirements. 1. Improve domain account protection Look for ways to secure the account and keep track of significant changes. A transfer lock helps prevent unauthorized transfers, but it does not automatically block every possible change. The different domain...

In March 2019, Nuagerie increased the resources allocated to its shared web hosting plans. This gave websites on the affected plans more capacity, responding to needs expressed by our customers. More capacity for applications An account’s resources influence the capacity available to run a website and handle its requests. A higher allocation can provide more room when an application reaches a plan limit. It does not guarantee the same speed improvement for every website....

In July 2018, Nuagerie upgraded its cPanel and WHM environment to version 72. This brought useful tools for website development and administration, including Git repository management, a browser terminal and directory restoration capabilities. Organizing website changes Git records a project’s file history and helps developers follow changes. Its integration with cPanel brought repository management closer to the hosting environment. A code repository is not a complete...