WORKING WITH MULTIPLE PHP VERSIONS ON CLI / COMPOSER
There are a few reasons why we built our hosting solution around Plesk. 1) It is extremely light weight. Essentially its only function is to provide a front…
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ENABLE PHP 5.6 ON UBUNTU 18.04 / PLESK 17.8
Ubuntu 14.04 reaches end of live at the end of April 2019. So OS upgrades will be at the top of a lot of sysadmin TODO lists right…
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PATCH: SUPEE-11086
Magento Commerce 1.14.4.1 and Open Source 1.9.4.1. Contains multiple security enhancements that help close remote code execution (RCE), cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and other vulnerabilities.…
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WORDPRESS: END OF SUPPORT FOR PHP 5.2 – 5.5.
For our customers who run WordPress sites an important announcement has been made. WordPress has now officially ended support for PHP 5.2 – 5.5. Although security updates are…
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MAGENTO RELEASES AND SECURITY UPDATES MARCH 26TH
The release of Magento 2.3.1 is to include the Page Builder content editing tool, inventory and performance enhancements as well as developer and security updates. Updated versions of…
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MAGESTORE LOCATOR EXTENSION: CRITICAL VULNERABILITY
The Magestore Locator extension version 1.0.2 (and earlier versions) that could result in unauthorised access to sensitive information. Magento has urged customers running Magestore Locator extension to disable…
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POST-PURCHASE: DELIVERY
Post-Purchase: an undervalued opportunity? Your customer has hit that buy button and your job has only just started. Communication When managing and growing an eCommerce store, providing delivery…
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AUTHORIZE.NET DIRECT POST ENDING SUPPORT FOR MD5 BASED HASH.
Authorize.Net: support ending for MD5 Authorize.net will stop supporting MD5 based hash usage on March 14. Magento implements the Authorize.Net Direct Post payment method, using Authorize.Net’s AIM (Advanced Integration…
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MAGENTO 2.3: ELASTICSEARCH SUPPORT INCLUDED
Hidden in the release notes of Magento 2.3, under Other Improvments we find: “Elasticsearch support for Magento Open Source version. Elasticsearch support was previously provided in Magento Commerce…
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SPAM USERS: HOW TO PREVENT SIGN-UPS
Magento stores have witnessed an increase in SPAM user registrations. Originating from multiple IP addresses these attacks can easily overwhelm a small Magento store even when paired with…
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