Hawk Host Blog

We believe in giving developers the flexibility they need, even when that means supporting legacy environments. While we don’t recommend running end-of-life (EOL) PHP versions in production, we’ve included HardenedPHP to help you do it as safely and securely as possible.

At Hawk Host, we choose the PHP version that is the most compatible with the current most popular PHP applications. Due to our use of HardenedPHP, which backports security fixes, we can even provide versions not necessarily supported by PHP directly. However, we have recently determined that all new shared, reseller and semi-dedicated accounts will use PHP 8.1 by default.

We’re happy to announce that we’re introducing 64GB cloud computes (virtual private servers) to all locations. Thanks to our cloud infrastructure, we’re offering the power of a dedicated server but with additional redundancy powered by our Storpool storage clusters.

Our team has worked hard in the background for several months, upgrading our cloud management panel and infrastructure in all locations, including Singapore. We’re happy to announce that you can now order cloud computes in our Singapore location again powered by our new cloud management panel.

At Hawk Host, we’ve been providing a cryptocurrency payment option since March 2014, and it’s not only exploded in popularity, but many of the original options have significantly increased in value. Our platform for accepting payments and the types of cryptocurrency we accept have evolved. BitPay has recognized our support for cryptocurrency, and we’d appreciate your vote

Since our founding in 2004, Hawk Host has been proud to be a Canadian company, and we continue to call the Great White North our official home. With the recent launch of our cloud computing infrastructure in our Toronto data center, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our history and what being Canadian means to Hawk Host.

Hawk Host’s annual holiday sale is back for another year! We’re again offering our industry-leading 70% discounts for new shared and semi-dedicated hosting orders! Whether you’re a new, existing, or returning customer, or anything in between, we’re happy to see you take advantage of this sale for your new hosting plan!

We’re happy to announce we now officially support PHP 8.4 on all our cloud shared, reseller and semi-dedicated plans. PHP 8.4 is the latest 8.x series release with many outstanding improvements and new features.

Black Friday sales are here! This year’s sales bring both recurring and one time discounts of up to 70% off your new hosting order. Our annual Black Friday sales provide our lowest prices, and are a great opportunity to use our high-performance cloud powered hosting plans!

Happy Black Friday, friends! We’re equal parts thrilled and appreciative to have you with us this year!

Oh Canada, our home and native land! As a proud Canadian company since 2004, we’re always excited to represent our home country, so today’s announcement is significant to Hawk Host. We have officially launched our cloud hosting services and infrastructure within our Toronto, Canada, data center! As part of this infrastructure upgrade, we can now offer a more diverse range of hosting services in Toronto, including semi-dedicated hosting, reseller hosting, our new Professional+ hosting, and, after much anticipation, cloud computes!