MySQL 5.7 upgrade
As part of our commitment to security and performance in our webhosting environment, we are upgrading MySQL on your server from version 5.6 to version 5.7. This is an important change to ensure continued compatibility with current and future software, and ensuring the stability and security of services for all customers. For most customers this change will have minimal impact on your sites hosted with us. Most popular software such as Joomla or Wordpress will be fully compatible and will not require any changes, however this may be a good time to check that your installation is up-to-date. Some bespoke software could experience problems if it has been designed around earlier versions of MySQL and we ask all clients to ensure custom code is compatible with the newer version of MySQL. If unsure about this please speak to your web developer. The upgrade to 5.7 is not reversible, and version 5.6 is no longer supported by the maker. For more detailed info about this upgrade please visit the official MySQL page here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/upgrading-from-previous-series.html The upgrade is scheduled to start between the 6th of September 2018, and the 7th of September 2018. We will send further messages on the day that an upgrade will be performed on a server that affects you.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 31st Jul 2018 @ 15:48pm

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
The following servers are being upgraded today, with the rest of the shared servers tomorrow. We are starting the prep work for these servers now and will update this when the MySQL upgrades themselves are in progress and done for these servers: bell bradfield buckethead chad clark cobain corgan darcy duff francis green hackett hale hince hook marker martyn mccabe navarro
Updated by Carl G-M. on 6th Sep 2018 @ 06:53am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
These are now in progress.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 6th Sep 2018 @ 07:04am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
All servers on today's list apart from archer,hale and hackett are done, those servers are pending today's backup to be completed.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 6th Sep 2018 @ 07:49am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
Of today's list, just Hackett left to do. Please let us know via a support ticket if you have any issues and your server is on the upgraded list.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 6th Sep 2018 @ 09:06am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
Just to confirm hackett is now updated.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 6th Sep 2018 @ 11:15am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
The last servers on this list will be starting soon: petty potter power prince rafferty santana serge squire turner vai vaughan
Updated by Carl G-M. on 7th Sep 2018 @ 06:46am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
These are in progress.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 7th Sep 2018 @ 06:54am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
All servers apart from Squire and Power are done, these are both pending backups.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 7th Sep 2018 @ 07:07am

MySQL 5.7 upgrade
This is now complete, please let us know to any issues via a support ticket.
Updated by Carl G-M. on 7th Sep 2018 @ 09:22am