cPanel Upgraded – New Features!
December 17th, 2009

cPanel has now been upgraded to 11.25 on all servers. This bring a whole range of new features including the ability to edit DNS zones right from cPanel, an enhanced AJAX interface and more.

Performance

cPanel/WHM 11.25 implements some major changes throughout our mailing system. We’ve adjusted the Exim configuration to allow a single process to listen on multiple ports, thereby reducing RAM and CPU usage. In addition to this, we’ve also improved quota lookup efficiency.

RoundCube webmail can now operate using the lightweight SQLite database engine. This gives each email account its own SQLite database, and assigns ownership of the RoundCube process to the cPanel account, for easier process accounting.

Version 11.25 also updates RoundCube, SquirrelMail, and Mailman to their most current versions.

Security

We know that security is important to you. That’s why we’ve added numerous security features to cPanel/WHM 11.25. Our new security token system attempts to prevent cross-site request forgery (XSRF) attacks by appending URLs with a session token in the form of cpsess<number>. When this feature is enabled, absolute URLs are no longer allowed. This new feature helps to ensure a safe environment for you and your customers.

Refined User Interface

We’ve revamped the cPanel home page with even cleaner HTML, and reduced the number of HTTP requests the page sends, resulting in shorter load times. Plus, we optimized the CSS used by cPanel, to speed page loading throughout the entire cPanel interface.

We’ve also overhauled one of cPanel’s most frequently accessed areas: the Email Accounts page. It now combines all the major functionality involved with email accounts into a single page: you can add, search, sort, and delete accounts, as well as change passwords and quotas, all without leaving the page. With its clean new design, this page provides a faster, more intuitive way to manage your email.

cPanel/WHM 11.25 comes equipped with an improved editor for MX (mail exchanger) entries. This new editor allows you to configure multiple mail exchangers with the same priority, for balancing the load on your mail servers.

Now accepting recurring credit card payments
November 28th, 2009

After a lot of work we are now able to accept credit cards through our website and can automatically bill each month.

Google Checkout has now been removed and replaced with the ‘Credit Card’ option. This allows you to enter your details directly onto our website, you will then be automatically billed each month. This was implemented after the feedback and complaints we received about having to login to Google Checkout each month and pay your invoice manually.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Server Status Page Online
November 27th, 2009

We recently changed providers for our external server monitoring which meant our server status page needed to be completely recoded.

We’re pleased to announce this has now been completed and live server status can be seen by clicking ‘Service Status‘ at the top of our website.

Free iPod Shuffles on Selected Plans for a Limited Time!
November 20th, 2009

EZPZ Hosting has hundreds of Apple iPod Shuffles to giveaway this Christmas. Simply order any annual reseller, VPS or dedicated package or any biannual shared hosting package and we will send you a brand new iPod Shuffle, absolutely free of charge.

There’s no need to use a promo code, all orders automatically qualify. Once your order has been processed simply submit a support ticket with your choice of colour and any engraving and your iPod will be ordered.

All packages come with the usual features such as a free domain name, R1Soft backups, free WHMCS and much much more.

To get started, simply order one of our shared, reseller, VPS or dedicated plans.09shuffle_green

This promotion has now ended.

Free MaxMind minFraud accounts for resellers
November 16th, 2009

Fraud is a huge problem for any web hosting company, especially those offering automatic setup without checking the order.

Each reseller account comes with a free WHMCS license to make it easier to invoice and support your clients as well as automatically setup new orders. In addition to your WHMCS license, each reseller account comes with a free MaxMind minFraud account!

With MaxMind all new orders are automatically scanned and numerous checks are carried out in an instant. The minFraud service returns a risk score for each order and information for up to 22 other checks to help you determine the riskiness of a transaction. WHMCS can also be setup to automatically reject orders over a defined score, allowing you to manually check the order before it is setup on the server.

To sign up for your free MaxMind minFraud account, login to the client area and click ‘My Product/Services’.

To find out more about our reseller hosting, click here.

The EZPZ Hosting Forum – Now with Facebook Connect!
November 15th, 2009

Facebook Connect

We have recently added facebook connect to our forums, bringing a whole range of features and functionality. If you don’t yet have an account on our forums, now is a great time to sign up and interact with other clients.

Facebook connect brings far too many features to list but here are some of the highlights -

  • Create an account simply by logging into Facebook via the forum
  • Sync avatar with Facebook profile picture
  • Get notified of thread replies in Facebook
  • Get notified of PMs in Facebook

If you already have an account on our forum you can also link your facebook account by clicking the ‘User CP’ link and choosing ‘Facebook Options’ near the bottom of the page.

In addition to the usual benefits, we will also be posting exclusive Facebook offers to users that integrate with Facebook.  Keep an eye on the ‘Notifications’ corner of Facebook.

If you’re not already a forum member, click the ‘Facebook Connect’ button to get started today!

Search Engine Optimisation Now Available!
November 9th, 2009

EZPZ Hosting is pleased to announce our Pay-Per-Results SEO services!

Most SEO companies charge a fixed upfront fee and/or regular monthly fees for their SEO services, with no refunds if you don’t get the results you were looking for. With Pay-Per-Results there is no upfront or regular monthly fee, our pricing is based on the amount of good quality traffic arriving at your website. If we don’t perform we don’t get paid.

You may have a fantastic website with a great product but if nobody can find it, you could be missing out on a huge number of sales. Google processes over 500 million searches every day, 70% of those people do not browse to the second page of the results page.

Bringing your page up through the listings increases both the number of visitors but also the number of sales. With Pay-Per-Results SEO, you have nothing to lose!

To find out more, click ‘SEO Services‘ at the top of the page.

New Tutorials Online
November 8th, 2009

We’ve recently reorganised our video tutorial page making it much easier to find the tutorial you are looking for. Simply click the subject header to view the full list of tutorials at https://clients.ezpzhosting.co.uk/tutorials.php

We’ve also added two more series, WHMCS Setup and WHMCS Management to the ever-growing list to guide you through common tasks.

Now providing free web hosting for charities
October 19th, 2009

We’re proud to announce EZPZ Hosting now provides free web hosting for UK registered charities.

To qualify, simply contact us with the details of your charity including the registered charity number, we will then provide a promo code to be used to order a Junior hosting package totally free of charge.

More information can be found here – http://www.ezpzhosting.co.uk/charity-hosting.html

WHMCS Auto-Installer Updated
October 10th, 2009

Our WHMCS auto-installer has now been upgraded to version 4.1.1.

Installing WHMCS couldn’t be easier, simply click ‘Installatron’ in your cPanel then click WHMCS. Simply enter your desired admin details and license key. Uploading files, changing permissions, creating the database and writing configuration files is done automatically.