Beta Testers Wanted – Are you good at breaking things?
April 21st, 2010

When we roll out a new feature we will always perform lengthy internal testing on development servers before they're put into production. With things like new backup systems or a new auto-installer this works well, however some things call for real world testing, and this is where we need your help.

As part of the testing we will give you a free basic reseller account to do whatever you like with for the duration of the test. Your challenge is to use up as much resources as you can, run CPU intensive scripts and try to bring the server to its knees, code a script that'll create thousands of files for hours a day or just run your WordPress blog.

Everything you see will be exactly the same as one of our regular servers, however the underlying operating system will be completely different. Each website effectively runs in it's own virtual environment, meaning if one website is consuming a massive amount of resources no other websites would be affected. That's what we're hoping anyway!

There are a few requirements:

  • You must have an active service at EZPZ Hosting
  • You must have a good understanding of hosting and how to fully utilize your account
  • You must be willing to test the system to its limits
  • You understand that this test is on a development server so isn't recommended for production websites
  • You understand we will take no backups of this server
  • You understand that the server may be terminated at any time
  • You must be willing to submit feedback on the system
  • You must be really good at breaking things

If you're up to the challenge, submit a ticket and we will consider your application. As a reward everyone that tests this and submits feedback will get £20 account credit.

VPS now with Snapshot Backups!
April 21st, 2010

We’re pleased to announce that our VPS servers now come complete with snapshot backups.


This new feature allows any VPS user to click ‘Central Backups’ within their VPS control panel and take a snapshot of their server. This will then be transferred off-site and kept indefinitely, the server can also be restored from this backup within seconds with the click of a button.


The complete server is backed up including all files, databases, configuration settings and any applications installed on the server. This is ideal for taking a quick backup before performing a software upgrade or new installation incase the work doesn’t go as planned.


We allow each server to keep one snapshot by default, if a second is generated it would simply overwrite the first. However if you would like the option to keep more backups on our central server, please contact us.

New Search Engine Optimisation Packages
March 19th, 2010

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We’re pleased to announce we’ve made some changes to our Search Engine Optimisation packages.  Our new plans cater for everyone, from small hobby sites wanting more traffic to large corperations wanting more sales.

The Starter package starts at just £99.99 per month with no setup fees. A free basic site review is also included before any commitment is made.

To view our packages and to get started, please see our Search Engine Optimisation page.

Softaculous Added to All Servers
March 2nd, 2010

A number of clients have asked if we have ever considered installing Softaculous instead of Installatron. We’ve been testing Softaculous on our development servers to see if it’s worth deploying and we’re pleased to announce it has now been installed on all shared and reseller servers!

This has been discussed in our private forums and we have decided we will not be removing Installatron and both will run side-by-side, however we won’t be creating our WHMCS auto-installer for Installatron, this will now be handled by Softaculous.

Softaculous is an auto installer for cPanel and DirectAdmin. Unlike other auto installers Softaculous is much faster, well designed and it installs all scripts in just ONE STEP. The creators of Softaculous are constantly adding new scripts to their installer, at the time of writing this post there are currently 136 scripts that can be automatically installed.

Softaculous also handles software updates and can import existing installs. To view a list of scripts that can be automatically installed and updated, click here. To access simply click the ‘Softaculous Installer’ button within cPanel.

Customer Forums
February 7th, 2010

Some of you forum regulars may have noticed we have added a new section to our forums over the last few days.

Our new private customer forums allow you to interact with other EZPZ customers in private, away from search engines and other prying eyes. This allows you to share tips, ask questions and discuss other aspects of hosting in complete privacy- something our reseller customers have been wanting for a while.

As well as getting tips from other clients, we will be posting details of upcoming features within these forums, we’ll also be running customer polls to see what you’d like to see and getting your opionion on changes we’re considering.

To get access to the customer only forums, please visit http://forum.ezpzhosting.co.uk and request access in the access forum.

EZPZ Hosting, now available in Los Angeles!
January 29th, 2010

One of the most common requests from our customer survey earlier this year was Los Angeles based servers. Once again we’ve given you exactly what you want and LA based servers are now online.

We are able to provide shared and reseller hosting services from our reliable Los Angeles datacentre. Simply choose your locations on the order form and your account will be instantly setup.

We now offer three locations to choose from. Our UK based servers give great response time and performance for European visitors, Dallas is perfect for Central and Eastern America while our Los Angeles servers provide brilliant results for Western America and Asia.

We are always looking to implement new features and services, if you have anything you’d like to see please feel free to contact us through our support desk.

Exclusive – Automatically Create Sub-Resellers!
January 16th, 2010

We’re proud to announce that EZPZ Hosting is (probably) the first to release a WHMPHP module to allow resellers to automatically create sub-resellers!

Previously there was no way to automatically create a reseller so this had to be handled manually, however with our WHMCS module this can now be performed automatically! The module is incredibly simple to setup and requires you to upload just two files to your WHMCS installation.

A new client can order a reseller package through your website and automatically have the account setup and the welcome email sent. The module can also be used to automatically suspend, unsuspend and terminate the reseller directly through WHMCS.

To download this package, resellers can visit the client area at https://clients.ezpzhosting.co.uk – go to ‘My Products/Services’ and click the icon next to your reseller package. Full instructions on setup and usage are also included.

If you have any new ideas for this module, we would love to hear them.

Firewall Unblocker
January 11th, 2010

We run a very strict firewall to help protect against brute force attacks, port scanning and more. This also means legitimate visitors can also be accidentally blocked from accessing the server.

We now have a new firewall unblocker within our client area. This allows you to automatically remove your IP address from the firewall without having to submit a support ticket. Reseller clients are also able to search by IP address and unblock their clients automatically.

To use this new feature, simply log into your client area, click ‘My Products and Services’ and click the icon next to your package. You will then see a button to unblock your IP or a box to enter a clients IP address into. After clicking ‘Unblock’ your IP will be removed within 10 minutes.

Shared Plans Upgraded!
January 2nd, 2010

Our customer survey has helped highlight some areas of our service that need improvement and we’ve already begun to make changes starting with our shared packages.

A lot of comments were regarding our bandwidth quotas. Our packages were originally set with our old hardware and network in mind meaning the quotas were not overly generous. We’ve now raised the bandwidth on all shared plans and the disk space on our Junior plan.

Our Junior package used to include 1GB diskspace and 10GB bandwidth, it now includes 3GB disk space and 30GB monthly bandwidth. The Senior package now includes 100GB bandwidth instead of 50GB and the Master package now includes a whopping 200GB monthly bandwidth.

All existing customers should now be on the new plans, if you see any discrepancies within cPanel, please submit a ticket and we will take a look.

We’ll be making other changes based on your feedback in the coming weeks so if you’ve not yet completed the customer survey, please consider doing so to help us serve you better.

WHMCS Autoinstaller Updated to 4.1.2
December 29th, 2009

Our WHMCS autoinstaller has now been updated to 4.1.2

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.