Web Hosting
Plesk Hosting Server Certificate Renewal (2022+)
The following announcement only affects customers who host their own domain name on our Plesk hosting server.
We have renewed our SSL/TLS security certificate for our Plesk hosting server (host.widomaker.com). This renewed certificate will be used for connections to the Plesk server and the Plesk Control Panel. This includes HTTPS, FTPS, and some email connections (POP3, IMAP, SMTP).
Horde Webmail Changed to RoundCube Webmail on Plesk Hosting Servers
This post is only applicable to customers who have their domain’s email hosted on our Plesk hosting servers _AND_ (at least sometimes) access their email using the Horde webmail application. Note that most hosting customers use Outlook or Thunderbird to access their email, and do not regularly use webmail.
MariaDB (MySQL) Upgrade, and Note on Supported PHP Versions, on our Plesk Hosting Servers
If you have a domain name hosted on one of our Plesk web hosting servers, please direct your web designer, webmaster, or I.T. Support, to this post.
This post covers two website hosting related items, the upcoming MariaDB (MySQL) database software upgrade, and a reminder about currently supported PHP versions.
[Completed] Upcoming Plesk Software Upgrade (Hosting Server)
October 19 2020, 2:00 PM – This announcement applies to web or email hosting customers, with their own domain names, hosted on our Plesk hosting servers.
We have scheduled a software upgrade, on our Plesk hosting servers on, Monday, October 26th, 2020, beginning around, 8:00 PM ET.
Plesk Hosting Server Certificate Renewal (2020)
The following announcement only affects customers who host their own domain name on our Plesk hosting server.
We have renewed our SSL/TLS security certificate for our Plesk hosting server. This renewed certificate will be used for connections to the Plesk server and the Plesk Control Panel. This includes FTPS and email connections (POP3, IMAP, SMTP). We will be enabling this renewed certificate early next week, which is the week beginning on, Monday, August 17, 2020.
[Completed] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 4
If you haven’t read the previous announcements, please read them, first.
The migration to the new Plesk hosting server is complete.
Please check that all of your website and e-mail data have transferred over to the new server. There is only a limited amount of time that we will have access to the old server. If you find something is missing from the new server, let us know ASAP so we can attempt to access it on the old server, before it is no longer available.
What You Should Do:
[Final Sync] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 3
If you haven’t read the previous announcements, please read them, first.
We have almost completed the testing stage of the migration. The last stage (Final Sync) is scheduled to begin on, Saturday, 03/16/2019, after, 8:00 PM EDT.
What You Should Do:
[Initial Sync & Testing] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 2
If you haven’t read the previous announcements, please read them, first.
The Upcoming Plesk Hosting Server Migration & Upgrade (March 2019) will be performed in three (3) stages (Initial Sync, Testing, and Final Sync).
Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 1
If you haven’t read the initial announcement, please read it here, first.
In preparation for the Upcoming Plesk Hosting Server Migration & Upgrade (March 2019), we would like to let you know about several important things related to the server migration…
Upcoming Plesk Hosting Server Migration & Upgrade (March 2019)
During the month of March (2019), we plan to migrate our Plesk web hosting servers to a new server provider on updated hardware. We will also be upgrading the server software, including the operating system, LAMP software (including PHP), and the Plesk Control Panel.
