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What Is MariaDB and Why You Have Probably Never Heard of It - but Use It
MariaDB runs 68% of the Joomla and WordPress sites we monitor, and half run a database release that is now end of life. Measured on live servers.
Slower on purpose: the new Update Queue, and why it is off by default
Firing every update at once is what takes a shared server down. mySites.guru's new Update Queue runs one update at a time per server, off by default.
Why PHP 8.5.7 Shows Amber When PHP 8.4.24 Shows Green
PHP 8.5.7 shows amber while 8.4.24 shows green because the badge checks whether you are on the newest patch in your branch, not which branch you picked.
SiteGround's Captcha Is Blocking mySites.guru - again
SiteGround's Anti-Bot AI serves mySites.guru's worker a 202 captcha challenge instead of your site. Here's how to spot it and get our IP whitelisted.
OVH Flagged Our Plugin as Malware. It Is Not, and Here Is the Proof.
OVH's scanner flagged our legitimate bfRestore.php file as malware and cut outgoing connections and email across whole hosting plans. Here is why it is safe.
WordPress 7 Technical Requirements Check: Is Your Hosting Ready?
WordPress 7 requires PHP 7.4+ and still accepts MySQL 5.5.5+. Run a hosting check across every site to find old PHP and end-of-life database servers.
How to Check Your Sites for WordPress 7.0 Compatibility
WordPress 7.0 requires PHP 7.4+, dropping PHP 7.2 and 7.3, while the MySQL and MariaDB minimum stays at 5.5.5. Check every site's PHP and database at once.
Joomla 6 Technical Requirements (2026)
Joomla 6 requires PHP 8.3+, MySQL 8.0.13+, or MariaDB 10.4+. Check if your server is ready in 30 seconds with our free bulk compatibility scanner.
Web Server disk space monitoring
mySites.guru monitors your server's real disk partition usage twice daily and alerts you before it fills up - even if your hosting quota looks fine.