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The update to the latest PHP versions caused a some downtime yesterday.

Learn how to use rsync from the command line to deploy code changes (to our Universal Apps) incredibly fast.

Which HTTP response headers a CDN edge cache actually reads, how they interact, and how to use them without breaking a dynamic site.

PHP 7.1 becomes available for all Universal and Professional Apps, after a waiting period to rule out early release bugs.

Automated MySQL backups become bookable for Professional Apps, after the feature shipped with the Plus plan on Universal Apps.

Passwords in git are bad and environment variables are not perfect either. Where application secrets should actually live.

How to use a Dropbox account as persistent cloud storage for uploads on a New App, when the local file system no longer survives a deploy.

Set up Amazon S3 with IAM as cloud storage for a PHP app, and upload files to it from application code with Flysystem.

Ten principles of modern PHP application design, from dependency management to deployment, as we apply them on our own hosting platform.

Platform changelog for 24 October 2014: PHP updated to 5.4.34 and to 5.5.18 across the fortrabbit hosting stacks.

Platform changelog for 14 April 2014: PHP 5.4.27 and 5.5, updated Memcached and MongoDB extensions, and ZSH available over SSH.

This exploit is a vulnerability in the heartbeat of TLS in the OpenSSL implementation. We're patched up by now.

Platform changelog for 30 March 2014: PHP 5.4.26 and PHP 5.5.10 on the stacks, and a Phalcon update to version 1.3.2.

Platform changelog for 13 March 2014: PHP 5.4.26, plus pre-deploy commands and Composer prefer-source in the deployment file.

PHP 5.5 arrives with OPcache and optional APCu, alongside deployment improvements that make future platform upgrades quicker.

Announcing scheduled maintenance work for the new year, what will be touched and which downtime to expect on hosted apps.

Connect the Codio web IDE to a fortrabbit app and deploy straight from the browser over git. The setup, in a few steps.

Set up continuous integration with Codeship and deploy the result to fortrabbit, for teams that want tests to gate a release.

How a hosting provider turns vague expectations into concrete plans: the Map your App decision helper and the reasoning behind it.

We have a new Add-On: Workers! Learn about it and what you can do with it.

The PHP XSL extension is deployed across the platform, which makes Symphony CMS and its XML and XSLT templates run on fortrabbit.

PHP CLI and git become available inside the SSH account, so artisan, the Symfony console and other framework tools run on the server.

This video show you how to install FuelPHP on fortrabbit with Git and PhpStorm.

How to setup a production/development work-flow for website development.

An introduction to Composer for PHP developers who have not used a dependency manager yet, and how it fits into deployment.

New-school cloud or legacy LAMP style — what's state of the art in PHP hosting?