Scheduled Maintenance: MariaDB Database Upgrades

In the evening of Friday, June 26, 2026, we will be performing a major database engine upgrade on our Chang, Diggory, Flitwick, Lovegood and Tonks servers. The database software will be updated from MariaDB 10.6 to MariaDB 10.11 (LTS).

This upgrade ensures your applications continue to run on a highly secure, optimized and long-term supported database environment.

What to Expect:

• Downtime: Websites utilizing MariaDB/MySQL databases on these specific servers will be temporarily unavailable for approximately 10 to 15 minutes while the upgrade process finishes.
• Impact: Visitors accessing database-driven websites during this short window may encounter a database connection error. Static pages that do not use a database will remain fully functional.

Technical Notes & Changes:

MariaDB 10.11 is a major Long-Term Support release that introduces performance optimizations, advanced features like dynamic InnoDB variables and enhanced query optimizer telemetry.

While the upgrade is designed to be fully backward-compatible for standard website architectures (such as WordPress), advanced developers can review the official MariaDB 10.6 to 10.11 Upgrade Guide for a comprehensive breakdown of changed parameter defaults and performance adjustments.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve our hosting infrastructure. If you have any questions or experience unexpected issues following the window, please open a ticket with our support team.