Critical PHP vulnerabilities: patched less than 30 minutes after the release

🛡️ Critical PHP vulnerabilities: patched less than 30 minutes after the releaseWebsite and customer panel after 14 minutes, webspace servers after 27 minutes: how we responded to the PHP updates of 21 October.When vulnerabilities surface, response time matters! ⚡️ On 21 October 2026, the PHP project released security updates for two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). Under certain conditions, they could let an attacker remotely run their own code on a web server that uses PHP. This is not a ZAP-Hosting issue: PHP powers a large part of the web, so the vulnerabilities affect websites and web servers across the entire hosting industry.🔎 What we knowType: remote code execution, meaning foreign code can be run on the server through a crafted request. Fixed in: PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27 and 8.5.12. No fix: PHP 8.1 and older no lon...

Lifetime Behind a Paywall? Our Honest Answer

🔓 Lifetime Behind a Paywall? Our Honest AnswerWhy does a Lifetime server need a ZapX Pass? What the Pass pays for, what it really costs, and why we still recommend the move.Ever since we started offering Lifetime customers the move to ZapX, one question keeps coming up, in tickets, on Reddit and on Discord: “I paid for my server once. Why should I now pay for a Pass every month?”It's a fair question, and it deserves a clear answer instead of marketing speak. Here it is.Prefer watching? This video explains everything in under 4 minutes:📌 In shortYou're not renting your Lifetime server all over again. It stays paid for. The ZapX Pass starts at €4.99 per 30 days and covers your entire account, not a single server. The Pass pays for what's new and costs money every single day: AI, app, Backups, integrations. The old Customer Panel is no longer being...

RuneScape: Dragonwilds leaves Early Access – version 1.0 with crossplay is here

🐉🔥 RuneScape: Dragonwilds leaves Early Access – version 1.0 with crossplay is hereNew platforms, cross-platform play, and your own server – ready for Ashenfall.RuneScape: Dragonwilds, the open-world survival crafting game set in the RuneScape universe, is now available as the full version 1.0 release – in addition to PC, it's now also available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. Team up with up to three other players to explore the forgotten continent of Ashenfall, gather resources, build your base, and challenge the mighty Dragon Queens.Dragonwilds is best enjoyed on your own dedicated server, where you can keep playing together over time. At ZAP-Hosting, your RuneScape: Dragonwilds server is set up instantly, protected against DDoS attacks, easy to manage through the web interface, and comes with free FTP access.🎮 Crossplay: Play togethe...

New at ZAP-Hosting: Alchemy Factory Servers

🧪⚗️ New at ZAP-Hosting: Alchemy Factory ServersBuild your own alchemy factory – now ready to go with your own server.Alchemy Factory is a cooperative factory-building and automation game set in a medieval alchemy world: you construct factories, automate the production of magical potions and ingredients using conveyor belts, pipes, and magical devices, and build a thriving trading empire together with your friends.You can now rent your own Alchemy Factory server at ZAP-Hosting – perfect for building your alchemy workshop together, uninterrupted and with no waiting time.🚀 Your Alchemy Factory server – ready to play instantlyInstead of fixed player slots, you flexibly choose the RAM package that fits the size of your factory. On top of that: NVMe SSD performance for fast loading times, free FTP access for world backups, an easy-to-use web interface with config...

Last Call: FiveM & RedM Upvotes at ZAP-Hosting – Only Until 31.08.2026

Last Call: FiveM & RedM Upvotes at ZAP-Hosting – Only Until 31.08.2026 This is it – the final stretch. As announced, we have to discontinue the sale of Upvotes as of 31 August 2026. From 1 September 2026, Upvotes for FiveM and RedM will only be available directly through the official Cfx portal. Until then, you can continue to order and use Upvotes through ZAP-Hosting exactly as before. These really are the last few days to grab one more boost with us before this chapter closes for good. Thank you for your trust and for the countless servers that became more visible thanks to Upvotes. What remains – and this matters to us most: ZAP-Hosting will continue to be an official provider of FiveM and RedM servers, with full support for FiveM Enhanced. Your communities and your projects stay at the heart of what we do...