PHP-Nuke Hosting: A UK Guide

PHP-Nuke was an early, once-popular open-source CMS for news portals and community sites. The original project has seen very limited ongoing development for a number of years, and historically had a poor security track record with slow patching of known vulnerabilities. If you’re choosing a CMS for a new project today, this is worth weighing carefully against more actively maintained alternatives like WordPress or Joomla.

If you’re maintaining an existing PHP-Nuke site

If you have an existing PHP-Nuke installation you need to keep running, it requires PHP and a MySQL or MariaDB database, the same baseline as most PHP CMS platforms from that era. Given the security concerns associated with older versions, prioritise hosting with a strong web application firewall and keep a close eye on any security advisories for the specific version you’re running.

FAQs about PHP-Nuke hosting

Should I start a new site on PHP-Nuke?

For a new project, we’d generally recommend a more actively maintained platform. WordPress or Joomla cover similar ground (content management, community features via plugins) with significantly more active development and security support.

I have an old PHP-Nuke site, should I migrate it to something else?

Given the platform’s limited ongoing development, migrating to a more actively maintained CMS is worth considering, particularly if the site handles any user data or accounts. We can help assess the migration path if you’re considering this.

Getting started

Switchweb provides UK-based hosting with current PHP versions, a web application firewall, free SSL, and daily backups. View our web hosting plans, or get in touch if you’d like advice on migrating away from an older platform.