Elk Latest Topics

Elk server outage

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:34:12 +0000

We’re aware of the current server Elk outage, and our team is working to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Planned Server Maintenance

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:44:44 +0000

Please be advised of the following upcoming planned server maintenance notification:

Date: 6.09.25
Time: 20:00 EST
Server: Elk
Service Impacting: YES
Scope of Work: Software Stack Upgrades
Resolved: NO
Notice Source: https://status.totalchoicehosting.com

TotalChoice Technicians will perform service-impacting server maintenance to perform operating system and software stack migrations.

During this maintenance, you may experience temporary service interruptions. We will make every effort to minimize downtime and ensure a smooth transition.

We appreciate your understanding and patience as we work to enhance our services.

Elk :: MySQL Upgrade

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:11:09 +0000

We are excited to inform you that we will upgrade your server to MySQL 8 in November, ensuring compatibility with upcoming cPanel and Operating System upgrades.

We recommend reviewing your applications and scripts for compatibility to ensure a seamless transition. We will configure MySQL to help prevent common compatibility issues after upgrading, but you should view these settings as temporary.

Our support team is available to assist you with any concerns or questions. We will keep you informed about the upgrade through our forums. Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this exciting upgrade.

Elk Server maintenance notice

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:09:49 +0000

Please be advised that on Friday April 28th, 2023 we will perform service-affecting maintenance on Elk Server.

Date :: 04/28/2023
Time :: 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST
Expected Down Time : 30 minutes

We will post updates to this thread as we progress and finish the maintenance on this server.

Emergency Maintenance Notice

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:35:14 +0000

Hello Elk Server Family,

The server has suffered a fatal hardware failure and our technical team is in the process of restoring all affected accounts to new hardware.

We do not have an estimated time for restoration at the moment but will keep everyone updated as we progress through the restore of affected accounts.

Please note that we have fresh account backups and we are working to restore services as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

ELK is Down

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:06:12 +0000

We are aware of the issue with this server and we are working at the moment
We shall update this thread, with more details as soon as possible.

Elk Php Upgrade

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 17:50:55 +0000

Per our recent announcement, this server will be receiving planned PHP upgrades this month. The exact date/time for the upgrades will be announced here at least 24 hours in advance and this thread will be updated as we progress.

The default version will be PHP 5.6 for all customers that dont currently have a specific version set.

We recommend clients keep their scripts up to date and review them for compatibility. Incompatibilities between PHP versions can be found via the URLs below:

http://php.net/manual/en/migration54.php

http://php.net/manual/en/migration55.php

http://php.net/manual/en/migration56.php

http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.php

Please note that the deprecated PHP version 5.3 will be removed entirely.

We thank you for choosing TotalChoice and our technical support team will be online to address any questions or concerns.