We have disabled PHP's magic quotes feature, server-wide.

This feature automatically escaped characters that could cause harm, at the time they were submitted in a PHP form. It is considered a bad thing, since it promotes sloppy web site code and is undesirable to anyone who wants to use the unaltered input.

For more information, see this page on php.net

Please review any web sites you wrote yourself, since after this change they may be vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks (XSS). It is widely accepted that a good way to avoiding exposing your site to XSS vulnerabilities is not to escape the input, but to encode any output that came from user input, using the htmlentities() function.

If you are running PHP software that you didn't write or are unable to change your own code, please e-mail us and we will enable magic quotes for your site only. Please do be aware that the next major version of PHP does not have support for magic quotes at all, so the sooner magic quotes use is dropped, the better.

We have continued to update our webmail system by popular request from our users.

The latest version brings huge speed increases along with new features:

Multiple Accounts

You can now check all your Extraction Hosting e-mail accounts from one webmail login.

Choose one of your accounts to be the master, log in to webmail with that account then go to "Personal Settings" at the top-right, then "Account Administration" on the left.
Click on the "Remote IMAP Accounts" link to begin adding your other Extraction Hosting e-mail accounts.

Click the "Add" button and enter the details of one of your other e-mail accounts. You may put any memorable name you like in "Account Name", but "Login ID" must be the e-mail login you normally use to access that account. Finally click "Submit" to finish adding the account.

Go back to your inbox by clicking "E-Mail" at the top-right.
You will now see a drop down box at the top of your folder list where you can choose the account to view.

Changing Your Password

You can now change your e-mail password from within webmail.

Log in to webmail then go to "Personal Settings" at the top-right.
Along the top there is a password tab. Click on it to enter your new password.

Changing your password in webmail will not affect the password you use to upload to your web site.

Our webmail has been through a revamp, replacing our Squirrelmail based system with RoundCube.

RoundCube brings a desktop-like webmail solution - more alike to your usual e-mail software.

Our previous system is still available, if you prefer, at http://www.extractionhosting.co.uk/webmail.old/. A link will be provided from the main webmail login page.

When you first log into our new webmail system, you will need to set your e-mail address and name on the page that is displayed. If you have any problems with these settings, please contact us via the old webmail system.

PHP version 5 is now running site-wide.

PHP 5 brings many new and improved functions, and allows you to install newer PHP based software.

For a detailed list of the features supported by our PHP, see our phpinfo page.

Welcome to our utterly new site, created from scratch to provide quicker (and prettier!) access to the features you need.

The top menu bar is present on every page and provides quick access to Webmail, Database Management and the User Area, containing all the info you need to use your account.

Our new site brings new prices too!  Check out our revamped Hosting Plans, and new Getting Started guide for those who don't know where to start.

We have a new Domain Lookup page, including renewal prices, where you can search for your domain of choice.