Geek Log
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What is Geek Log?
Geeklog is a long-running open-source CMS and blogging platform written in PHP. It first appeared in 2000 and saw heavy use through the early to mid-2000s as a portal-style content system for community sites, news aggregators and small magazines. It supports articles, static pages, polls, calendars, forums, link directories and a plugin system that, in its time, was one of the more flexible options around.
The project is in deep maintenance mode in 2026. New releases are very rare, the plugin ecosystem has largely fallen quiet, and the look-and-feel of stock Geeklog feels firmly fixed in its era. The core code, however, still runs on modern PHP and MySQL with care, which means existing Geeklog sites can continue to operate on a current hosting platform without being forced into a rebuild.
365i offers Geeklog as a one-click install on shared hosting plans from £5.99/mo with PHP 8.5, MySQL 8, free SSL, daily backups and free migrations. We are honest about its age: this is a maintenance-only choice, not a new-build choice.
365i’s editorial review of Geek Log
Geeklog occupies a particular slice of my hosting memory. In the mid-2000s I had several customers running Geeklog portals: an amateur radio club, a small online motoring magazine, and a town community noticeboard. They were busy, well-loved sites in their day, with active forums and regular front-page articles. Most of those sites are gone now or have moved to WordPress. A handful are still running, and I still host a couple of them.
I'm going to be straight about Geeklog: in 2026, you should not start a new project on it. The release cadence has slowed to a trickle, the plugin authors have moved on, and the templating system feels like a different decade. If you're sitting at a blank page wondering which CMS to pick for a new community site, this isn't the answer. WordPress with a community plugin, or a more current alternative, will save you years of pain.
"Some software earns the right to keep running long after the world moved on. Geeklog is one of them. It's not what I'd build with today, but I won't kick a working Geeklog site off the platform because of its age. If it works, it works."
Mark McNeece, Founder, 365i Hosting
What I will say is this: if you have an established Geeklog install with archived content that matters, with a community of regulars who know the URLs and the rhythm of the site, there is a strong case for keeping it running. The cost of rebuilding 15 years of articles, comment threads and forum posts on a new platform is enormous, and the risk of breaking permalinks and SEO equity is real. Hosting a Geeklog site on £5.99 a month with PHP 8.5 and daily backups is a small price to keep that history alive.
The technical side is workable. Geeklog runs on PHP 8.3 with deprecation warnings rather than fatal errors in most cases, and there are community patches for the rougher edges. MySQL 8 doesn't object to the schema. The static page cache is primitive by modern standards but it does cut database load on read-heavy front pages. Themes are functional but not responsive out of the box, so mobile users see the desktop layout shrunk down.
For migrations, Geeklog is a known quantity. The free migrations team has moved a few of these in the last year, usually from a dying ISP host onto our platform. The process is the same as any old PHP app: copy the files, dump the database, fix the config, test, switch DNS. It takes a couple of hours including the inevitable PHP version troubleshooting. We don't push customers off Geeklog, we don't force an upgrade, and we don't pretend it's a current platform.
What I do encourage every Geeklog customer to do is plan for an eventual transition. Not next month, not this year necessarily, but over the next two to three years. Export the content, document the URL structure, think about which articles are worth carrying over and which can stay archived in place. A graceful retirement plan is better than waking up one day to a fatal error on a PHP version we can no longer support.
Why Host Geek Log with 365i?
Our web hosting is built for PHP applications like Geek Log. Every plan includes everything you need to launch and grow.
One-Click Installation
Install Geek Log with a single click from your control panel. No manual configuration, no FTP uploads, no database setup.
Free SSL Certificate
Every site gets a free SSL certificate, automatically configured and renewed. Keep your Geek Log installation secure from day one.
99.9%+ Uptime Track Record
Enterprise-grade data centres in the UK, US & Asia with redundant power, cooling, and network connectivity. Shared hosting runs on autoscaling cloud infrastructure with a 99.9%+ historical uptime record; Managed Cloud Servers target 99.99% uptime; our VPS products carry a contractual 99.99% network availability SLA with service credits.
Daily Backups
Automatic daily backups with easy one-click restore. Your Geek Log data is always safe and recoverable.
7-Day Expert Support
UK-based hosting specialists available 7 days a week including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. Real people, real help.
SSD Storage
All plans run on fast SSD storage for snappy page loads and responsive admin panels. Geek Log performs at its best.
Where Geek Log Fits
Best for
Existing Geeklog installations with substantial archived content, established URL structures and an audience that knows the site well. Hobbyist communities, small clubs and legacy magazines that have run on Geeklog for a decade or more and want to keep their archive available without a costly rebuild. Suitable when the priority is preservation rather than new feature development.
Watch for
Geeklog is in deep maintenance. New releases are rare, the third-party plugin ecosystem is largely abandoned, and stock themes are not responsive. Many older plugins throw deprecation warnings or fatal errors on PHP 8.3. There's no native CDN integration, no modern editor, and no support contract behind the project. Treat this as a preservation platform, not a foundation for a new community site.
Web Hosting for Geek Log
Get Geek Log up and running in minutes with our fast, reliable web hosting. Every plan includes one-click installation, free SSL, UK, US & Asia data centres, and dedicated expert support.
- 1 website
- 10 GB SSD storage
- Free SSL certificate
- 80+ 1-click installs
- Unlimited LVE resources
- Autoscaling cloud platform
- UK, US & Asia data centres
- 5 websites
- Unlimited SSD storage
- Free SSL certificate
- 80+ 1-click installs
- CDN included
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Timeline Backup/Restore
Timeline Backup
- Website files and databases
- Daily snapshots, 30-day retention
- One-click file and database restore
- Everything above, plus email mailbox backups
- 60-day database retention
- Mailbox restore (to a temporary mailbox first, then sync back)
- Unlimited LVE resources
- Autoscaling cloud platform
- UK, US & Asia data centres
- 10 websites
- Unlimited SSD storage
- Free SSL certificate
- 80+ 1-click installs
- CDN included
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Timeline Backup/Restore (Pro)
Timeline Backup
- Website files and databases
- Daily snapshots, 30-day retention
- One-click file and database restore
- Everything above, plus email mailbox backups
- 60-day database retention
- Mailbox restore (to a temporary mailbox first, then sync back)
- Unlimited LVE resources
- Autoscaling cloud platform
- UK, US & Asia data centres
All prices exclude VAT. No contract, cancel any time.
Need More Power for Geek Log?
For high-traffic sites, large catalogues, or mission-critical deployments, our fully managed cloud servers give Geek Log dedicated resources and enterprise-grade performance.
- Dedicated CPU, RAM & SSD storage
- 99.99% uptime
- Fully managed by our team
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A Geek Log case from our books
A motoring enthusiast site with a 17-year history came to us in autumn 2025 after their previous host gave them 90 days to migrate or be cut off because the host was retiring PHP 7.x. The site had around 4,200 articles, an active forum with 26,000 posts, a 380 MB MySQL database and a 1.4 GB uploads directory. The owner did not want to rebuild on WordPress, citing the loss of permalinks and the cost of re-skinning years of custom content.
We migrated the site under the free migration service over a weekend. Files copied, database imported, config fixed, theme tested on PHP 8.3. Two custom plugins needed minor patches for deprecated mysql_* calls, which we documented and applied. SSL provisioned automatically. The site went live on Sunday evening with all permalinks, forum threads and user accounts intact. Hosting cost dropped from £14.99/mo on the old provider to £5.99/mo on shared.
We also helped the owner export the article archive as XML so a future migration to another platform is possible whenever they choose to make that move.
What we would tell anyone in the same spot: a Geeklog migration is doable, the platform handles it, but spend the next two years planning a graceful retirement rather than treating this as a long-term foundation.
Anonymised at the client's request. Industry, scale, and timeline preserved.
What we look for in cms hosting
A content management system is a long-term tenant on your hosting, not a quick install. We tune for what CMSs actually do day to day: an opcache configured to survive plugin and theme upgrades, PHP memory at 256MB or higher because page builders chew through it, daily backups that include the uploads directory and not just the database, and free SSL enforced from day one. We also keep an honest opinion about which CMS suits which site and will tell you when something would run better elsewhere.
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Geek Log Hosting FAQ
Common questions we hear from people running Geek Log on our hosting.
Honestly, no. Geeklog had its peak in the mid-2000s and the project is in deep maintenance mode. New releases are infrequent, the plugin community has largely moved on, and the default themes don't even handle mobile properly. For a new community site, news portal or blog, you'll be far better off with WordPress, a Laravel-based CMS, or a modern static site generator. We host all of those happily. Geeklog earns its place only when you already have a long-running install worth preserving.
In most cases, yes, with caveats. The Geeklog core has been kept loosely in step with current PHP versions, so it boots and runs. Custom plugins and themes are where problems show up, especially anything written in the PHP 4 or 5 era using mysql_* functions or short-tags. Our free migration includes a test on PHP 8.3 before going live, so we identify issues during the move rather than after. Many problems are quick fixes; some require staying on PHP 8.2 for a while.
Yes. Geeklog's URL structure is preserved when you copy files and database directly, and we don't force any reconfiguration during migration. The article slugs, category paths and permalinks all carry across. We also handle the SSL provisioning so your site moves from http to https without manually updating internal links if your existing site already uses https. If you're moving from http to https for the first time, we can help with a search-replace across the database to update internal references.
A typical Geeklog site fits on the £5.99/mo shared hosting plan. That includes PHP 8.5, MySQL 8, free SSL, daily backups, free migration and 7-day expert support. Geeklog is a light application that doesn't need much resource. The only time you might step up to a cloud server (from £9.99/mo) is if your site has very heavy traffic, large media archives, or you need root access for custom configuration. For most legacy Geeklog sites, shared is the right answer.
I'd recommend planning a phased transition over two to three years. Start by exporting your article archive as XML, documenting your URL structure and identifying which content is genuinely valuable to carry forward. Then evaluate WordPress, Drupal or a modern static site generator depending on your editorial workflow. Move when you're ready, with proper 301 redirects from old URLs to new ones. Your historical SEO equity is worth protecting. We can help with the migration when you decide it's time.
Yes. Free migration is included on every hosting plan, and we don't exclude legacy applications. If your current host is forcing you to upgrade PHP versions or threatening to stop supporting older PHP, we can move the site to our PHP 8.5 platform with the necessary patches applied. Be straightforward with us about plugins and custom modifications during the migration brief, and we'll factor that into the test on a staging URL before we change DNS. Most Geeklog migrations take 2-4 hours total.
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