Website temporarily offline

A quick update about this website

I'm aware that this website is currently offline, and I wanted to provide an update on the situation.

What happened?

The hosting company has disabled support for the version of PHP that large parts of this website were written in. As a result, the site is no longer operational.

This follows broader developments around the end of support for older PHP versions. You can read more about the wider context in this BBC News report.

What happens next?

The website is likely to remain offline for some time while I investigate whether fixing it is something I realistically have the time and bandwidth to take on.

I don't have a timescale for restoring the site at this stage, but I'll make a decision once I've had the chance to assess the work involved.

The data is safe

Please be assured that all the site's data is safe. Nothing has been lost. The issue is with the website's ability to run, not with the data itself.