Nifty takes Hiroshi Abe's website offline for emergency PHP maintenance
Nifty began emergency maintenance on October 21, 2026, to fix a serious PHP vulnerability, affecting the @nifty hosting service used by the actor's site.
Nifty began emergency maintenance at 22:00 on 21 October 2026 to address a serious PHP vulnerability, taking the actor Hiroshi Abe's official website offline. The site was still under emergency maintenance as of 8:00 on 22 October 2026, according to news.denfaminicogamer.jp.
A notice on the actor's website states that the emergency maintenance started at 2:00 on 22 October. The site is hosted on the @nifty Homepage Service, one of the services covered by the maintenance.
Nifty announced on 21 October that the maintenance would start at 22:00 the same day, citing a serious PHP vulnerability published by PHP's security team. The company plans to reopen services one by one as work is completed.
The website, known for its simple design and fast loading, trended on X as users noticed it was unavailable.
Quick answers
Why is Hiroshi Abe's website down?
Nifty is carrying out emergency maintenance to address a serious PHP vulnerability.
When did the maintenance start?
Nifty announced the maintenance would begin at 22:00 on 21 October 2026, and a notice on the site says the emergency maintenance started at 2:00 on 22 October.
When will the service reopen?
Nifty plans to reopen services one by one as work finishes.