PHP is one of the most commonly used server-side scripting languages. It is pretty popular since it’s free software, which can be used to build responsive sites such as social networks, Internet shops or online learning websites instead of static HTML sites. A PHP module should be installed on the server where a PHP-driven site is hosted so that its source code can be ‘translated’. As there aren’t any license charges for this sort of module and the language itself provides infinite options for the applications that you build, there’re 100s of millions of PHP-driven sites. In addition, there’re loads of PHP-based scripts, which you can use for your websites without needing to have any programming experience. Given the fact that there are a number of versions of PHP, you must check whether the exact same version that you used while setting up your website is available on the web server too.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Hosting
Our hosting servers support different versions of PHP, which suggests that your sites will run without any problems even if your PHP-based scripts are out of date. We accept the fact that an old website doesn’t always imply a vulnerable one as you may have implemented lots of modifications to its code. That’s the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can decide which version will be enabled for your shared web hosting account. The version can be changed with only one click in your Hepsia Control Panel and the new settings will be applied right away. If you want to run both newer and older scripts, there’s even a possibility to use a different PHP version for each of your domains at the same time.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a site created using a previous version of PHP and you have spent time and effort setting it up, plugging safety breaches and adding web page content, you will need a hosting service that can support it, as almost all web hosting suppliers today support only the most recently published version of PHP and abandon the older ones. We, however, have decided to let you choose the exact version that your own sites require. Our semi-dedicated servers support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, which suggests that you will be able to run both newer and older scripts without forfeiting any custom settings or misspending time and efforts trying to make your sites compatible with the hosting environment. You can change the current version through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and such an update will affect the entire semi-dedicated account, but you will also be able to select a different PHP version for each website that you host in your account by means of an .htaccess file.