PHP, which is an acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most commonly used general-purpose server-side coding languages available out there. Any website or Internet app built using PHP will run on a given server provided that a PHP module is activated, which renders the language absolutely universal and it is by no means unusual that there are actually a couple of million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven websites running on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it permits you to create a dynamic serving website with loads of options. A PHP-based community website, for instance, will serve different web content to each user in spite of the fact that the page URL will remain unchanged. In contrast, HTML-based websites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Like any other piece of software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used whilst setting up a certain website must be set up on the web server in order for the site to work flawlessly.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Website Hosting

Our shared website hosting servers support several versions of PHP, so your websites will run faultlessly no matter if your PHP scripts are outdated. We recognize the fact that an old website doesn’t necessarily imply a vulnerable one as you may have implemented lots of mods to its code. This is why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can select which one will be active for your web hosting account. The version can be changed with only one single click of the mouse within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the new settings will take effect right away. If you want to run both newer and older scripts, there is even an option to use a different version of PHP for each of your domains at the same time.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers

It’s our firm belief that several years spent developing a site shouldn’t go down the tube, which suggests that in case you buy a semi-dedicated server from us, you will be able to use any script, no matter if it’s old or new. Unlike a lot of hosting providers, we support a number of different PHP versions on our state-of-the-art cloud platform – 4, 5 and 7. Not only will you be able to activate the required version through your Hepsia Control Panel, but you’ll also have the possibility to select a different version for each single website. This can be accomplished simply by placing an .htaccess file inside the given site’s root folder. You can change the version either for a single site or for the account itself and the update will be applied in less than a couple of minutes. With our web hosting services, you can be sure that you will never confront any site compatibility problems.