PHP, which is a backronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most popular general-purpose scripting languages out there. Any website or web application created in PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is installed, which makes the language really universal and it comes as no surprise that there are actually several million servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP websites hosted on them. What makes PHP preferred over HTML is the fact that it permits you to develop a dynamic serving site with lots of features. A PHP-based social network, for example, will serve unique content to each user even though the page URL will not change. By contrast, HTML sites are static and the content on the pages can be edited only manually. Like any other software program, PHP has different versions and the one that was used while building a particular website must be set up on the web server in order for the site to behave faultlessly.

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

Our hosting servers support different versions of PHP, which means that your websites will run faultlessly no matter if your PHP scripts are out of date. We acknowledge the fact that an old site does not automatically equal a vulnerable one as you may have carried out lots of source code mods. That’s the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can pick which version will be active for your shared hosting account. You can change the version with a single click in 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 a possibility to use a different PHP version for each domain of yours at the same time.

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

Our semi-dedicated plans support multiple versions of PHP, which implies that you’ll be able to use all the web applications that you have built over the years. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every account, will allow you to enable the version that you need with one single mouse click. You can choose between PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8. In case you’d like to host multiple sites under a single account and they have different requirements as respects the web hosting environment, you’ll be able to specify a different PHP version for each and every one of them irrespective of which version has been enabled for the account as a whole. This is achievable thanks to our custom cloud platform, which permits us to run several versions of PHP at once. In stark comparison, most hosting suppliers typically support one, sometimes two versions.