PHP, which is an initialism for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most widely used reflective programming languages that are available out there. Any site or web application built using PHP will run on a given server provided that a PHP module is installed, which makes the language absolutely universal and it’s not very unusual that there are a few million servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP sites hosted on them. What makes PHP preferred over HTML is the fact that it allows you to build an interactive site with a large number of options. A PHP-based community portal, for instance, will show different content to each user in spite of the fact that the page URL will remain unchanged. In comparison, HTML-based websites are static and the page content can be edited only manually. Just like any other software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used while creating a specific website must be installed on the web server in order for the site to behave properly.

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

Our website hosting servers support several versions of PHP, which suggests that your websites will work without any problem no matter if your scripts are out of date. We realize that an old website doesn’t inevitably equal an insecure one as you may have carried out lots of mods to its source code. That is why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can select which one will be enabled for your web hosting account. The version can be changed with only one single mouse click in your Hepsia Control Panel and the new settings will be applied instantaneously. In case you wish to run both older and newer scripts, there is even an option 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

It’s our unfaltering conviction that years spent setting up a website should not be wasted, which means that in case you buy a semi-dedicated server from us, you will be able to use any script, regardless of whether it’s new or old. Unlike lots of hosting providers, we support a number of different versions of PHP on our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform – 4, 5 and 7. Not only will you have the ability to enable the needed version through your Hepsia Control Panel, but you will also have the opportunity to select a different version for each website. This can be done simply by putting an .htaccess file within the root folder of the given site. You can change the current version either for a single site or for the entire account and the change will take effect in only a couple of minutes. With our hosting services, you can be sure that you will never encounter any website compatibility obstacles.