PHP, which stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most commonly used server-side coding languages available out there. Any site or Internet application built on PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is installed, which renders the language absolutely universal and it is not surprising that there are several million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered sites running on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it allows you to create a dynamic serving site with tons of different features. A PHP-based social networking site, for instance, will serve different web content to each visitor although the URL will remain the same. In contrast, HTML-based sites are static and the page content can be modified only manually. Just like any other software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used while creating a given website must be available on the web server in order for the site to run faultlessly.

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

With our Linux hosting services, you’ll be able to pick the version of PHP that will be active for your account, as we offer support for several versions. With as little as one click of the mouse, you will be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and each time a new version is released in the future, we will add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the previous versions. In this way, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you’ve created through the years. Unlike lots of other web hosts, we won’t force you to update such sites, as a script may be outdated, but this does not mean that it is vulnerable as you may have carried out modifications to its source code to plug safety gaps. For your convenience, you’ll even be able to pick a different PHP version for each individual website that you host in your shared hosting account.

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

If you’ve got a site created using a previous PHP version and you’ve put in time and energy into setting it up, fixing security gaps and inserting content, you’ll need a web hosting service that can support it, since nearly all web hosting suppliers these days offer only the newest version of PHP and drop the previous versions. We, however, have decided to let you select the exact version that your own sites require. Our Linux semi-dedicated hosting 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 losing any manual modifications or wasting time and efforts attempting to make your websites compatible with the hosting platform. The version can be changed through the Hepsia Control Panel and such a change will apply to the entire semi-dedicated server account, but you will also have the ability to select a different version of PHP for each single website that you host in your account by using an .htaccess file.