PHP, which stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most popular general-purpose server-side scripting languages out there. Any site or web-based app created in PHP will run on a given web server on the condition that a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language absolutely universal and it comes as no surprise that there are several million servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because of the fact that it permits you to set up a responsive site with an enormous number of features. A PHP-based community site, for example, will show different web content to each visitor regardless of the fact that the URL will stay unchanged. In contrast, HTML-based websites are static and the page content itself can be updated only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the version that was used while setting up a particular website must be enabled on the server so that the site can run correctly.

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

With our cloud plans, you’ll be able to choose which PHP version will be enabled for your shared hosting account, as different versions are activated on our servers. With only one click of the mouse, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and each time a new version is unveiled in the future, we’ll add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the older ones. Thus, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you have created over the years. In contrast with lots of other web hosts, we will not compel you to update such websites, as a script may be out of date, but this doesn’t mean that it is insecure as you may have modified its code to fill safety loopholes. For your convenience’s sake, you will even be able to set a different PHP version for each single website hosted in your shared account.

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

If you’ve got a site built using an earlier PHP version and you’ve contributed time and effort into setting it up, fixing safety gaps and inserting web content, you will need to find a hosting service that can support it, as the majority of hosting companies today offer support only for the most recently introduced PHP version and remove the previous versions. We, on the other hand, have decided to allow you to pick the exact version that your very own websites require. Our semi-dedicated servers support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, which means that you’ll be able to run both older and newer scripts without forfeiting any customizations or misspending time struggling to make your websites compatible with the web hosting platform. You can change the current version through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and such an update will affect the entire account, but you’ll also be able to specify a different version of PHP for each single website hosted in your account by using an .htaccess file.