PHP, which stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most commonly used general-purpose server-side scripting languages out there. Any site or web-based application created using PHP will run on a given server on the condition that a PHP module is installed, which makes the language really universal and it isn’t that surprising that there are actually a few million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered websites hosted on them. What makes PHP preferred over HTML is the fact that it allows you to create a dynamic website with numerous features. A PHP-based social networking website, for example, will display unique web content to each user despite the fact that the URL won’t change. By contrast, HTML websites are static and the content on the pages can be updated only manually. Like any other software program, PHP has different versions and the one that was used while developing a particular website must be configured on the web server in order for the site to work flawlessly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Hosting
Our shared hosting servers support several versions of PHP, which means that your sites will run faultlessly no matter if your PHP scripts are out of date. We know that an old website doesn’t invariably equal a vulnerable one as you may have implemented plenty of code mods. That’s the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can choose which version will be enabled for your hosting account. You can change the version with one mouse click through your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the update will be applied instantly. In case you want to run both newer and older scripts, there is even an option to use a different version of PHP for each domain of yours at the same time.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
Even if your sites were created with an older version of PHP, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support several versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each of them can be activated for your account with just one click via our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel. Apart from the newest PHP 8, we also support 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and the older PHP 4. The latter has already been dropped by the great majority of hosting suppliers, but we strongly consider that you should not be compelled to modify a website that took years to build, since older programming language syntax doesn’t invariably suggest safety weaknesses. Quite the opposite, a well-maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than an incompetently maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we’ll also give you the opportunity to specify a different version of PHP for each single site within your account.