PHP is among the most commonly used general-purpose server-side scripting languages. It is highly popular because it’s free software, which you can use to build responsive websites such as social networking sites, e-commerce portals or online teaching sites as opposed to static HTML-based sites. A PHP module should be activated on the server where a PHP-powered site is hosted so that its source code can be ‘decrypted’. Since there aren’t any license taxes for this sort of module and the language offers infinite possibilities for the Internet apps that you develop, there’re 100s of millions of PHP-powered sites. In addition, there are heaps of PHP scripts, which you can use for your sites without needing to have any coding expertise. Given the fact that there are a handful of PHP versions, you ought to confirm whether the exact same version that you used whilst developing your site is activated on the web server too.

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

If you get a cloud web hosting plan from us, you won’t ever need to speculate on whether or not your sites are compatible with the web hosting environment, since multiple versions of PHP are available on our servers for the sake of your convenience. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel will permit you to pick PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with only one click and in case you want to change the version, the new settings will take effect instantaneously. In this way, several years of work on sites built with an older version of PHP will not be wasted. Our hosting platform will even permit you to use a different version of PHP for each domain hosted in your account, which suggests that you can use older and newer scripts at the same time. Most web hosting providers on the market offer one, sometimes two PHP versions. In contrast with them, we strongly maintain that you should be the one to select the version that will be used by your very own sites.

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

Even if your sites were built with an earlier version of PHP, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support several versions running simultaneously on our servers and each of them can be enabled for your account with just one click of the mouse via our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel. Besides the most recent PHP 8, we also offer 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 feel that you shouldn’t be compelled to modify a site that took years to set up, as older programming language syntax does not always suggest safety holes. Just the opposite, a well-maintained website using PHP 4 can be more secure than a badly maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we’ll also provide you with the opportunity to select a different version of PHP for each individual site within your account.