PHP is one of the most commonly used server-side scripting languages. It is rather popular as it is free software, which you can use to create interactive sites such as social networks, e-commerce portals or online teaching sites instead of static HTML sites. A PHP module must be activated on the server where a PHP-driven site is hosted so that its source code can be read. Because there aren’t any license taxes for this sort of module and the language itself provides infinite options for the web applications that you create, there are hundreds of millions of PHP-powered sites. Also, there are heaps of PHP scripts, which you can use for your websites without needing to possess any programming experience. As there are a few PHP versions, you have to confirm if the same exact version that you used whilst building your site is installed on the web server as well.

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

In case you purchase a cloud web hosting plan from us, you won’t ever need to speculate about whether your sites are compatible with the hosting platform, since different PHP versions are available on our servers for your convenience. The Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to select PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one mouse click and if you want to change the current version, the new settings will be applied right away. Thus, many years of work on sites built with an older PHP version will not go down the tube. Our hosting platform will even permit you to use a different version of PHP for each domain hosted in your account, which means that you can use older and newer scripts at the same time. Most web hosting providers on the marketplace offer support for one, sometimes for two versions of PHP. In stark contrast to them, we consider that you should be the one to select the version that will be used by your own websites.

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

Even in case your websites were built with an older PHP version, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support different versions running at the same time on our servers and each one of them can be activated for your account with just a click of the mouse from our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In addition to 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 abandoned by the majority of web hosts, but we reckon that you should not be compelled to modify a website that took several years to set up, since older script language syntax doesn’t inevitably equal security loopholes. Quite the opposite, a properly maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than an inadequately maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we will also offer you the possibility to choose a different PHP version for each individual site within your account.