PHP, which is a recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most famous multiparadigm programming languages that are available out there. Any site or Internet app based on PHP will run on a given web server as long as a PHP module is installed, which renders the language truly universal and it is not really a big surprise that there are a few million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML thanks to the fact that it enables you to build an interactive website with plenty of different options. A PHP-based community web portal, for example, will show unique content to each visitor even though the page URL will remain unchanged. In comparison, HTML sites are static and the page content itself can be edited only manually. Like any other software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used while building a given website must be installed on the web server in order for the site to work properly.

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

If you order a cloud web hosting package from us, you will never need to wonder whether your sites are compatible with the hosting environment, since multiple versions of PHP are installed on our servers for your convenience. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel will permit you to choose PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one mouse click and in case you wish to change the version, the new settings will be applied instantly. In this way, several years of work on sites built with an older version will not be lost. Our web hosting platform will even permit you to use a different version of PHP for each domain hosted in your account, which goes to say that you can use older and newer scripts at the same time. Most web hosting providers on the market offer support for one, sometimes for two PHP versions. In stark contrast with them, we are convinced that you should be the one to choose the version that your very own sites will use.

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

In case you’ve got a website built using an older version of PHP and you’ve committed time and energy to developing it, filling safety breaches and appending web page content, you’ll need a hosting service that can support it, since most hosting companies today support only the latest version of PHP and abandon the earlier ones. We, on the other hand, have decided to let you choose the version that your own websites need. Our Linux semi-dedicated services support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, so you’ll be able to use both newer and older scripts without losing any manual modifications or misspending time and energy attempting to make your sites compatible with the hosting environment. You can change the version via the Hepsia Control Panel and such a change will apply to the whole semi-dedicated server account, but you will also be able to set a different version of PHP for each individual website that you host in your account by using an .htaccess file.