PHP, which stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is amongst the most commonly used open-source web programming languages that are available out there. Any site or app created using PHP will run on a given server provided that a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language truly universal and it is scarcely surprising that there are actually a couple of million web servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-powered sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because of the fact that it enables you to create a dynamic site with tons of different features. A PHP-based social network, for instance, will display unique content to each user even though the URL won’t change. In comparison, HTML sites are static and the content on the pages can be edited only manually. Like any other piece of software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used while creating a given website must be available on the server in order for the site to run properly.

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

With our web hosting, you’ll be able to choose the PHP version that will be enabled for your shared web hosting account, since different versions are activated on our servers. With only one mouse click, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and whenever a new version is published in the future, we’ll add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the older ones. In this way, you’ll be able to host all the sites that you’ve developed through the years. In contrast with a lot of other hosting providers, we will not force you to update such sites, because a script may be outdated, but this doesn’t mean that it is vulnerable as you may have performed modifications to its code to patch safety loopholes. For your convenience, you’ll even be able to choose a different PHP version for each website hosted in your shared web hosting account.

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

Even if your sites were created with an earlier PHP version, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support multiple versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with just one click of the mouse via our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In addition to 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 most hosting suppliers, but we deem that you should not be compelled to modify a website that took years to build, since older scripting language syntax doesn’t necessarily equal security loopholes. On the contrary, a rightly maintained site using PHP 4 can be more reliable than a badly maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience’s sake, we will also offer you the opportunity to choose a different PHP version for each individual site within the account.