PHP, which is an abbreviation for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is amongst the most widely used open-source server-side scripting languages that are available out there. Any site or app built with PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is activated, which makes the language really universal and it comes as no surprise that there are actually a few million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because of the fact that it enables you to create a dynamic site with tons of features. A PHP-based community portal, for example, will serve different web content to each visitor in spite of the fact that the URL will stay the same. On the other hand, HTML-based sites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the one that was used while developing a certain website must be present on the server so that the site can run flawlessly.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Website Hosting

If you purchase a shared website hosting plan from us, you will never have to question yourself on whether your sites are compatible with the hosting platform, since several versions of PHP are installed on our servers for your convenience’s sake. The Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to pick PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one click of the mouse and in case you’d like to change the version, the update will take effect right away. In this way, several years of work on sites built with an older version won’t be wasted. Our web hosting platform will even allow 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 simultaneously. Most hosting providers on the marketplace offer support for one, sometimes for two versions of PHP. In stark contrast with them, we strongly deem that you should be the one to select the version that your own websites will use.

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

It is our opinion that several years spent creating a website should not be lost, which suggests that in case you order a semi-dedicated server from our company, you’ll be able to run any script, irrespective of whether it’s old or new. In contrast with many web hosting vendors, we support a number of different versions of PHP on our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform – 4, 5 and 7. Not only will you be able to activate the needed version via your Hepsia Control Panel, but you’ll also have the opportunity to select a different version for each website. The latter can be done simply by placing an .htaccess file into the given site’s root folder. You can change the version either for a single site or for the entire account and the new settings will take effect in less than a few minutes. With our hosting services, you can be sure that you won’t ever run into any website compatibility difficulties.