PHP, which is an acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most famous dynamic programming languages that are available out there. Any website or Internet app created in PHP will run on a given web server on the condition that a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language absolutely universal and it is by no means a surprise that there are actually a couple of million servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-powered websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it permits you to create an interactive website with plenty of features. A PHP-based social networking website, for instance, will display different web content to each user irrespective of the fact that the URL will stay the same. In comparison, HTML-based sites are static and the page content can be edited only manually. Just like any other software, PHP has several versions and the version that was used while setting up a particular website must be configured on the web server in order for the site to behave properly.

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

With our Linux cloud hosting services, you will be able to choose which version of PHP will be enabled for your shared account, since several versions are installed on our servers. With only one click of the mouse, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and anytime a new version is introduced in the future, we’ll add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the earlier ones. In this way, you’ll be able to host all the sites that you’ve created over the years. In stark contrast with many other hosting suppliers, we will not compel you to update such sites, as a script may be outdated, but this doesn’t automatically mean that it is insecure as you may have tweaked its source code to prevent security loopholes. For your convenience, you’ll even be able to specify a different PHP version for each single website hosted in your account.

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

In case you’ve got a site based on an older PHP version and you’ve dedicated time and energy in setting it up, fixing safety holes and entering page content, you’ll need a web hosting service that can support it, as most web hosting suppliers today offer support only for the most recent version of PHP and abandon the earlier ones. We, however, have decided to let you select the version that your sites require. Our semi-dedicated hosting services support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, so you will be able to run both older and newer scripts without forfeiting any manual settings or frittering away time and effort trying to make your sites compatible with the web hosting platform. You can change the version from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and such an update will apply to the whole semi-dedicated account, but you’ll also have the ability to set a different PHP version for each website that you host in your account using an .htaccess file.