PHP, which is an acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most famous general-purpose server-side programming languages out there. Any website or Internet application written in PHP will run on a given server provided that a PHP module is installed, which renders the language absolutely universal and it isn’t very unusual that there are actually a few million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because of the fact that it enables you to develop a responsive website with plenty of different features. A PHP-based community site, for example, will serve unique content to each user even though the page URL will stay the same. On the other hand, HTML sites are static and the page content can be edited only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the one that was used while building a given website must be set up on the web server so that the site can run correctly.

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

If you get a cloud web hosting plan from us, you will never have to ponder on whether your websites are compatible with the hosting platform, as we offer multiple versions of PHP for your convenience. The Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to choose PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one click and in case you wish to change the current version, the new settings will take effect instantaneously. In this way, several years of work on sites created with an older version of PHP won’t be wasted. Our web 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 run older and newer scripts simultaneously. Most hosting companies on the marketplace offer support for one, sometimes for two PHP versions. In stark contrast with them, we maintain that you should be the one to pick the version that your own websites will be using.

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

Even in case your sites were created with an older version of PHP, 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 semi-dedicated servers and each of them can be activated for your account with just a click from our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. Besides the most recent PHP 8, we also offer support for 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 web hosting vendors, but we hold that you should not be forced to modify a site that took several years to create, as older scripting language syntax does not necessarily mean safety gaps. Just the opposite, an adequately maintained site using PHP 4 can be more secure than an improperly maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience’s sake, we’ll also offer you the possibility to specify a different PHP version for each site within your account.