PHP, which is an acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is amongst the most popular general-purpose server-side scripting languages that are available out there. Any website or web app built with PHP will run on a given server provided that a PHP module is installed, which makes the language really universal and it’s no surprise that there are actually several million web servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-driven websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it allows you to build a dynamic serving website with an abundance of different features. A PHP-based community web portal, for instance, will display different content to each user irrespective of the fact that the page URL will be the same. In comparison, HTML websites are static and the page content itself can be edited only manually. Like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the one that was used whilst setting up a specific website must be installed on the server so that the site can run correctly.

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

With our shared web hosting plans, you will be able to select the PHP version that will be active for your shared hosting account, as different versions are activated on our servers. With as little as one mouse click, you will be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and whenever a new version is unveiled in the future, we will add it to the Hepsia hosting Control Panel without removing the previous versions. Thus, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you have developed through the years. In contrast to lots of other hosting providers, we will not force you to update such sites, as a script may be outdated, but this does not necessarily mean that it’s vulnerable since you may have modified its source code to fill safety loopholes. For your convenience’s sake, you will even be able to set a different version of PHP for each site hosted in your account.

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

Our semi-dedicated hosting plans support multiple PHP versions, which suggests that you’ll be able to use all the Internet apps that you have created through the years. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each account, will enable you to set the version that you need with a single click. You can select between PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8. In case you want to host multiple sites under one and the same account and they have various requirements respecting the hosting platform, you’ll be able to choose a different version for each one of them no matter which version is selected for the account as a whole. This is accomplishable thanks to our custom-built cloud platform, which allows us to run several versions of PHP simultaneously. By comparison, the majority of web hosting companies usually offer one, in very rare cases – two versions.