PHP, which is a recursive abbreviation for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most commonly used imperative programming languages out there. Any site or application written in PHP will run on a given web server as long as a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language really universal and it comes as small surprise that there are actually a couple of million servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it allows you to create a dynamic website with a ton of different features. A PHP-based social networking site, for example, will show different content to each visitor although the URL will be the same. By contrast, HTML-based websites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Just like any other software program, PHP has several versions and the one that was used whilst building a given website must be present on the server in order for the site to behave correctly.

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

With our hosting services, you will be able to pick the PHP version that will be enabled for your shared account, since several versions are supported on our servers. With just one click of the mouse, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and whenever a new version is published in the future, we’ll include it in the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the previous versions. Thus, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you have developed throughout the years. Unlike many other hosting companies, we will not force you to update such sites, because a script may be outdated, but this does not necessarily mean that it is vulnerable as you may have performed modifications to its source code to patch safety gaps. For the sake of your convenience, you will even be able to select a different version of PHP for each site that you host in your shared account.

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

In case you have a website built on an earlier PHP version and you have dedicated time and efforts into developing it, filling safety gaps and inserting web content, you will need a web hosting service that can support it, since the vast majority of web hosting providers these days support only the most recently published PHP version and drop the earlier versions. We, on the other hand, have decided to let you choose the exact version that your very own sites need. Our semi-dedicated services support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, which suggests that you’ll be able to use both newer and older scripts without losing any custom tweaks or misspending time and energy striving to make your sites compatible with the web hosting environment. You can change the current version through the Hepsia Control Panel and such an update will apply to the entire account, but you will also have the ability to choose a different PHP version for each single website that you host in your account by means of an .htaccess file.