PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, popularly referred to as PHP, is a famous interpreted programming language, which can be used to set up dynamic sites with interactive elements like discussion forums, online learning sites or community websites. In comparison with static HTML-based websites, a PHP-powered site can display different web content to each user under the very same URL. Since PHP-based web-based applications can be managed through one single Control Panel, which you can sign on to from any browser, you will not need to possess any web development capabilities or prior experience whatsoever to run a PHP-driven website. The fact that hundreds of millions of sites all over the globe are built using PHP is indicative of the popularity and the ease of use of the language. You only have to make certain that the server where you host your website supports the same exact version of PHP as the one that you used whilst creating the website.

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

Our cloud website hosting servers support several PHP versions, so your sites will run faultlessly no matter if your PHP-based scripts are outdated. We know that an old site does not automatically imply a vulnerable one as you may have carried out a lot of mods to its code. This is the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can decide which version will be enabled for your shared hosting account. You can change the version with a single click via your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the new settings will be applied right away. In case you want to run both older and newer scripts, there’s even an option to use a different version of PHP for each domain name of yours simultaneously.

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

Even in case your websites were created with an older PHP version, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support several versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with no more than one click from our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel. Besides the latest PHP 8, we also support 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 the majority of web hosts, but we believe that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a site that took several years to set up, as older programming language syntax does not necessarily suggest safety loopholes. Quite the opposite, a rightly maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than a poorly maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience, we will also offer you the possibility to select a different version of PHP for each individual website within your account.