PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, usually referred to as PHP, is a popular server-side coding language, which is used to build dynamic sites with interactive features like bulletin boards, online learning websites or community portals. In comparison with static HTML websites, a PHP-powered website can display unique web content to each visitor under the same exact page URL. Due to the fact that PHP-based web apps can be managed via a single Control Panel, which you can log on to from any browser, you won’t have to possess any computer programming knowledge or practical experience whatsoever in order to administer a PHP-driven website. The fact that hundreds of millions of websites all over the world are built using PHP is indicative of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You must only verify that the web server on which your site is hosted supports the exact same PHP version as the one that you used while creating the site.

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

Our cloud hosting servers support different versions of PHP, which goes to say that your websites will run without any problem even if your scripts are out of date. We know that an old website doesn’t inevitably suggest a vulnerable one as you may have carried out plenty of code modifications. That’s the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can pick which version will be active for your shared hosting account. The version can be changed with one single click from your Hepsia Control Panel and the new settings will be applied instantly. If you would like to run both newer and older scripts, there is even a possibility to use a different PHP version for each domain name of yours at the same time.

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

Even in case your sites were built with an older version of PHP, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support multiple versions running simultaneously on our semi-dedicated servers and each of them can be enabled for your account with no more than a click of the mouse from our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. In addition to the most recent 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 abandoned by the majority of web hosting providers, but we strongly think that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a website that took several years to develop, as older script language syntax does not inevitably equal safety vulnerabilities. On the contrary, an adequately maintained website using PHP 4 can be more secure than an incorrectly maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we will also provide you with the opportunity to choose a different PHP version for each website within the account.