PHP, which is a recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most popular web programming languages out there. Any site or application created in PHP will run on a given server as long as a PHP module is activated, which renders the language really universal and it is not at all surprising that there are a few million servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-powered sites running on them. What makes PHP preferred over HTML is the fact that it permits you to build a responsive site with numerous different features. A PHP-based community web portal, for instance, will show different web content to each user although the URL will remain the same. In comparison, HTML-based websites are static and the page content itself can be modified only manually. Like any other software, PHP has different versions and the one that was used whilst building a specific website must be available on the server in order for the site to run correctly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Hosting
With our Linux cloud hosting packages, you’ll be able to select which version of PHP will be enabled for your web hosting account, as multiple versions are enabled on our servers. With only one click of the mouse, you will be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and each time a new version is released in the future, we will add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the older versions. In this way, you will be able to host all the sites that you have built over the years. Unlike lots of other web hosting providers, we won’t force you to update such sites, as a script may be outdated, but this doesn’t mean that it is vulnerable since you may have done modifications to its code to fix safety holes. For your convenience’s sake, you will even be able to choose a different PHP version for each individual site that you host in your hosting account.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve got a website built using an earlier version of PHP and you have donated time and energy into setting it up, fixing safety loopholes and publishing web content, you will need a web hosting service that can support it, as the vast majority of web hosting providers nowadays support only the most recent version of PHP and abandon the previous ones. We, on the other hand, have decided to allow you to select the exact version that your websites need. Our Linux semi-dedicated packages support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, so you will be able to run both newer and older scripts without forfeiting any custom modifications or frittering away time struggling to make your websites compatible with the web hosting platform. The version can be changed through the Hepsia Control Panel and such a change will apply to the whole semi-dedicated account, but you’ll also be able to pick a different PHP version for each single site that you host in your account by means of an .htaccess config file.