PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, is a popular general-purpose programming language, which can be used to set up dynamic websites with interactive elements like Internet forums, e-learning portals or social networking websites. In contrast with static HTML websites, a PHP-driven site can serve unique content to each visitor under the very same URL. As PHP-based web applications can be managed via one single Control Panel, which you can log in to using any Internet browser, you will not have to possess any programming capabilities or practical experience whatsoever in order to administer a PHP-driven website. The fact that 100s of millions of sites all over the globe are created using PHP is an indication of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You only have to check whether or not the server on which your website is hosted supports the very same version of PHP as the one that you used while developing the website.

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

In case you purchase a shared web hosting plan from our company, you’ll never have to ponder on whether or not your websites are compatible with the web hosting environment, as we offer different versions of PHP for your convenience. The Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to choose PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with only one single click and if you need to change the version, the new settings will take effect right away. In this way, years of work on sites built with an older version will not go down the drain. Our web hosting platform will even allow you to use a different PHP version for each domain name hosted in your account, so you can run older and newer scripts simultaneously. Most web hosting companies on the market offer support for one, sometimes for two PHP versions. In stark contrast to them, we strongly hold that you should be the one to choose the version that will be used by your own sites.

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

In case you’ve got a website based on an earlier PHP version and you have sacrificed time and effort in developing it, filling safety breaches and embedding web content, you will need to find a hosting service that can support it, since almost all web hosting providers nowadays offer only the most recently released PHP version and drop the older ones. We, on the other hand, have decided to permit you to pick the version that your websites need. Our semi-dedicated servers support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, which suggests that you’ll be able to use both older and newer scripts without losing any custom settings or wasting time and efforts trying to make your websites compatible with the hosting environment. The current version can be changed from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and such an update will affect the whole account, but you’ll also be able to specify a different PHP version for each website that you host in your account by using an .htaccess config file.