PHP, which is an abbreviation for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most popular open-source server-side programming languages that are available out there. Any site or Internet app based on PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is activated, which makes the language really universal and it is not really that surprising that there are a couple of million servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-powered websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML thanks to the fact that it enables you to build an interactive site with a myriad of features. A PHP-based community portal, for example, will display unique content to each user regardless of the fact that the URL won’t change. By contrast, HTML-based sites are static and the page content itself can be edited only manually. Just like any other software program, PHP has different versions and the one that was used while developing a given website must be installed on the web server in order for the site to work properly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Hosting
Our shared hosting servers support several PHP versions, which goes to say that your websites will run properly no matter if your PHP scripts are outdated. We accept the fact that an old website does not necessarily equal an insecure one as you may have implemented lots of source code mods. That is why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can select which one will be enabled for your web hosting account. The version can be changed with one click within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the new settings will take effect right away. In case you’d like to run both older and newer scripts, there’s even an option to use a different version of PHP for each of your domain names simultaneously.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
Even in case your sites were built with an earlier PHP version, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support multiple versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with just a click through our custom-created Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Besides the newest PHP 8, we also offer 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 most hosting companies, but we maintain that you should not be forced to modify a site that took years to build, since older programming language syntax does not always suggest safety loopholes. On the contrary, an adequately maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than an inadequately maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience’s sake, we will also offer you the opportunity to choose a different PHP version for each website within the account.