PHP, which is a meta-acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is among the most popular object-oriented programming languages that are available out there. Any site or web application created using PHP will run on a given server as long as a PHP module is installed, which renders the language truly universal and it is not very unusual that there are a couple of million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML owing to the fact that it enables you to create a dynamic serving website with an abundance of features. A PHP-based social networking site, for instance, will display unique web content to each visitor in spite of the fact that the page URL will remain unchanged. In comparison, HTML-based websites are static and the page content itself can be updated only manually. Just like any other software, PHP has several versions and the version that was used while creating a specific website must be configured on the server so that the site can run properly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Hosting
Our shared hosting servers support different PHP versions, which implies that your sites will run without any problem no matter if your PHP-based scripts are out of date. We know that an old website does not inevitably mean a vulnerable one as you may have implemented a lot of modifications to its code. That is the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can pick which version will be enabled for your shared web hosting account. The version can be changed with only one single click in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the new settings will be applied immediately. If you wish to run both older and newer scripts, there is even an option to use a different PHP version for each of your domains at the same time.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
Even if your websites were created with an earlier PHP version, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support several versions running simultaneously on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with no more than one click from our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel. Aside from the newest 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 great majority of hosting companies, but we strongly feel that you should not be compelled to modify a site that took several years to build, as older scripting language syntax doesn’t automatically equal security gaps. On the contrary, a well-maintained website using PHP 4 can be more secure than an unmaintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we will also give you the opportunity to set a different PHP version for each individual site within your account.