PHP, which is a recursive abbreviation for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most commonly used web programming languages available out there. Any website or web-based app created using PHP will run on a given web server as long as a PHP module is activated, which makes the language really universal and it is not very unusual that there are several million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered websites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it allows you to develop a dynamic site with loads of features. A PHP-based community website, for example, will serve different web content to each user regardless of the fact that the URL will stay the same. In contrast, HTML websites are static and the content on the pages can be modified only manually. Like any other piece of software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used whilst building a given website must be configured on the server in order for the site to behave correctly.

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

In case you order a web hosting package from us, you will never need to ponder on whether your websites are compatible with the hosting environment, as we offer support for several versions of PHP for your convenience’s sake. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel will allow you to select PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with only one click of the mouse and if you need to change the current version, the update will take effect instantly. In this way, years of work on websites built with an older version won’t go down the drain. Our web hosting platform will even allow you to use a different version of PHP for each domain name hosted in your account, which suggests that you can run newer and older scripts at the same time. Most hosting companies on the market offer support for one, sometimes for two PHP versions. In stark contrast to them, we strongly consider that you should be the one to choose the version that your very own sites will use.

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

Our semi-dedicated hosting service support multiple PHP versions, which means that you will be able to use all the apps that you have developed over the years. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes bundled with each single semi-dedicated server account, will permit you to enable the version that you need with one mouse click. You can choose between PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8. In case you would like to host multiple sites in one account and they have distinctive requirements connected to the hosting environment, you’ll be able to set a different version for each of them irrespective of which version has been enabled for the account as a whole. This is possible thanks to our in-house created cloud platform, which allows us to run multiple versions of PHP all at the same time. In stark contrast, the vast majority of hosting suppliers normally support one, in extremely rare cases – two versions.