PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, is a popular open-source programming language, which is used to develop dynamic sites with interactive elements like discussion boards, online learning portals or community web portals. In stark contrast to static HTML sites, a PHP-powered site can serve different web content to each visitor under the very same URL. Since PHP-based applications can be managed through a Control Panel, which you can log onto using any browser, you won’t need to possess any web development abilities or past experience whatsoever to run a PHP-powered site. The fact that 100s of millions of sites around the globe are built with PHP is indicative of the popularity and the ease of use of the language. You must only make certain that the web server where you host your website supports the same version of PHP as the one that you used while setting up the site.

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

If you order a shared hosting package from our company, you will never need to ponder whether your websites are compatible with the hosting environment, since multiple versions of PHP are supported on our servers for your convenience’s sake. The Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to choose PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one click and in case you wish to change the current version, the update will take effect momentarily. In this way, many years of work on websites created with an older version of PHP won’t go down the tube. Our web hosting platform will even permit you to use a different version of PHP for each domain hosted in your account, which implies that you can use newer and older scripts at the same time. Most web hosting providers on the market support one, sometimes two versions of PHP. In contrast to them, we think that you should be the one to pick the version that your own sites will be using.

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

Even if your websites were built with an earlier PHP version, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support several versions running simultaneously on our servers and each one of them can be activated for your account with no more than a click of the mouse via our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Other than the newest PHP 8, we also offer support for 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 dropped by most web hosting companies, but we strongly believe that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a website that took years to set up, since older scripting language syntax doesn’t invariably imply safety gaps. Just the opposite, a rightly maintained website using PHP 4 can be more secure than a non-maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience, we’ll also provide you with the possibility to pick a different version of PHP for each individual website within your account.