PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, commonly called PHP, is a popular curly-brace programming language, which can be used to create dynamic sites with interactive components such as forums, online teaching websites or community sites. In contrast to static HTML-based sites, a PHP-powered website can serve unique content to each user under the same exact URL. Considering the fact that PHP-based web applications can be managed through a single Control Panel, which you can log in to using any browser, you will not have to possess any computer programming skills or previous experience in order to maintain a PHP-powered site. The fact that hundreds of millions of sites around the world are based on PHP is an indication of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You only need to confirm that the web server on which your site is hosted supports the same version of PHP as the one that you used while building the website.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Hosting
Our hosting servers support several PHP versions, so your sites will work without any problem no matter if your PHP scripts are out of date. We know that an old website does not invariably suggest a vulnerable one as you may have performed a lot of modifications to its source code. That’s why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can choose which one will be active for your shared hosting account. The version can be changed with one click via your Hepsia Control Panel and the update will be applied immediately. In case you would like to run both newer and older scripts, there’s even an option to use a different PHP version for each domain of yours simultaneously.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
Even if your sites 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 multiple versions running simultaneously on our servers and each one of them can be activated for your account with no more than one click of the mouse from our in-house created Hepsia Control Panel. Besides the most recent 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, which has already been abandoned by the vast majority of hosting suppliers, but we strongly reckon that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a site that took several years to develop, as older programming language syntax does not invariably imply safety vulnerabilities. Just the opposite, an adequately maintained site using PHP 4 can be more reliable than an unmaintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience’s sake, we’ll also provide you with the opportunity to choose a different version of PHP for each website within your account.