PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, typically called PHP, is a popular general-purpose server-side scripting language, which is used to develop dynamic sites with interactive elements like Internet forums, e-learning sites or social networks. In stark contrast to static HTML-based sites, a PHP website can show different web content to each user under the same exact page URL. Since PHP-based apps can be managed through a Control Panel, which you can sign onto from any browser, you won’t have to possess any web design capabilities or prior experience in order to run a PHP-powered website. The fact that hundreds of millions of websites around the world are built with PHP is indicative of the popularity and the ease of use of the language. You should only ensure that the web server on which your site is hosted supports the same PHP version as the one that you used while creating the website.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Website Hosting

In case you purchase a cloud website hosting package from our company, you will never need to wonder whether your websites are compatible with the hosting environment, as several versions of PHP are available on our servers for your convenience’s sake. The Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to select PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with only one single mouse click and if you want to change the version, the new settings will be applied momentarily. In this way, several years of work on sites created with an older version will not 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, so you can run newer and older scripts simultaneously. Most hosting companies on the market offer one, sometimes two PHP versions. In stark contrast with them, we consider that you should be the one to select the version that your own sites will use.

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

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 multiple versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with no more than a click from our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. Apart 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, which has already been dropped by most hosting vendors, but we are convinced that you should not be forced to modify a website that took several years to develop, since older programming language syntax does not necessarily equal security weaknesses. On the contrary, a well-maintained website using PHP 4 can be more secure than a negligently maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience’s sake, we’ll also offer you the opportunity to pick a different PHP version for each website within your account.