PHP, which is a recursive initialism for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most widely used server-side programming languages out there. Any website or web app built with PHP will run on a given web server as long as a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language absolutely universal and it is not really a surprise that there are actually several million servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML owing to the fact that it permits you to develop a dynamic serving site with tons of options. A PHP-based community web portal, for instance, will show different content to each visitor in spite of the fact that the page URL will remain unchanged. On the other hand, HTML-based sites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Just like any other software, PHP has several versions and the version that was used while developing a particular website must be enabled on the web server in order for the site to work correctly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Hosting
If you order a cloud hosting plan from us, you’ll never need to speculate as to whether your websites are compatible with the web hosting platform, since we support different PHP versions for the sake of your convenience. The Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to pick PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 with just one mouse click and in case you want to change the version, the update will be applied right away. Thus, years of work on websites built with an older version of PHP won’t be wasted. Our web hosting platform will even permit you to use a different PHP version for each domain hosted in your account, which means that you can run newer and older scripts simultaneously. Most web hosting providers on the marketplace offer one, sometimes two PHP versions. Unlike them, we deem that you should be the one to choose the version that will be used by your very own websites.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve got a website built on an older version of PHP and you’ve poured in time and effort into developing it, fixing safety holes and adding content, you’ll need to find a web hosting service that can support it, since the vast majority of web hosts today support only the most recently launched version of PHP and drop the earlier versions. We, however, have decided to let you select the exact version that your very own websites need. Our semi-dedicated hosting packages support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, which suggests that you will be able to use both newer and older scripts without forfeiting any manual settings or wasting time and efforts attempting to make your websites compatible with the hosting platform. You can change the current version through the Hepsia Control Panel and such an update will affect the entire account, but you will also be able to select a different version for each single website that you host in your account using an .htaccess file.