PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, commonly referred to as PHP, is a famous general-purpose scripting language, which can be used to develop dynamic sites with interactive features such as discussion boards, online learning portals or community portals. Unlike static HTML-based websites, a PHP-powered site can show different content to each user under the very same page URL. Considering the fact that PHP-based apps can be managed through a Control Panel tool, which you can log on to from any browser, you won’t need to possess any programming abilities or prior experience whatsoever in order to run a PHP site. The fact that hundreds of millions of websites worldwide are built with PHP is indicative of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You only have to verify whether or not the web server where you host your website supports the same PHP version as the one that you used while developing the site.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Shared Web Hosting
Our shared web hosting servers support different PHP versions, so your websites will run properly even if your PHP scripts are out of date. We realize that an old website doesn’t always mean a vulnerable one as you may have carried out plenty of code mods. That’s the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can select which one will be enabled for your shared web hosting account. You can change the version with one single click of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and the new settings will be applied immediately. If you wish to run both newer and older scripts, there’s even a possibility to use a different version of PHP for each of your domains simultaneously.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Even in case your websites were created with an older PHP version, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support multiple versions running simultaneously on our semi-dedicated servers and each of them can be enabled for your account with just one click through our custom-created Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Apart from the newest 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 dropped by the great majority of web hosting vendors, but we strongly believe that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a site that took years to build, since older script language syntax does not automatically equal security weaknesses. Just the opposite, an adequately maintained site using PHP 4 can be more secure than an incorrectly maintained one using PHP 5. For your convenience, we’ll also give you the opportunity to pick a different version of PHP for each individual site within the account.