PHP, which is a recursive abbreviation for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most widely used general-purpose scripting languages available out there. Any site or web-based app created with PHP will run on a given server as long as a PHP module is installed, which renders the language absolutely universal and it is by no means surprising that there are actually a couple of million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-powered sites running on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because of the fact that it permits you to develop a dynamic website with a plethora of different options. A PHP-based social networking site, for instance, will display different web content to each user even though the URL will stay unchanged. In contrast, HTML-based sites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the version that was used whilst building a particular website must be enabled on the server in order for the site to work properly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Hosting
With our Linux cloud hosting plans, you’ll be able to choose which version of PHP will be active for your shared web hosting account, since several versions are installed on our servers. With just one click of the mouse, you will be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and anytime a new version is launched in the future, we’ll add it to the Hepsia hosting Control Panel without removing the older ones. In this way, you will be able to host all the sites that you have developed over the years. In stark contrast with many other providers, we will not compel you to update such websites, as a script may be out of date, but this does not mean that it’s insecure since you may have done modifications to its code to prevent safety loopholes. For your convenience’s sake, you’ll even be able to pick a different PHP version for each site hosted in your hosting account.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our Linux semi-dedicated servers support multiple PHP versions, which implies that you’ll be able to run all the Internet apps that you’ve developed through the years. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single account, will allow you to set the needed version with one single mouse click. You can pick between PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8. If you wish to host multiple websites in the very same account and they have different requirements associated with the hosting platform, you’ll be able to choose a different version for each and every one of them regardless of which version has been enabled for the account as a whole. That’s achievable thanks to our in-house created cloud platform, which permits us to run multiple PHP versions all at the same time. By contrast, the great majority of hosting providers usually support one, maximum two versions.