PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support
What's the real difference between PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8? Why is it best to have them all available? How could you switch between them?
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, usually called PHP, is a popular open-source programming language, which can be used to develop dynamic websites with interactive components like discussion boards, e-teaching websites or social networking sites. Unlike static HTML-based websites, a PHP-driven website can serve different content to each visitor under the same exact page URL. Due to the fact that PHP-based Internet apps can be managed through a single Control Panel tool, which you can sign on to from any browser, you won’t need any coding capabilities or previous experience in order to administer a PHP-driven website. The fact that 100s of millions of sites around the world are created using PHP is indicative of the popularity and the ease of use of the language. You only ought to verify if the web server on which your website is hosted supports the same version of PHP as the one that you used while setting up the website.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Hosting
Our hosting servers support different versions of PHP, which means that your sites will work correctly even if your PHP-based scripts are outdated. We know that an old site doesn’t necessarily suggest a vulnerable one as you may have implemented plenty of modifications to its source code. This is the reason why we support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 and you can pick which one will be active for your shared hosting account. You can change the version with only one single click via your Hepsia Control Panel and the update will take effect instantly. In case you want to run both newer and older scripts, there’s even an option to use a different PHP version for each of your domains at the same time.