PHP, which is a bacronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most commonly used scripting languages that are available out there. Any site or Internet app created using PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is installed, which renders the language really universal and it isn’t really a surprise that there are a few million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML due to the fact that it enables you to develop a responsive website with a ton of different options. A PHP-based social network, for instance, will show different content to each visitor irrespective of the fact that the URL will remain unchanged. In contrast, HTML sites are static and the content on the pages can be updated only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has different versions and the version that was used while creating a given website must be present on the server in order for the site to work properly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Hosting
Our cloud hosting servers support different versions of PHP, which goes to say that your sites will run correctly even if your PHP-based scripts are outdated. We acknowledge the fact that an old website doesn’t always suggest a vulnerable one as you may have done lots of modifications to its code. This is 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 one mouse click from your Hepsia Control Panel and the new settings will be applied straight away. In case you want to run both newer and older scripts, there’s even an option to use a different version of PHP for each of your domains at the same time.