PHP, which stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most famous general-purpose server-side coding languages available out there. Any website or web app created in PHP will run on a given web server provided that a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language truly universal and it’s hardly unusual that there are several million web servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven websites running on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it enables you to develop a responsive website with loads of features. A PHP-based community web portal, for example, will display unique web content to each visitor although the URL will remain the same. In contrast, HTML sites are static and the content on the pages can be modified only manually. Like any other piece of software, PHP has several versions and the one that was used while developing a specific website must be activated on the server in order for the site to run properly.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Web Hosting

With our web hosting, you’ll be able to select which PHP version will be active for your account, since several versions are installed on our servers. With only one click of the mouse, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and each time a new version is launched in the future, we will add it to the Hepsia Control Panel without removing the older ones. In this way, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you have developed over the years. In contrast to many other web hosting companies, we won’t force you to update such sites, as a script may be out of date, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that it is vulnerable as you may have carried out modifications to its code to patch safety holes. For your convenience’s sake, you will even be able to pick a different PHP version for each single site that you host in your shared web hosting account.