PHP, which is a meta-acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is amongst the most popular open-source server-side coding languages that are available out there. Any website or web app built with PHP will run on a given web server on the condition that a PHP module is installed, which renders the language really universal and it is not that surprising that there are several million servers that support it and 100s of millions of PHP-driven sites hosted on them. PHP is preferred over HTML due to the fact that it permits you to develop a dynamic site with a large number of options. A PHP-based social networking site, for example, will serve different web content to each visitor in spite of the fact that the URL will not change. On the other hand, HTML websites are static and the page content can be updated only manually. Just like any other piece of software, PHP has several versions and the version that was used whilst setting up a certain website must be available on the web server in order for the site to run faultlessly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Web Hosting
We’ve made the decision not to prevent our present and future customers from selecting the PHP version that their sites will use, which goes to say that if you buy a cloud web hosting plan from us, you will be able to select between versions 4, 5 and 7, not only for the web hosting account itself, but also for each single domain hosted by you. This can be done with just one click through our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel via which all hosting accounts are managed, so you won’t need any programming or technical abilities. You will be able to manage websites built with both new and old scripts without hassles, so if you decide to abandon your present web hosting provider and migrate over to us, you can be sure that all the websites that you have created through the years will continue to run flawlessly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Even in case your websites were built with an older version of PHP, you’ll be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support different versions running at the same time on our servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with no more than a click via our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel. In addition to the newest PHP 8, we also support 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 vast majority of hosting vendors, but we deem that you shouldn’t be forced to modify a website that took years to create, as older programming language syntax doesn’t invariably mean safety breaches. Just the opposite, a rightly maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than a mismaintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we’ll also offer you the opportunity to select a different version for each site within the account.