PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, usually referred to as PHP, is a popular open-source web programming language, which is used to create dynamic sites with interactive components like discussion boards, online teaching portals or social networking websites. Unlike static HTML sites, a PHP-driven website can show unique content to each visitor under the same URL. Given the fact that PHP-based web-based applications can be managed via a Control Panel, which you can log in to using any Internet browser, you will not need any web development knowledge or prior experience whatsoever to run a PHP site. The fact that 100s of millions of websites around the globe are created using PHP is indicative of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You only have to verify whether or not the server where you host your site supports the very same PHP version as the one that you used while building the site.

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

With our hosting plans, you will be able to select which PHP version will be active for your shared web hosting account, as we support multiple versions. With only one click of the mouse, you’ll be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and anytime a new version is introduced in the future, we will add it to the Hepsia hosting Control Panel without removing the previous ones. In this way, you’ll be able to host all the websites that you’ve developed through the years. In contrast to lots of other hosting vendors, we won’t force you to update such sites, because a script may be outdated, but this doesn’t automatically mean that it is vulnerable since you may have implemented modifications to its code to plug security loopholes. For the sake of your convenience, you’ll even be able to set a different version of PHP for each single site hosted in your hosting account.

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers

Even in case your sites were built with an earlier PHP version, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, as we support multiple versions running at the same time on our semi-dedicated servers and each one of them can be enabled for your account with just one click of the mouse from our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In addition to the latest 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. The latter has already been abandoned by the great majority of hosting vendors, but we consider that you should not be compelled to modify a website that took several years to develop, as older script language syntax does not automatically equal security loopholes. On the contrary, a properly maintained website using PHP 4 can be more reliable than a badly maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we will also give you the opportunity to pick a different version for each single website within your account.