PHP, which is a recursive backronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, is one of the most widely used reflective programming languages out there. Any site or web application written in PHP will run on a given server as long as a PHP module is enabled, which renders the language absolutely universal and it comes as no surprise that there are actually a few million servers that support it and hundreds of millions of PHP-driven sites running on them. PHP is preferred over HTML because it allows you to develop a dynamic site with loads of different options. A PHP-based social networking website, for example, will serve unique content to each visitor regardless of the fact that the page URL will remain the same. By contrast, HTML sites are static and the page content can be modified only manually. Just like any other software program, PHP has several versions and the one that was used whilst developing a given website must be available on the server in order for the site to behave faultlessly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Cloud Website Hosting
We’ve made the decision not to prevent our present and potential customers from selecting what PHP version their sites will be using, which means that in case you get a cloud website hosting package from us, you’ll be able to pick between versions 4, 5 and 7, not only for the web hosting account itself, but also for each domain name that you host. This can be accomplished with only one single mouse click through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel via which all accounts are administered, which is why you will not have to possess any technical or programming skills. You’ll be able to manage sites built with both old and new PHP-based scripts without having to deal with any impediments, so if you decide to drop your present web hosting services provider and switch over to us, you can be certain that all the websites that you’ve set up throughout the years will continue to work faultlessly.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you have a site created using an older PHP version and you have committed time and efforts to developing it, repairing safety holes and publishing web page content, you’ll need to find a hosting service that can support it, since the vast majority of hosting companies these days offer support only for the most recently unveiled version of PHP and abandon the earlier versions. We, however, have decided to let you pick the exact version that your very own sites require. Our semi-dedicated plans support PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8, so you’ll be able to run both newer and older scripts without forfeiting any custom settings or frittering away time and efforts struggling to make your sites compatible with the hosting platform. You can change the version via the Hepsia Control Panel and such a change will affect the entire semi-dedicated account, but you will also be able to set a different version of PHP for each site that you host in your account by using an .htaccess config file.