PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, otherwise known as PHP, is a famous open-source server-side scripting language, which can be used to develop dynamic sites with interactive components like bulletin boards, e-learning websites or social networks. In stark contrast to static HTML-based websites, a PHP site can display unique content to each user under the same page URL. Given the fact that PHP-based web-based applications can be managed via one Control Panel tool, which you can sign onto from any web browser, you won’t have to possess any web design capabilities or past experience to maintain a PHP site. The fact that hundreds of millions of websites all over the globe are built with PHP is indicative of the popularity and the simplicity of use of the language. You only have to ensure that the web server on which your site is hosted supports the same PHP version as the one that you used while creating the site.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Hosting
With our Linux hosting, you’ll be able to select the PHP version that will be active for your shared web hosting account, as different versions are activated on our servers. With only one click, you will be able to switch between PHP 4, 5, 7 and whenever a new version is launched in the future, we’ll include it in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel without removing the previous ones. Thus, you will be able to host all the websites that you have created through the years. Unlike a lot of other hosting providers, we will not compel you to update such websites, as a script may be outdated, but this doesn’t automatically mean that it’s vulnerable since you may have performed modifications to its code to repair security gaps. For the sake of your convenience, you will even be able to pick a different PHP version for each individual site hosted in your account.
PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 Support in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Even in case your websites were built with an earlier PHP version, you will be able to host them in a semi-dedicated server account from us, since we support different versions running simultaneously on our servers and each one of them can be activated for your account with just one click through our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Aside from the newest PHP 8, we also offer 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 vast majority of web hosting companies, but we strongly deem that you should not be forced to modify a site that took several years to set up, as older script language syntax doesn’t automatically equal security weaknesses. Quite the opposite, a correctly maintained site using PHP 4 can be more secure than an incompetently maintained one using PHP 5. For the sake of your convenience, we will also offer you the possibility to pick a different PHP version for each website within your account.